UPDATE: With the Colts’ victory over the Texans prior to Denver’s kickoff, the Broncos can clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win of their own.

With one week left in the regular season, plenty is still up in the air in the AFC playoffs.

With that said, all six teams have been decided. In some order, the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals will make up the AFC’s playoff field.

The Broncos can end up anywhere from the No. 1 to the No. 3 seed. The same can be said for the Houston Texans and New England Patriots.

Here are the scenarios for those three squads:

HOUSTON TEXANS (at Indianapolis)

Houston clinches a first-round bye with:
1) HOU win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie OR
3) DEN loss

Houston clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) HOU win OR
2) HOU tie + DEN loss or tie OR
3) NE loss or tie + DEN loss

With just two weeks left in the regular season, the playoff picture remains extremely fluid in both the AFC and NFC. We thought we’d take a look at the AFC picture as it relates to the Broncos.

There was a bit of a shakeup in the standings this week. Of the AFC playoff contenders, only Houston, Denver and Cincinnati won. New England, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and the New York Jets all lost.

New England’s loss coupled with Denver’s win means Denver now moves to the No. 2 seed in the AFC and is in line for a first-round bye.

Currently, Houston and Denver would have first-round byes as the top two seeds. Meanwhile, the Patriots would host the Cincinnati Bengals and the Ravens would host the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round.

If the Broncos win out, they will hold on to their first-round bye. If the Texans also lose out, Denver could end up with the No. 1 overall seed. In other words, in addition to the Broncos game, the contest Denver fans should keep an eye on in Week 16 pits Minnesota’s No. 4 rushing offense — averaging 160 yards per game — against Houston’s No. 5 rushing defense — allowing 93 yards per game.

Here’s a look at who the teams currently in the top six — plus 7-7 Pittsburgh — have remaining on their schedules:

With the Broncos locked in to one of the top four seeds in the AFC playoffs thanks to a second consecutive AFC West title, we thought we’d take a look at updated playoff seeding every week for the rest of the regular season.

Not much changed in the standings this week, but Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati all lost. The only change was Denver moving up to the No. 3 seed.

Currently, Houston and New England would have first-round byes as the top two seeds. Meanwhile, the Broncos would host the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ravens would host the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round.

With three games left on the schedule, there’s a lot that remains undecided. The Broncos, for example, could end up anywhere from the No. 1 seed (win one more game than New England and two more than Houston down the stretch) to the No. 4 seed.

The wild-card teams are up in the air, as well.

Here’s a look at who the teams currently in the top six — plus Cincinnati, who at 7-6 is tied with Pittsburgh, and a newcomer, the New York Jets, who at 6-7 are one game out — have remaining on their schedules:

As the AFC West champions, the Broncos are locked in to one of the top four seeds in the AFC in this year’s postseason tournament.

With that in mind, we thought we’d take a look at what the AFC bracket would look like if the playoffs started today.

1) Houston Texans (11-1)
2) New England Patriots (9-3)
3) Baltimore Ravens (9-3)
4) Denver Broncos (9-3)
5) Indianapolis Colts (8-4)
6) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5)

That would give Houston and New England a first-round bye, while the Ravens would host the Steelers and the Broncos would host the Colts in the Wild Card Round.

There is plenty still up in the air with four weeks left in the regular season, however. The Patriots, Ravens and Broncos all share the same record, which is only two games behind the No. 1 seeded Texans.

Baltimore is the only team in the top four that hasn’t clinched a playoff spot, as the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals are both just two games behind in the AFC North at 7-5.

Here’s a look at who the teams currently in the top six — plus Cincinnati, who is the next-closest team — have remaining on their schedules: