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.

The Minnesota Vikings failed when all the money was on the table and they had a chance to rake it in However, all is not lost.

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) celebrates with wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown (14), Tim Patrick (17) and Jameson Williams (9) and tight end Sam LaPorta (87) in the end zone after running for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter at Ford Field. / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

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 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 Detroit Lions wrapped up the NFC North in the final game of the 2024 season, and in doing so earned a week off and a piece of team history.The Lions hosted the Minnesota Vikings in a winner-take-all game on Sunday night,

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.

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

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend with six games during the wild-card round. Six very intriguing games to open the NFL postseason. Which teams will win them? Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

NFL playoff announcers, channels, streaming information, times for all six games on the wild-card schedule this week. Who is announcing each game?

Which teams are playing on Wild Card Weekend 2025? Dave takes a look at the matchups for this week and ranks each game from best to worst.