The Buffalo Bills took care of business on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep hold of the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoff race. The Bills host the Bengals this week and carry in an impressive 5-1 home record on the year.
Buffalo has a 92% chance to make the playoffs and 83% chance to be a Wild Card team, according to the New York Times Playoff Machine. The Bills are still 2.5 games back of the Patriots in the AFC East; New England has a bye Week 14 before hosting Buffalo next week.
Here's who Bills fans should be rooting for in Week 14 to improve the team's playoff chances. View tiebreaking rules.
UPDATED AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
WHO TO ROOT FOR
Highest priority matchup
Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) | Monday, Dec. 8 at 8:15 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Eagles
Why: Entering Sunday, the Chargers, Colts and Bills are all 8-4 and occupy the 5th, 6th and 7th AFC seeds, respectively. A Bills win and Chargers loss will move Buffalo up to the No. 5 seed and a 96% chance to reach the playoffs; L.A. would fall to the No. 7 seed.
Medium priority matchups
Houston Texans (7-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) | Sunday, Dec. 7 at 8:20 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Chiefs
Why: The purpose of this article series is to outline Buffalo's smoothest path to the playoffs and a Texans loss would open up some breathing room in the Wild Card race. While a Chiefs win increases their playoff odds, it helps Buffalo's as well.
A Texans loss and a Bills win would increase Buffalo's playoff chances to 97% and its Wild Card odds to 86%.
However, a Chiefs loss would drop KC's playoff odds to 10%.
Indianapolis Colts (8-4) at Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4) | Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.
Who to root for: Root for the Jaguars
Why: Since the Bills don't face either the Jags or Colts this season, the next tie-breaking procedure is conference record. Buffalo is 5-3 against AFC teams, Indy is 6-3 and Jacksonville is 5-2. A Bills win and a Colts loss would mean Buffalo holds the conference record tiebreaker over Indy going into Week 15.
Best Case Scenario
A Bills win + losses by the Chargers, Texans and Colts would increase Buffalo's playoff odds to 97% and its Wild Card odds to 87%. The Bills would enter Week 15 as the No. 5 seed.
Worst Case Scenario
A Bills loss + wins by the Chargers, Texans and Colts would decrease Buffalo's playoff odds to 74% and its Wild Card odds to 70% The Bills would enter Week 15 out of the playoff picture.
Scroll to see the best photos as the Buffalo Bills prepare for Week 14 of the NFL season at the Buffalo Bills Training Center. This gallery is presented by Toyota.
Khalil Shakir (10). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Baylon Spector (54). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Maxwell Hairston (31). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Morgan Fox (51). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keleki Latu (83), Rob Boras. Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Deone Walker (96), Zion Logue (93). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Deone Walker (96). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Kendrick Green (53). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Maxwell Hairston (31), Christian Benford (47), Jahmile Addae. Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ryan Van Demark (74). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Spencer Brown (79). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
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Maxwell Hairston (31). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Poyer (21). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cole Bishop (24). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Travis Clayton (67). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Deone Walker (96). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Khalil Shakir (10). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Deone Walker (96). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tommy Akingbesote (71). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Christian Benford (47). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Maxwell Hairston (31). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tre'Davious White (27). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandin Cooks (18). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandin Cooks (18). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tyrell Shavers (14). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tylan Grable (68). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Hancock (37). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Cole Bishop (24). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Christian Benford (47). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Poyer (21). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Tre'Davious White (27). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Phidarian Mathis (72). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shaq Thompson (45). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Frank Gore Jr. (20). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Kendrick Green (53). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Frank Gore Jr. (20). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Frank Gore Jr. (20). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitchell Trubisky (11). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Spencer Brown (79). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dion Dawkins (73). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Maxwell Hairston (31). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Chase Lundt (77). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Shane Buechele (6). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Chase Lundt (77). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Jordan Phillips (52). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Javon Solomon (56). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Andre Jones Jr. (75), Shaq Lawson (59), Zion Logue (93). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Nick Broeker (63). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Dorian Williams (42). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Frank Gore Jr. (20). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Spencer Brown (79). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Brandin Cooks (18). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Ryan Van Demark (74). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Mitchell Trubisky (11). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Sean McDermott. Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Christian Benford (47), Maxwell Hairston (31), Jahmile Addae. Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Week 14 Practice, December 04, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Center.
