NFL playoff picture: Titans and Cardinals up, Bills and Packers down after upset-filled Week 9 - The Athletic

Upsets defined Week 9, as the Bills, Raiders, Cowboys and Rams all suffered surprising losses.

How does it all affect the NFL playoff picture? We’ll explain team-by-team below. All strength of schedule rankings are from Football Outsiders.

AFC Playoff Picture

Titans

In their first game since losing Derrick Henry to injury, the Titans beat the Rams 28-16 behind two second-quarter interceptions of Matthew Stafford. Even including that game against the Rams, the Titans entered Week 9 with the fifth-easiest remaining schedule. They still have two matchups with the Texans, as well as home games versus the Jaguars and Dolphins. They’ve already played both of their divisional games against the Colts, the only team with a chance of challenging them for the AFC South title. Maybe the Titans can hold onto the AFC’s top seed even without Henry.

Remaining schedule: vs. NO, vs. HOU, at NE, vs.

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