Race for the 1-seed! Will it be the Broncos, Patriots, or Jaguars in the AFC's Top Spot?

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Lindsay Jones to debate the viability of the AFC’s top contending teams as we head towards the end of the NFL season. (00:00) Race for the 1-seed in the AFC(1:37) Denver Broncos(11:09) New England Patriots(19:07) Jacksonville Jaguars(25:04) The Hurry Up: 49ers defeat Colts on 'MNF' The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Lindsay JonesProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.2	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
0:38.6	I'm your host, Shield Capadia.
0:40.0	Today we are talking about the race for the one seed in the AFC going into the final two weeks of the season.
0:47.2	This is huge.
0:48.1	Such an advantage.
0:49.0	You get the buy in the first round.
0:50.4	Then you get home field throughout until the Super Bowl.
0:56.0	And there are three main teams still in contention for that one seed, the Broncos, the Patriots, the Jaguars, who would
1:01.8	have thought the Jaguars? What's the path for each team to get the one seed? We will give you
1:07.0	all of the scenarios. My guest today is the ringers Lindsay Jones. She covered that
1:12.1	Broncos Jaguars game in Denver on Sunday. We'll talk about what we learned from that performance
1:18.0	and predict who we think is going to end up being the one seed in the AFC. All right, let's take a
1:24.1	break. We come back with Lindsay Jones.
1:31.5	This episode of The Ringer NFL show is presented by State Farm.
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