How about a Mexican standoff between the Chiefs/Bengals/Bills?
The AFC playoffs become a home and home between the three teams. The best record advances with head to head used as tiebreaker.
The other playoff pretenders are eliminated. Sorry to the Jaguars, Patriots (LOL), Dolphins, and Steelers. If you're 8-8, you don't belong in the playoffs anyway.
The Ravens weren't going anywhere this year without Lamar (or even with him for that matter).
The Chargers had a punchers chance but the bad luck falls on them (they're used to it by now). Plus, their fans won't be offended since they don't exist.
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