At the moment, the sixth seed in the AFC seems to be the most mysterious of the 12 postseason spots. Despite there being seven games to go, it appears unlikely that many of the NFC teams looking in from the outside will be a major factor (outside, perhaps, the Eagles and stuck-in-neutral Packers).
On the other hand, there are four legitimate defenders for the second wildcard in the AFC. In this week’s episode of the The MMQB NFL Podcast, we discuss our favorite dark horse candidates, and who might be able to surprise us there.