This was the week of the injured quarterback and a batch of MRI’s on Monday will determine who shows up next Sunday. We’re seeing a shift in the NFL with the 49ers looking like a team that peaked too early. The flu is hitting the NFL and that explains, assumedly, why the Chiefs lost to the Broncos after beating them 16 times in a row. And Patrick Mahomes did not throw a touchdown. And… and… she wasn’t there.
The AFC now has a 6-2 team at the top of every division so the playoffs are still wide open. The Eagles keep winning, but seem challenged at first before finally locking in the win. The NFC South doesn’t have a winning record, again. There’s still a lot of football left to play, but injuries keep changing rosters and there’s not a lot of teams that spawn confidence that they are as good as their record. There are several teams that are easily as bad as their record.