The Bills lead the AFC thanks to a tie-breaking October win over the Chiefs. Kansas City has locked up the AFC West for the seventh year in a row (tied for the second longest streak in league history), with both the Broncos and Raiders falling out of contention to be officially eliminated from the playoffs. The Colts, Texans and Browns will also end their season after Week 18, while teams like the Jaguars, Jets, Patriots, Titans and Steelers are in the hunt for a playoff spot.
As the penultimate week of regular season games wraps up Sunday, let’s take a look at the cap space available in the AFC and the free agents to keep an eye on in 2023.
AFC NorthCincinnati Bengals
2022 cap space status: $2,145,100
2023 cap space status: $48,884,776
2023 free agents: Jessie Bates, S; Vonn Bell, S; Hayden Hurst, TE; Eli Apple, CB; Tre Flowers, CB; Samaje Perine, RB; Drew Sample, TE; Clark Harris, LS; Max Scharping, RG; Brandon Allen, QB; Trent Taylor, WR; Michael Thomas, S; Jalen Davis, CB; Germaine Pratt, LB; Trayveon Williams, RB; Joe Bachie, LB; Clay Johnston, LB; Mitchell Wilcox, TE; Cal Adomitis, LS; Elijah Holyfield, RB
Baltimore Ravens
2022 cap space status: $681,359
2023 cap space status: $43,986,785
2023 free agents: Marcus Peters, CB; Roquan Smith, LB; Justin Houston, DL; Kyle Fuller, CB; Lamar Jackson, QB; Ju’wuan James, LT; Sammy Watkins, WR; Jason Pierre-Paul, DL; Josh Bynes, LB; Steven Means, DL; Brent Urban, DL; DeSean Jackson, WR; Josh Oliver, TE; Vince Biegel, LB; Daryl Worley, CB; Kenyan Drake, RB; Demarcus Robinson, WR; Kevon Seymour, CB; Trystan Colon-Castillo,C; Kristian Welch, LB; Geno Stone, S; Tyler Huntley, QB; Del’Shawn Phillips, LB; Nick Moore, LS; Justice Hill, RB; Ben Powers, LG
Pittsburgh Steelers
2022 cap space status: $4,755,518
2023 cap space status: $13,275,957
2023 free agents: Larry Ogunjobi, DL; Mason Rudolph, QB; Devin Bush, LB; Cameron Sutton, CB; Chris Wormley, DL; Derek Watt, FB; Jesse Davis, RT; Tyson Alualu, DL; Marcus Allen, LB; Robert Spillane, LB; Terrell Edmunds, S; Malik Reed, DL; Damontae Kazee, S; Trenton Scott, RT; Jeremy McNichols, RB; Josh Jackson, CB; Anthony Miller, WR; Karl Joseph, S; J.C. Hassenauer, C; Steven Sims, WR; Miles Boykin, WR; Jamir Jones, DL; Christian Kuntz, LS; Benjamin Snell Jr., RB; James Pierre, CB; Zach Gentry, TE
Cleveland Browns
2022 cap space status: $32,001,806
2023 cap space status: $3,767,210
2023 free agents: Deion Jones, LB; Jadeveon Clowney, DL; Jack Conklin, RT; Kareem Hunt, RB; Jacoby Brissett, QB; Anthony Walker Jr., LB; Taven Bryan, DL; Chris Hubbard, LT; Greedy Williams, CB; Ronnie Harrison, S; D’Ernest Johnson, RB; Stephen Weatherly, DL; Ethan Pocic, C; Jesse James, TE; Greg Mancz, C; Pharaoh Brown, TE; Reggie Ragland, LB; Jermaine Carter Jr., LB; Jordan Kunaszyk, LB; Chase Winovich, DL; Sione Takitaki, LB; Michael Dunn, LG; Hjalte Froholdt, RG; Chris Odom, DL; Thomas Graham Jr., CB; A.J. Green, CB; Ben Stille, DL
