The Buffalo Bills are trying to make the AFC playoffs for a seventh consecutive NFL season in 2025.
Although their shot at winning a sixth straight AFC East division title is fading they are still in great shape for a wild-card berth going into their Week 14 home game vs. the Bengals.
Here is the latest standing and outlook for the Bills in the race to make the postseason:
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Bills playoff picture
The Bills (8-4) go into Week 14 as the projected No. 7 seed, holding the third and final AFC wild-card spot. They are behind No. 5 Chargers (8-4) and No. 6 Colts (8-4) with the conference-record tiebreaker putting them behind both fellow second-place teams.
Here’s a look at the bigger AFC playoff picture, the top seven seeds, along with the three teams vying for a spot right behind them.
RankTeamRecord1New England Patriots11-22Denver Broncos10-23Jacksonville Jaguars8-44Baltimore Ravens6-65Los Angeles Chargers8-46Indianapolis Colts8-47Buffalo Bills8-48Houston Texans7-59Pittsburgh Steelers6-610Kansas City Chiefs6-611Miami Dolphins5-712Cincinnati Bengals4-813New York Jets3-914Cleveland Browns3-915Las Vegas Raiders2-1016Tennessee Titans1-11AFC East standings
The division is a two-team race with the Bills (8-4) now two games and a head-to-head tiebreaker behind the Patriots (11-2) going into Week 14. Buffalo goes to New England for the critical rematch in Week 15.
TeamRecordBaltimore Ravens6-6Pittsburgh Steelers6-6Cincinnati Bengals4-8Cleveland Browns3-9
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Bills remaining schedule
The Bills, after playing the Bengals and Patriots, will be favored to win out in their final three games. They should be positioned to finish with at least 12 wins, which would ensure a wild card.
Winning the AFC East would require making up two games on the Patriots and earnnng the division-record tiebreaker. That makes Week 15 a must-win game to earn a season series split.
WeekOpponent14vs. Bengals15at Patriots16at Browns17vs. Eagles18vs. Jets