AFC Contenders

[Benton]

I wouldn't go by seeds necessarily, but teams I think will will be in the playoff hunt in no order:
Bengals (ravens are going to stink this year and the Steelers are at best 8-8)
patriots
Denver (taking a page from the Steelers of a decade ago, who needs a QB when your defense rocks)
jaguars (yeah jaguars. Over the Texans. Why? Because jj watt can't be everywhere and the rest of the team pretty well stinks)
chiefs
buffalo (yeah, I know. Its buffalo. But they've got a pretty doable schedule and luck into playing the pats early. I can see them as a wildcard team given that a few teams usually in the mix are looking at having a down year)