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Week 9 NFL Playoff Picture: Patriots Sitting in Second Place

1. Denver Broncos (7-0): With the victory over Green Bay, the Broncos jump to the top due to winning the tiebreaker on strength of victory.

2. New England Patriots (7-0): The Patriots also stay ahead of the Bengals due to strength of victory.

3. Cincinnati Bengals (7-0): The top three teams have pretty much locked up their divisions and the 1-3 seeds in the AFC.

4. Indianapolis Colts (3-5): The de facto leader of the AFC South, they in charge of the division due to their head-to-head victory over the rest of their division (3-0 against the AFC South, 0-5 versus everyone else).