NFL playoff picture 2021 – Standings, brackets, scenarios after Chiefs-Chargers, Patriots-Colts, plus Week 15 outlook

The end of the New England Patriots‘ seven-game winning streak tells us at least one thing about the wild AFC playoff race: We’ll depart Week 15 with a different AFC leader than we began it with.

The Patriots’ 27-17 loss at the Indianapolis Colts means that either the Kansas City Chiefs or Tennessee Titans will finish this week in the conference’s top spot. The Chiefs are the current leaders, but the Titans can overtake them by winning Sunday at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Colts, meanwhile, got a huge boost to their…