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 Vikings are the No. 5 seed in the NFC and will need to exact revenge against the Rams in order to advance to the divisional round.

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.

Pete Carroll, Mike McCarthy and Mike Vrabel are prominent in the Bears' coaching search. Their presence suggests the team's ownership may elevate the coach's authority.

“A Lions revenge game against the Bills,” predicted Kelsey Vissotski, referencing Detroit’s 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills last month that snapped an 11-game winning streak. Her husband, Jason, also picked the Bills as the opponent and envisioned the Lions winning in a dramatic shootout. “Lions win by three this time,” he said.