AI Maddeness | 2000–2001 Virtual Season December games separate good teams from complete ones. Sunday in Oakland, we find out exactly how complete the Jets really are. The 12–1 Jets head west carrying the AFC’s best record, a locked-in locker room, and momentum from a statement win last week. The 9–3–1 Raiders counter with physicality, […]
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As the AI Maddeness 2001 season barrels toward its final stretch, Week 14 has delivered a playoff picture filled with clear frontrunners, fierce wild card races, and seeding battles that could swing dramatically before the postseason kicks off. With only a few weeks remaining, every game now carries playoff weight. AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE Top […]
December football hits different, and Week 14 brings a matchup dripping with AFC playoff implications. The Raiders enter at 9–3, sitting atop the AFC West with a two-game lead over the Broncos and firmly in the hunt for the AFC’s No. 2 seed, behind the 11–1 Jets. The Steelers, meanwhile, are 7–5 and leading the […]
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Four weeks from the postseason, the AFC picture is sharpening, and suddenly every snap feels heavier. The New York Jets sit at 11–1, owners of the conference’s top seed, riding a season defined by bruising physicality, ground-dominance, and a borderline impenetrable defense. The Colts, meanwhile, enter at 8–4, carrying the AFC’s third-best record but stuck […]
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