Denver’s surge and Buffalo’s slide into wild-card contention set up a possible playoff rematch at Empower Field as the AFC standings tighten.

The Buffalo Bills are facing a most dangerous 4-8 team Sunday at Highmark Stadium against Joe Burrow on the Cincinnati Bengals.

After dismantling Pittsburgh, 26-7, to close out November, the Bills climbed to a mean power ranking of 8.23 and a median of 8, a sharp jump from last week’s 10.43 and 10. Across major outlets, Buffalo now sits firmly inside the top 10, with The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated placing them at No. 7.

The Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers are each in the midst of a dogfight for playoff positioning. Thanks to parity in the division, the 6-5 Steelers have a great chance at winning the AFC North.

The Bills have placed Curtis Samuel on injured reserve and have signed Gabe Davis to the active roster. Samuel will miss at least the next four games, and it looks very likely he could be out for the remainder of the season.

Time of possession matters, and could decide a winner between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13.

Buffalo has slipped to the final Wild Card spot and now must travel to Pittsburgh where Aaron Rodgers is expected to return for a Steelers team that thrives at home.

Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers would be at serious risk of missing the playoffs with a loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 13.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi as Bengals player expecting Buffalo Bills fans to bare all during Week 14 matchup.

Put aside the turnovers, middling passing production, poor tackling and all the other issues that have hounded the Buffalo Bills for much of this season.