Ignore what I wrote an hour ago. The Patriots are back in control of the AFC.
The Oakland Raiders beat the Denver Broncos in Denver, giving the New England Patriots temporary ownership of the #1 seed for the next couple of hours. With the Broncos facing the red-hot Steelers next week, it seems like the Patriots are in much better position to claim homefield advantage now than they were earlier today.
Personally, I think the Golden State Warriors suffering their first loss of the NBA season set off a chain reaction of NFL juju, where both the Bengals and Broncos suffered upsets at home.