AFC Playoff Picture: Buffalo Bills lording over AFC East despite consecutive losses

After the New York Jets lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday morning, the Buffalo Bills were already locked into the top spot in the AFC East coming out of Week 5. The Jets fell to 2-3 while the 1-3 Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots squared off; one of them would get to 2-3 while the other would fall to 1-4.

In this case, the Dolphins pulled it out. The Jets are 1-0 in the division, while the Dolphins are 1-1. The Bills and Jets square off on Monday Night Football in Week 6 with the winner atop the AFC East in the early going.

The Bills currently find themselves in fourth place in the AFC, but could have been all the way up to second with a win in Houston.

Here are the current standings in the AFC East and AFC:

AFC East standings

Buffalo Bills (3-2) New York Jets (2-3, 1-0 AFC East) Miami Dolphins (2-3, 1-1 AFC East) New England Patriots (1-4)

AFC standings