Best bet: It’s Mahomes
1. Chiefs 9-1 (last week: 1): The Chiefs didn’t play very well on defense in Vegas, but in the end, they had the game’s best player in Patrick Mahomes. 2. Steelers 10-0 (2): ers just keep rolling. 3. Saints 8-2 (4): No Drew Brees was no problem for the Saints. 4. Rams 7-3 (5): Jared Goff completed 39 of 51 passes for 376 yards and three TDs and overcame two INT as the Rams upset the Bucs on the road. 5. Seahawks 7-3 (7): The Seahawks defense showed improvement in a win over the Cardinals. 6. Bills 7-3 (10): Coming out of their week off, the Bills can gear up for the stretch run of the division race. They haven’t won the AFC East since 1995. 7. Buccaneers 7-4 (6): Tom Brady was picked off twice against the Rams. 8. Colts 7-3 (12): It doesn’t look pretty on offense, but the Colts are finding ways to get it done. They got rookie RB back Jonathan Taylor going in an OT win over the Packers. 9. Packers 7-3 (3): seed in the NFC. 10. Titans 7-3 (14): The Titans have played some of their best football of 2020 in Baltimore, first upsetting the Ravens in the playoffs back in January and then rallying to topple them in OT on Sunday.
11. Dolphins 6-4 (8): Tua Tagovailoa was benched for veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick in a loss to the Broncos, but the Dolphins will turn back to the rookie in this week’s game vs. the Jets.
12. Cardinals 6-4 (9): Kyler Murray insisted his right shoulder was fine after the loss to the Seahawks, but he looked off after getting crunched on the second series of the game.
13. Raiders 6-4 (13): The Raiders were poised to deal the Chiefs their second loss, but leaving Patrick Mahomes with 1 minute, 43 seconds and the ball on his 25-yard line was too much time.
14. Ravens 6-4 (11): The Ravens can’t get anything going on the outside throwing the ball.
15. Browns 7-3 (15): Nick Chubb rumbled for 114 yards on the ground, and the Browns got three takeaways and sacked Carson Wentz in the end zone for a safety in a win over the Eagles.
16. 49ers 4-6 (19): RB Raheem Mostert could be ready to return from IR in advance of Sunday’s road game against the Rams. CB Richard Sherman and WR Deebo Samuel could be back, too.
17. Vikings 4-6 (16): A young defense and inexperienced CBs cost the Vikings as Andy Dalton and the Cowboys ended their three-game winning streak.
18. Bears 5-5 (20): Any realistic hope of getting back into the NFC race starts with upsetting the Packers on Sunday night.
19. Panthers 4-7 (23): P.J. Walker threw two bad INTs but also completed 24 of 34 passes for 258 yards and a TD in a blowout of the Lions.
20. Broncos 4-6 (25): The Broncos are playing tough but the schedule is tough the rest of the way.
21. Cowboys 3-7 (29): For the first time in NFL history, an entire division has three wins or fewer entering Week 12. Welcome to the wild world of the NFC East. 22. Giants 3-7 (22): First-year coach Joe Judge shook things up during the off week, firing offensive line coach Marc Colombo.
23. Texans 3-7 (28): Deshaun Watson looked like a star again with 344 passing yards and two TDs and a third score rushing against the Patriots.
24. Patriots 4-6 (17): Six days after a strong Monday night showing against the Ravens, the Pats came out flat in Houston.
25. Eagles 3-6-1 (24): One pressing question in Philadelphia all season has been what it would hurt to look at Jalen Hurts at QB.
26. Chargers 3-7 (27): Finally, the Chargers didn’t find a way to blow a game late.
27. Falcons 3-7 (18): The Falcons’ schedule is brutal the rest of the way.
28. Lions 4-6 (21): The Ford family won’t blow out the front office and coaching staff during Thanksgiving week, although such a move would delight Lions fans. 29. Washington 3-7 (30): Don’t look now, but Washington is in the thick of the NFC East race.
30. Bengals 2-7-1 (26): Joe Burrow was lost for the season, and the Bengals will be hard-pressed to win again this season.
31. Jaguars 1-9 (31): The Jags won their opener and it has been all downhill since.
32. Jets 0-10 (32): The Jets have finished with four wins or fewer 14 times since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 and are almost certain to do it for a 15th time.
The Steel
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