Even if the Bills fall short of next month’s Super Bowl, they remain positioned for prolonged greatness. If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.

ESPN released its final Power Rankings of the 2024 season, and the Minnesota Vikings are ranked among the league’s best.

Josh Allen will extend his consecutive starts streak to 115 games, including playoffs, when the Bills (13-3) wrap up their regular season at the New England Patriots (3-13) on Sunday. Allen owns the longest active streak for a quarterback in the NFL. Detroit's Jared Goff is second with 51 straight games.

The Vikings are the No. 5 seed in the NFC and will need to exact revenge against the Rams in order to advance to the divisional round.

The NFL playoffs are set after the regular season ended in Week 18. With that in mind, here are 10 takeaways heading into Super Wild Card Weekend.

The Lions certainly looked like a true Super Bowl contender as they crushed the Vikings en route to another NFC North crown.

The Denver Broncos, who earned the right to face the Bills in next week’s Wild Card playoff round, faced a Kansas City Chiefs team in the same position as Buffalo. They clinched the No. 1 seed and barely showed up for a road beatdown. The Broncos cruised to a 38-0 win.

Vikings kicker Will Reichard's recent struggles are under a microscope approaching a pivotal season finale against the Lions

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell told Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell that the teams will meet again in the NFL playoffs.

According to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, the Bears will interview Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head coach job on Saturday. It's a busy week for Glenn, considered a top candidate, who will also interview with the New York Jets (Thursday), New Orleans Saints (Friday) and Jacksonville Jaguars (Saturday).

“A Lions revenge game against the Bills,” predicted Kelsey Vissotski, referencing Detroit’s 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills last month that snapped an 11-game winning streak. Her husband, Jason, also picked the Bills as the opponent and envisioned the Lions winning in a dramatic shootout. “Lions win by three this time,” he said.