Sunday the Denver Broncos, currently situated as the #2 seed in the AFC playoff race with four weeks to go, have a tough match-up against their bitter rivals, the Oakland Raiders but a win against their long-time adversaries will keep them no worse than #2 for one more week.
This is because the Philadelphia Eagles did the Broncos a tremendous solid last Sunday by upsetting the New England Patriots and if Cincinnati downs Pittsburgh at Paul Brown Stadium this afternoon and the Broncos win, New England can not advance past #3 for the time being. This means until further notice the defending Super Bowl champions are relegated to playing Wild Card weekend, a testament to how strong the Broncos and Bengals have been this season.