The Buffalo Bills host the Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m. Sunday at Highmark Stadium.

The Bills boosted their playoff hopes with a decisive 26-7 win over the Steelers, but their path remains precarious with five weeks left. Their five-year reign atop the AFC East is likely over, as catching the surging Patriots seems unrealistic. That leaves Buffalo in the chaotic AFC wild-card race, where computer models favor them, but reality demands wins.

At 8-4, the Bills are tied with the Colts and Chargers, yet their 5-3 AFC record drops them to the No. 7 seed. The Texans , who hold a tiebreaker, trail by just one game, leaving Buffalo little margin for error.

Cincinnati, 4-8, endured a brutal stretch without Joe Burrow, losing eight of nine. Burrow returned Thanksgiving night and sparked a

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