In this week's power rankings roundup, the NFL seems to be coming around to the Denver Broncos stingy unwillingness to lose a game.

Now, the Chiefs find themselves 5-5 with seven games to go in the regular season, a full 3 1/2 games behind the Broncos in the AFC West and having lost head-to-head tiebreakers to both Denver and the ...

According to ESPN, their division chances jumped to 77% after that win with a 97% chance of making the playoffs.

The Denver Broncos not only have the best record in the AFC West, but also the best record in the NFL as they enter their Week 12 bye. The Broncos took the top spot in the AFC over the New England Patriots, while the NFC is led by the Philadelphia Eagles, whom Denver beat in Week 5. Let's take a look at the AFC playoff picture entering Week 12.

For a brief three days between Thursday and Sunday, the New England Patriots stood atop the AFC as the conference’s top seed; the first team to nine wins, they put pressure on their opposition — namel...