The Buffalo Bills somehow hung onto the playoff spot after their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They are tied for the sixth playoff spot with five teams, so three teams with the exact same record as Buffalo are on the outside looking in.
The Cleveland Browns’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals is the saving grace right now. The Bengals have a better AFC record than Buffalo but they lost to the Browns. The division tiebreaker applies first, putting the Browns second in the AFC North and ahead of them in the Wild Card race, and Buffalo beats Cleveland in AFC Record.