Never say never when it comes to the Buffalo Bills, who scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Dolphins on the road and punch their ticket to the postseason as the No. 2 seed.
It’s a dramatic turn of events for a Bills team that was fighting for their playoff life a few weeks ago. Now, they’re suddenly entering as the second-ranked team behind the Baltimore Ravens.
If anything, it just shows how dangerous they’ve become as a football team. They’ve been one of the hottest teams down the stretch, and they’ll be entering the playoffs on a five-game winning streak with victories over the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.
Facing them at this point could be a real problem for fellow playoff contenders.
Also in Week 18, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers both took losses, but they also rested their starters in the regular season finale, which means they didn’t budge at the top of the rankings.
Here are the full rankings of NFL teams in Week 18:
32
Carolina Panthers (2-15)
31
Washington Commanders (4-13)
30
New England Patriots (4-13)
29
Arizona Cardinals (4-13)
28
Los Angeles Chargers (5-12)
27
New York Giants (6-11)
26
Atlanta Falcons (7-10)
25
Denver Broncos (8-9)
24
Minnesota Vikings (7-10)
23
Chicago Bears (7-10)
22
Tennessee Titans (6-11)
21
New York Jets (7-10)
20
Las Vegas Raiders (8-9)
19
Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8)
18
Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
17
Indianapolis Colts (9-6)
16
Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)
15
New Orleans Saints (9-8)
14
Green Bay Packers (9-8)
13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8)
12
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
11
Houston Texans (10-7)
10
Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
9
Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
8
Kansas City Chiefs (11-6)
7
Cleveland Browns (11-6)
6
Detroit Lions (12-5)
5
Miami Dolphins (11-3)
4
Buffalo Bills (11-6)
3
Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
2
San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
1
Baltimore Ravens (13-4)
