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:
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.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | New England Patriots | 11-2 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 10-2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-4 |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 6-6 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8-4 |
| 6 | Indianapolis Colts | 8-4 |
| 7 | Buffalo Bills | 8-4 |
| 8 | Houston Texans | 7-5 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-6 |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-6 |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | 5-7 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-8 |
| 13 | New York Jets | 3-9 |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns | 3-9 |
| 15 | Las Vegas Raiders | 2-10 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | 1-11 |
AFC 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.
| Team | Record |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-8 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-9 |
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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.
| Week | Opponent |
| 14 | vs. Bengals |
| 15 | at Patriots |
| 16 | at Browns |
| 17 | vs. Eagles |
| 18 | vs. Jets |
