The Steelers and Bengals had much different results on Week 9 Sunday. Here's what that means for the division race between Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Baltimore, already winning on Thursday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/browns/onsi as Where the Browns stand in updated AFC North standings after their bye. Save for a last second meltdown of epic proportions, the bye at Week 9 didn’t really do the Cleveland Browns many favors.

Here’s an updated look at where the Steelers currently rank in the AFC standings — boasting a 3-1 conference record but sitting just outside the top three. It’s too early in the season to rule out a potential No. 1 seed for Pittsburgh, but dropping ...

The computer clearly loves the NFC West with three teams projected to make the playoffs. Despite injuries, the 49ers (6-3) are expected to do just enough to earn the final wild-card spot, with a 76.1% chance to make the playoffs -- well ahead of the Bears (41.5%), who are projected as the first team out.

It’s a one-week-at-a-time thing, of course. But a bad AFC has the Bengals in a position to really stay alive on the hopes of a Burrow return when most years simply wouldn’t offer the chance.