Orlando have practically wrapped up the division. First time in over 8 seasons ! After 5 consecutive last place finishes in the division its an amazing turnaround.
Yeah, a win or tie will do it. Wild.
Strangely Birmingham are the 2nd hottest team in the AFC with a 2 game winning streak ! The 3-7 teams are two games off the playoff race but with 4 games left someone needs to get hot quickly.
They would also have to hope that the bottom falls out of the Riders and Aztecs' seasons in order to have a wildcard shot. The best, albeit slender, hope they have is for Orlando to lose out, which would enable one of them to win the division at 7-7 if the tiebreakers fall correctly.
Surely the playoff teams will come from here. Sacramento have nearly won the division (and homefield).
By my count, Sacramento has clinched the playoffs. They own the tiebreaker over Mexico (may I say that I really hate the scheduling system that creates these single-game matchups for alleged divisional rivals?), so they actually can't finish any worse than second in the division, so they have actually clinched no worse than the #3 seed. Not bad for Week 10.
Austria have the final playoff place at 5-5
Unfortunately for my former team it looks like you're forgetting that the runner-up in the AFC East is the first wildcard right now. Austria is a game back, but if they can get back to winning, Week 14 at Paris could be a mini-playoff.
London and Barcelona are one game out of the race but both are on 2 game losing streaks. Huge game for London this week as they travel to Austria, a loss here would practically end their playoff hopes.
Since Paris has been winning, I think these teams are playing for pride right now. As I predicted two weeks ago, I don't think 8-6 is going to be good enough for the playoffs in the EFC this year. Austria or Paris will hit 9-5 and take the West's wildcard.