The Miami Dolphins’ 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans likely ended the team’s playoff hopes.

The setback dropped the Dolphins to 6-8 on the year and both the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos improved to 9-5. The only saving grace for Miami is that both the Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts lost on Sunday.

Now that all of the AFC Week 15 results are in, here are the conference rankings for three weeks before the end of the regular season:

1. Kansas City Chiefs: 13-1

2. Buffalo Bills: 11-3

3. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-4

4. Houston Texans: 9-5

5. Baltimore Ravens: 9-5

6. Denver Broncos: 9-5

7. Los Angeles Chargers: 8-6

• Indianapolis Colts: 6-8

• Miami Dolphins: 6-8

• Cincinnati Bengals: 6-8

It’s pretty simple for the Dolphins now: One more loss will almost certainly eliminate them from playoff contention.

If Miami wins by beating the 49ers, Browns and Jets and gets to 9-8, they would have a tiebreaker against any team other than the Texans and Colts. That means the Dolphins are relying on Indianapolis to lose to the Titans, Giants and/or Jaguars at least once in the final three weeks.

But in the long run, the Dolphins need either the Ravens or the Broncos to lose, or the Chargers to lose two of their last three. Baltimore ends the year against the Steelers, Texans and Browns, Denver faces the Chargers, Bengals and Chiefs and the Chargers end the year against the Broncos, Patriots and Raiders.

What are the chances that any of this comes to fruition and the Dolphins play in the postseason? NFL.com estimates the probability at about six percent.

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