Entering Week 13, the Baltimore Ravens are currently the No. 4 seed and the AFC North leaders ahead of Thanksgiving night vs. the Bengals
The streaking Baltimore Ravens (6-5) host the Cincinnati Bengals (3-8) in a Thanksgiving Night matchup at M&T Bank Stadium (8:20 p.m. kickoff) that’ll see Joe Burrow return to the lineup after missing two months. Baltimore currently sits tied atop the AFC North standings with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5), who the Ravens will face in Week 14, in the middle of two contests with Cincinnati.
Baltimore is 32-26 vs. Cincinnati all-time in regular-season play, including a 19-15 mark under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens have won three straight against the Bengals at home – including six of the past seven matchups.
With the early slate of Thanksgiving Day games set to begin, we are looking at the NFC playoff position ahead of Week 10 via NFL.com.
AFC playoff picture
1 New England Patriots 10-2 first in the AFC East
2 Denver Broncos 9-2 first in the AFC West
3 Indianapolis Colts 8-3 First in the AFC South
4 Baltimore Ravens 6-5 First in the AFC North
5 Los Angeles Chargers 7-4 Second in the AFC West
6 Jacksonville Jaguars 7-4 Second in AFC South
7 Buffalo Bills 7-4 Second in AFC East
In the hunt:
Houston Texans 6-5
Pittsburgh Steelers 6-5
Kansas City Chiefs 6-5
Miami Dolphins 4-7
Cincinnati Bengals 3-8
Cleveland Browns 3-8
Las Vegas Raiders 2-9
New York Jets 2-9
Tennessee Titans 1-10
Projected AFC playoff bracket
First Round Bye1 Patriots 10-2-7 Bills7-4 @ 2 Broncos 9-26 Jaguars 7-4 @ 3 Colts 8-35 Chargers 7-4 @ 4 Ravens 6-5
