{"id":3255,"date":"2024-11-02T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T06:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T07:53:05","slug":"nfl-rumors-several-afc-teams-pause-trade-talks-ahead-of-pivotal-week-9-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl-rumors-several-afc-teams-pause-trade-talks-ahead-of-pivotal-week-9-games\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Trade Rumors: Several AFC teams &#8216;pause trade talks&#8217; ahead of pivotal week 9 games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some struggling AFC teams may still be holding onto hopes of turning their season around.<\/p><p>NFL insider Jordan Schultz shared that <em>&ldquo;several AFC Teams&rdquo;<\/em> are holding off on trade decisions for now. Instead of making moves, they&rsquo;re planning to wait until after Week 9 to determine if they&rsquo;ll trade key players or keep them for a possible playoff push.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Several AFC teams have paused trade talks to see where they stand after Sunday&rsquo;s games. With so many 2-win teams in the AFC, some aren&rsquo;t ready to give up on their seasons or trade players at a discount. Sunday&rsquo;s results will likely tip the scale one way or another before&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/np8Jchgx3f\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/np8Jchgx3f<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1852398590074990978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 2024 NFL Trade Deadline lands on Tuesday, Nov. 5.<\/p><p>Although Schultz didn&rsquo;t drop specific team names, he did highlight that the Jets claimed their third win of the season on Thursday Night Football.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nine AFC teams below .500, with six at two wins or fewer<\/h2><p>The Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Baltimore Ravens look like solid playoff contenders, but the rest of the conference seems wide open. <\/p><p>The Denver Broncos currently have five wins, and two teams&mdash;the Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts&mdash;have four each. With 10 games left in the regular season, even teams sitting at three wins still have a chance to get back in the wild-card mix.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are SEVEN AFC teams that are 2-5 or worse which seems borderline impossible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5vO7AgwLz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/t5vO7AgwLz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scoops (@ejmaroun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ejmaroun\/status\/1850976791399477570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The Jets are particularly intriguing here. With WR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/allen-lazard\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Allen Lazard<\/a> recently placed on IR, they&rsquo;ve reportedly been exploring a trade for WR Mike Williams, with the Steelers showing interest. However, their latest win and Lazard&rsquo;s absence might just prompt them to rethink their plans.<\/p><p>Only one AFC East team is above .500: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Buffalo Bills<\/a>. Yet, both the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are keeping their playoff aspirations alive. <\/p><p>Miami now has quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back, which should revitalize their offense. Meanwhile, the Jets already notched a Week 9 win against the Houston Texans on Thursday night, hoping that Aaron Rodgers can guide them forward from here.<\/p><p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl-reviews-nick-bosas-post-game-maga-hat-incident-suspension-unlikely-potential-fine-considered\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL reviews Nick Bosa&rsquo;s post-game MAGA hat incident; Suspension unlikely, Potential fine considered<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patience or playoff push? AFC teams weigh options as Week 9 looms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[589,591,590],"class_list":["post-3255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-afc-teams","tag-trade-deadline","tag-trade-talks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL Trade Rumors: Several AFC teams &#039;pause trade talks&#039; ahead of pivotal week 9 games - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AFC teams are pressing pause on trade talks. 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