Green Bay and Detroit are locked in a fierce divisional battle with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. All four teams are seperated by less than two games. The NFC West is also crowded with the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers all with six wins.

The New York Jets likely took the Cincinnati Bengals out of the AFC North hunt with their upset win. The Dallas Cowboys' playoff chances took a massive hit with their loss to the Denver Broncos, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be cruising toward their fifth straight NFC South title.

The San Francisco 49ers need help on the edge, so it should be no surprise that they've been checking in with other teams about trades.

What was once a three-team race between the Bills, Chiefs and Ravens is now complicated, with several upstarts jumping into the mix.

Still, the NFL now faces a decision regarding Bishop’s hit on Kelce. Typically, the league fines players up to $17,389 for a first violation involving a hit on a defenseless player, with the amount increasing to $23,186 for a second offense in the same season.

Halloween may have come and gone, but the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes remain Josh Allen's boogeyman. Kansas City again ended Buffalo's Super Bowl hopes during the Allen era earlier this year when they snatched a 32-29 AFC championship game victory.

The Sunday afternoon slate for Week 9 is headlined by two big AFC matchups with playoff implications. In the early afternoon window, it's two first-place teams facing off when the Indianapolis Colts (7-1) head to Pittsburgh (4-3) for a showdown with the Steelers.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been the class of the NFL for much of the Patrick Mahomes era, but the Denver Broncos are in firm contention to win the AFC West this season