We remain with two unbeaten teams and two winless teams. The NFC North had an unusual down week but not as bad as the week suffered by the AFC West. Houston was shocked by the Colts, who have silently taken the lead in the AFC South.
Power Rankings [Last week's rank]
1. New England Patriots (7-0) [1]
2. San Francisco 49ers (6-0) [2]
3. Green Bay Packers (6-1) [3]
4. Minnesota Vikings (5-2) [5]
5. Baltimore Ravens (5-2) [6]
6. Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) [10]
7. Buffalo Bills (5-1) [7]
8. Carolina Panthers (4-2) [8]
9. Dallas Cowboys (4-3) [13]
10. New Orleans Saints (6-1) [17]
11. Los Angeles Rams (4-3) [14]
12. Houston Texans (4-3) [9]
Divisional Rankings [Last week's rank]
1. NFC North [1] : Detroit gives the division their first losing record since early in the season
2. NFC West [2] : Big wins by San Fran and the Rams offset a Seattle upset. This is now the only division without a losing team.
3. AFC South [4] : Only the Jags have a negative margin of victory, and it's only down by 4. They can get on the positive side this week against the Jets
4. NFC South [6] : A big win by the Saints and two byes actually helped this division
5. AFC East [5] : Having two of the best teams in the league doesn't help when you have two of the worst
6. AFC West [3] : KC is the only team with a winning record
7. AFC North [7] : Same situation as the AFC West, but Baltimore is the only team with a winning record
8. NFC East [8] : And here, Dallas is the only winning team
Thursday night
Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings: Another big loss for the Redskins. VIKINGS, 24-13
Sunday early games
Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints: The Cards winning streak dies at three as the Saints come marching in and roll over Arizona. SAINTS, 28-20
Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Rams: It is almost hard to fathom how the talented Bengals could still be searching for their first win this late into the season, but it's true. RAMS, 27-20
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts: Don't doubt Jacoby Brissett. He is leading the Colts well, and brought them to the AFC South lead. The Broncos defense might give them some trouble, but the Colts will prevail. COLTS, 21-17
Los Angeles Chargers at Chicago Bears: The Chargers are intimidated by tough defenses. That describes the Bears to a T. Watch the defense score a touchdown on a pick six. BEARS, 20-17
New York Giants at Detroit Lions: Detroit regains a winning record by blasting the improved but still struggling Giants. LIONS, 24-20
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jags get on the winning side of margin of victory by pummeling the hapless Jets. JAGS, 23-13
Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills: With Dallas on a bye, it looks like a losing week for the NFC East. BILLS, 23-17
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons: The Seahawks don't play well on the road, but the Falcons haven't been playing well anywhere. SEAHAWKS, 26-20
Tampa Bay Bucs at Tennessee Titans: The Titans even up their record as they outlast the clever but underachieving Bucs. TITANS, 24-20
Sunday late games
Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers: The 49ers let their stiff defense stop the Panthers. 49ERS, 21-13
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots: While I do not foresee a shutout, the Browns will be out of the game before halftime. PATRIOTS, 30-10
Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans: This should be an interesting game. On paper, the Texans should win this game easily. The Raiders can be tricky, though, and I expect this to be a very close game. TEXANS, 23-20
Sunday night
Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs: The Pack hope to make it a sweep by the NFC North, but the Chiefs are not going to make that easy. The absence of Patrick Mahomes, though, gives the Pack the edge. PACKERS, 24-20
Monday Night Football
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers: The winless Dolphins should hand an easy victory to the struggling Steelers. STEELERS, 27-13
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