New England’s thrashing of Houston on Monday night football last night both helped and hurt the Denver Broncos in the AFC playoff race. The Broncos move within one game of the Texans for the top seed in the AFC, but now have to pass two teams to get to the top. The Patriots are tied with the Broncos at 10-3 and have the head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to their win over the Broncos in Week 5. Denver’s game at 9-4 Baltimore this Sunday will determine which of those two teams hold a tiebreaker over each other.