9 in the conference standings, winning a conference record tiebreaker over Denver - but falling in the head-to-head tiebreaker to Cleveland which eliminates them from a first tiebreaker with Indianapolis and Buffalo. The Bengals are actually third in the AFC North, losing the head-to-head tiebreaker to the Browns. What to know: Sunday's loss to the 49ers dropped the Bengals out of the AFC wild card spots. The Browns have a head-to-head win over the Broncos (7-6), so they are ahead of them. 8 in the conference, losing a conference record tiebreaker to the Colts and Bills. What to know: The big winners this week, Cleveland beating Baltimore puts the Browns at second place in the AFC North (a game behind Baltimore) and tied for the final wild card spot. Baltimore leads Cleveland and Cincinnati by a game in the AFC North. What to know: The Ravens remain in first place in the AFC with them and the Bengals both losing. What to know: The Jets are eliminated from the postseason with their loss to the Saints. They're 13th in the conference standings, losing the head-to-head tiebreaker to the Raiders. What to know: The Dolphins didn't gain nor lose a spot in the AFC this week, despite being idle. The Bengals also have a 7-6 record, but the Browns own the tiebreaker over them based on head-to-head win percentage - so that forces Buffalo and Cleveland in a tiebreaker with Cleveland eliminating Cincinnati. Buffalo owns the tiebreaker over the Browns and Broncos based on having a better win percentage in conference games (all are 7-6). The Bills hold the final playoff spot in the AFC, losing the tiebreaker for the No. What to know: An overtime loss to Tampa Bay was brutal for Buffalo, but the Bills still have one of the wild card spots thanks to the Steelers losing on Thursday. What to know: The Patriots' loss to the Colts on Saturday night drops them out of the top spot in the AFC with Kansas City winning on Thursday. Below, you can find a division-by-division breakdown of the current standings and what each contender is facing on their schedule the rest of the way. This playoff race is getting more unpredictable by the week. The 49ers jumped to sixth in the NFC with their victory while the Buccaneers remained in the hunt for the top seed in the NFC. The loss by Cincinnati took the Bengals out of the top seven in the AFC standings while the Bills' loss dropped them to seventh - the final playoff spot in the conference. Two of those games had an impact on the playoffs in each conference, as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime on a walk-off touchdown while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did the same against the Buffalo Bills. Week 14 certainly had some thrillers as well. ![]() The league has seen 29 games decided by a game-winning score on the final play this season, an incredible amount of dramatic finishes. Week 15 is already provided some fireworks in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs having a thrilling victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on "Thursday Night Football" and the Indianapolis Colts holding off the New England Patriots on Saturday night.
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