The tiebreakers for wild-card spots become a bit more tedious. First and foremost, there are different sets of steps to take if the tie is between two teams versus three or more. Additionally, if teams tied in the wild-card standings are from the same division, then you simply apply the above division tiebreaker steps to break the tie.

Coming into the weekend, the slate had the promise of being an inflection point with multiple divisional matchups on deck between clubs in the thick of the playoff race. That included Steelers-Ravens duking it out for first place in the AFC North,

There are teams making strong cases as playoff contenders and they are stepping up in the Power Rankings.