The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday setting up a winner-take-all matchup in Week 18 against the Baltimore Ravens for the AFCNorth division championship. The winner is in the playoffs, the loser goes home.<\/p>\n
It has an excellent chance of being the final game of the 2025 regular season on Sunday Night Football. <\/p>\n
As of right now, the fourth seed would play the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
The Steelers could have clinched with a Ravens loss on Saturday or a Steelers win on Sunday. Niether of those happened.<\/p>\n
Updated AFC playoff picture<\/p>\n
In the AFC tiebreakers, Denver holds the better record in common games over the Patriots.<\/p>\n
In the wild card tiebreaker, the Texans hold the edge with wins over both the Chargers and Bills. Then the Chargers take the record vs common opponents tiebreaker over Buffalo, with five wins to three.<\/p>\n
1. Denver Broncos (13-3)
2. New England Patriots (13-3)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)
5. Houston Texans (11-5)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5)
7. Buffalo Bills (11-5)
9. Baltimore Ravens (8-8)<\/p>\n
The Indianapolis Colts are currently eighth in the playoff race but were eliminated when the Houston Texans won on Saturday night. The only playoff spot still up for grabs is the AFC North division winner.<\/p>\n
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