The Chiefs are back as the favorite to win the Super Bowl after clinching the top seed in the AFC. The Lions and Bills are right behind.

Buffalo remains in sole possession of the No. 2 seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are each two games back at 10-5. One of those teams will win the AFC North, and one will be a wild card and guaranteed to be behind the Bills for playoff seeding.

NFL Week 18 power rankings laud Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings for statement wins.

The Bills can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win against the Jets. That would give Buffalo flexibility on how to approach Week 18. The Bills could opt rest some of their starters and banged-up players for all or part of the regular season finale.

There are three teams of interest for the Bills in the AFC playoff picture: the Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. They all play on Christmas Day. The games will give Buffalo clarity on its seeding possibilities and whether to rest starters in the final two regular season games.

Beat the Chiefs and the Broncos will end their playoff drought. But Carson Wentz is capable of matching the spoiler performance Bailey Zappe from last Christmas Eve.

As things stand, the Detroit Lions have taken the top spot in the bookmakers' picks (according to the Draft Kings line), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, who could achieve a three-peat; and the top 3 is completed by Buffalo Bills, who are having a great end to the regular season.

The Bills can lock themselves into the No. 2 seed in the AFC in Week 17. Here's a look at who they could play in the NFL playoffs if they do.

The Bills can lock up the No. 2 seed in the AFC with a win on Sunday. The Ravens are two games behind the Bills and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. That means if the Ravens win in Week 18, the Bills would have to win against either the Jets or Patriots to clinch the No. 2 seed.

Based on the yearly rotation, the Bills are playing the four teams from the AFC North and NFC South divisions in 2025, and because they won the AFC East again, they get a first-place schedule.

Buffalo (12-3) can’t fall lower than the No. 3 seed in the AFC. The Ravens can only snatch a potential home-field playoff game from the Bills with a win against the Browns and back-to-back losses by the Bills to the Jets and Patriots to close out the regular season.