The 9-4 Cincinnati Bengals are in sole possession of first place in the AFC North ahead of their Week 15 showdown Sunday with the Buccaneers in Tampa.
The Baltimore Ravens, which entered the week in a tie for first with the Bengals, lost Saturday to the Browns in Cleveland.
As of now, No. 3 seed Cincinnati would face the sixth-seeded Miami Dolphins (8-5, and in second place in the AFC East). The Bengals defeated the Dolphins in September.
The 9-5 Ravens would earn the top seed (No. 5 overall) of the three AFC Wild Cards. Baltimore owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Bengals because of a 19-17 win earlier this season. The two teams are scheduled to meet again in Cincinnati in the final game of the regular season.
The Bills lead the AFC East at 10-3. The 10-3 Chiefs remain in first place in the AFC West. Only the No. 1 seed in each conference gets a first-round bye in the NFL postseason.
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