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AFC Playoff Picture: Buffalo Bills clinch five seed with win

The Bills can set their sights on the AFC East crown with their Sunday night win.

The Buffalo Bills clinched the five seed or better with their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. They play the New England Patriots in Week 16 with a chance to get themselves closer to the AFC East division lead,

Here are the playoff standings as of Sunday night at midnight:

Full AFC Standings

1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2) [Clinched AFC North]
2. New England Patriots (11-3) [Clinched playoff spot]
3. Kansas City Chiefs (10-4, 8-3 AFC) [Clinched AFC West]
4 . Buffalo Bills (10-4, 7-3 AFC) [Clinched five seed or better]
5. Houston Texans (9-5)
6 . Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6, 6-4 AFC)
7 . Tennessee Titans (8-6, 6-5 AFC)
8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7, 5-6 AFC, head-to-head loss to OAK) [To play on Monday night]
9. Cleveland Browns (6-8, 6-4 AFC)
10. Oakland Raiders (6-8, 4-6 AFC)
11. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9, 5-6 AFC)*
12. Denver Broncos (5-9, head-to-head wins over LAC, 4-6 AFC)*
13. Los Angeles Chargers (5-9, head-to-head losses to DEN, 3-7 AFC)*
14. New York Jets (5-9, 1-8 AFC)*
15. Miami Dolphins (3-11)*
16. Cincinnati Bengals (1-13)*

Full AFC Playoff Standings

1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2) [Clinched AFC North]
2. New England Patriots (11-3) [Clinched playoff spot]
3. Kansas City Chiefs (10-4, 8-3 AFC) [Clinched AFC West]
4. Houston Texans (9-5)
5 . Buffalo Bills (10-4, 7-3 AFC) [Clinched five seed or better]
6 . Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6, 6-4 AFC)
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7 . Tennessee Titans (8-6, 6-5 AFC)
8. Indianapolis Colts (6-7, 5-6 AFC, head-to-head loss to OAK) [To play on Monday night]
9. Cleveland Browns (6-8, 6-4 AFC)
10. Oakland Raiders (6-8, 4-6 AFC)