The Houston Texans are headed to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
But before the playoffs begin, the Texans still have a chance at clinching the AFC South on the final day of play.<\/p>\n
The Texans enter Week 18 with an 11-5 record, coming off a win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17. That has Houston one game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars, and with a chance to take the division title on Sunday. If the playoffs were to begin today, Houston would be visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wild Card Weekend.<\/p>\n
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But here is how Houston can move even higher in the standings on the last day of the season.<\/p>\n
Houston Texans AFC South clinching scenarios<\/p>\n
Entering Week 18, the Jaguars lead the AFC South with a 12-4 record. Houston is one game behind at 11-5.<\/p>\n
But with a win against the Indianapolis Colts, the Texans can win the division, provided the Jaguars lose against the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that Houston needs a win. If the Texans tie the Colts, the Jaguars will win the AFC South even if they lose to the Titans.<\/p>\n
This also means that the Texans could rise to the No. 3 seed in the AFC South if they win the division. However, Houston can also slide down in the seedings, to No. 6 or even No. 7. Houston would end up as the No. 7 seed with a loss to the Colts, a Los Angeles Chargers win or tie against the Denver Broncos, and a Buffalo Bills win or tie against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n
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AFC standings entering Week 18<\/p>\n
Denver Broncos (13-3) \u2013 xy<\/p>\n
New England Patriots (13-3) \u2013 xy<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)<\/p>\n
Houston Texans (11-5) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Buffalo Bills (11-5) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Indianapolis Colts (8-8) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Miami Dolphins (7-9) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Cleveland Browns (4-12) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Tennessee Titans (3-13) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
New York Jets (3-13) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Las Vegas Raiders (2-14) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
x \u2013 Team has clinched a playoff spot
y \u2013 Team has clinched division
e \u2013 Team has been eliminated from playoff contention<\/p>\n
AFC South standings entering Week 18<\/p>\n
Here are the AFC South standings ahead of the final week of play:<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Houston Texans (11-5) \u2013 x<\/p>\n
Indianapolis Colts (8-8) \u2013 e<\/p>\n
Tennessee Titans (3-13) \u2013 e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Texans are headed to the playoffs. But before the playoffs begin, the Texans still have a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[35311,49219,10423,10371,7704,13275,7706,56,58,57,79,10403,10972,8250,1889,10421,10363,10365,10364,7708,7703],"class_list":["post-110449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-afc-south","tag-afc-standings","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-denver-broncos","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-texans","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-new-york-jets","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-tennessee-titans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}