ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Despite a worse conference record than the Baltimore Ravens and a head-to-head loss against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Buffalo Bills are currently holding the cards in a 3-way tie for the No. 6 seed in the AFC playoffs.

The Ravens held the 6th seed coming into Sunday, but dropped their Sunday night game to the Pittsburgh Steelers, bringing their record to 7-6. Earlier in the day, the Bills improved to 7-6 with a frosty 13-7 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. Meanwhile, the Chargers also improved to 7-6 with their 30-13 win over the Washington Redskins, the Bolts’ fourth win a row.

With the three teams holding identical records, the Bills get the nod through an obscure, seldom-used tie-breaker called “Strength of Victory” or SOV — the combined records of the teams a squad has defeated throughout a season.

The Bills boast an SOV of .407 which leads the Ravens and Chargers, .378 and .341, respectively.

The tie-breaker negates the Chargers head-to-head victory over the Bills because there are currently three teams tied.

A fourth team, the Kansas City Chiefs, are also in the mix. They are currently leading the AFC West, but if they are overtaken by the Chargers in the coming weeks, it will help the Bills chances because of Buffalo's head-to-head victory over K.C., who once looked dominant.

With games left to be played, the finalized version of the playoff picture remains to be seen, but with the Bills holding a playoff spot this late in the season, those who celebrated inside the snowglobe of New Era Field and those who stayed inside have extra reason to celebrate on this victory Monday.