Green Bay’s 35-25 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football dropped the Steelers to 4-3 this season.
The 3-5 Cincinnati Bengals remain in second place in the AFC North, and have the 10th-best record in the AFC.
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The NFL playoffs will include seven teams from the AFC, including four division winners and three wild-card teams.
The nine teams ahead of the Bengals in the AFC standings include the 7-1 Indianapolis Colts; the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos at 6-2; the Buffalo Bills at 5-2; the Los Angeles Chargers at 5-3; the Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars at 4-3; and the Houston Texans at 3-4.
The Bengals’ remaining AFC opponents include the Steelers, the Patriots, the Baltimore Ravens (twice), the Bills and the Miami Dolphins.
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields throws for a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter against the Bengals
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: What are Bengals’ playoff chances? AFC postseason picture update