- Washington Commanders beat Philadelphia Eagles*
- Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions beat Jacksonville Jaguars
- Minnesota Vikings beat Tennessee Titans
- Miami Dolphins beat Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Rams beat New England Patriots
- New Orleans Saints beat Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore Ravens*
- Indianapolis Colts beat New York Jets*
- Atlanta Falcons beat Denver Broncos
- San Francisco 49ers beat Seattle Seahawks
- Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills*
- Cincinnati Bengals beat Los Angeles Chargers
- Houston Texans beat Dallas Cowboys
In theory, it's still possible for the Chargers (6-3), Broncos (5-5), or even Raiders (2-7) to catch up with the Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) and clinch the "bye week" before the divisional round. But I'm not seeing much likelihood of that.
The Chiefs are the underdogs for this week's match-up versus the Bills. It won't surprise me if they lose -- I picked them because I don't ever not pick the Chiefs to win -- but neither will it surprise me if they win. They've found good replacements for injured players, and now have some of those injured players filtering back in for possible play as early as this week.
I'm not one of those people who dares dream of a "perfect season" -- there's only been one in NFL history, the 1972 Dolphins -- but I do expect the Chiefs to have a very good November and December, and to "three-peat" on the Super Bowl. Part of that is blind faith, part of that is reasonable sober assessment.
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