AFC playoff picture, Week 13: Steelers in the hunt behind 3 contenders

With the Week 13 AFC playoff picture beginning to take shape following the conclusion of Week 12's Sunday games, the Pittsburgh Steelers are on the outside looking in following their loss to the Chicago Bears but remain in the hunt behind three wild-card hopefuls — the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers, the No. 6 seed Jacksonville Jaguars, and the No. 7 seed Buffalo Bills.

The No. 8 seed Steelers are ahead of the No. 9 seed Houston Texans and the No. 10 seed Kansas City Chiefs — two fellow 6-5 contenders in the AFC looking to get back into the playoff standings.

Following the Steelers' Week 12 loss to the Bears and the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the New York Jets, Pittsburgh lost its first-place standing atop the AFC North — knocking their odds of making the postseason down to 28%, per NFL.com.

Luckily for Pittsburgh, the pathway back into the playoffs is clear — but difficult — with the first opportunity coming against the Bills in Week 13, on November 30 at 1:25 p.m. EST.

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