By beating the Los Angeles Rams in Week 12, the Baltimore Ravens have kept pace in the AFC playoff picture.

The Ravens remain just a game behind the New England Patriots for the coveted No. 1 seed. With a head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to their Week 9 win, tying the Patriots would put Baltimore in the top spot, giving them home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs and a first-round bye.

But with the Texans, Bills and Steelers all winning in Week 12, the Ravens simply kept up their lead for the No. 2 seed. Buffalo is seemingly locked into the top wild-card spot, so it’s really Houston and Kansas City that Baltimore has to worry themselves with.

A head-to-head tiebreaker over the Texans from Week 11 give the Ravens the edge there, but a Week 3 loss to the Chiefs would hurt if both teams manage to end the season with the same record. So it’s imperative that Baltimore keeps at least a one-game lead if they wish to lock in the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Below is the AFC playoff picture as it stands following Week 12.

2019 AFC playoff picture:

Seed	Team	Overall record	Conference record
1	New England Patriots	10-1	6-1
2	Baltimore Ravens	9-2	6-2
3	Houston Texans	7-4	6-2
4	Kansas City Chiefs	7-4	5-3
5	Buffalo Bills	8-3	6-2
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	6-5	5-3

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