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The betting sites are waiting for some of the playoff bubbles to burst for some of the AFC teams that are hanging on the edge of contention. There are several key games in week 14 that could seal the fates of AFC teams that are hanging on to slim playoff hopes for dear life. The price per head sports experts are still figuring out the betting lines for these key games, but we can preview them now and analyze the effects of each game.

Kansas City Chiefs @ New York Jets

Jets’ head coach Rex Ryan hasn’t been as confident in his team this year as the Jets are clinging to life in the AFC playoff hunt. Ryan and the Jets know that a .500 record is not going to be enough to get any team into the playoffs, which means that the Jets can only give one of its last games away to finish with a 10-6 record. The Chiefs just don’t have the juice to beat the Jets when New York is in desperate need of a win.

Pick: New York Jets

Chicago Bears @ Denver Broncos

The NFL schedule at the end of the season is not kind to the Denver Broncos. As the Broncos desperately pursue the Oakland Raiders for first place in the AFC West, the Broncos have run out of head-to-head games against the Raiders and have only one divisional game left this season. But Denver needs to keep winning to have a chance, and the Bears can be beaten. But the Broncos are having problems stopping the run, and running the ball is how the Bears have been winning lately.

Pick: Chicago Bears

New England Patriots @ Washington Redskins

The Patriots have been in playoff mode for a couple of weeks now. This game will seal the AFC East for the Patriots again, and will give the Patriots a chance to play against a decent NFC defense. But what the Patriots are really playing for is home field throughout the playoffs, and that is why this game is so important to New England.

Pick: New England Patriots