The Baltimore Ravens won on Sunday and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost. The long road back to the top of the AFC North is complete for the Ravens. Baltimore wins the AFC North record tiebreaker because of Pittsburgh’s loss to the Bengals earlier this season.

The New England Patriots won on Sunday, taking over control of the AFC from the idle Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts, who lost to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The top trio is all shook up right now with a lot of conference games to play.

The Los Angeles Chargers (also on a bye) moved up in the standings without playing a game. The Jacksonville Jaguars moved up with a win on Sunday in overtime. The team moving down to allow L.A. and Jacksonville to slide in was the Buffalo Bills, who lost on Thursday night.

On the outside looking in now are the Pittsburgh Steelers, who fall from fourth all the way to eighth. They join the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs at 6-5 and outside of the playoff picture.

AFC standings after Week 12

The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers were on the bye this week along with the Miami Dolphins.

In the three-way tie at 6-5, the Chiefs are eliminated first because of a worse AFC record than Pittsburgh and Houston. The Steelers wins have come against teams with 30 total wins while the Texans’ wins have come against teams with a combined 28 wins. That can change very quickly.

1. New England Patriots (10-2)
2. Denver Broncos (9-2)
3. Indianapolis Colts (8-3)
4. Baltimore Ravens (6-5, 2-0 AFCN)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4, 6-2 AFC)
6. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4, 4-2 AFC)
7. Buffalo Bills (7-4, 4-3 AFC)
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5, 5-2 AFC, SOV > HOU)
9. Houston Texans (6-5, 5-2 AFC, SOV < PIT)
10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-5, 3-4 AFC)
11. Miami Dolphins (4-7)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-8, win over CLE)
14. Cleveland Browns (3-8, loss to CIN)
13. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9)
15. New York Jets (2-9)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-10)

AFC North standings after Week 12

The Steelers have one divisional loss while the Ravens don’t. It’s going to come down to the head-to-head matchups, but Baltimore is currently in first.

1. Baltimore Ravens (6-5, 2-0 AFCN)
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5, 2-1 AFCN)
3. Cincinnati Bengals (3-8, win over CLE)
4. Cleveland Browns (3-8, loss to CIN)