The Baltimore Ravens are battered by injury and clinging to postseason hope at 1-5. The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles face two-game losing streaks after nationally televised face-plants. The Detroit Lions appeared to be a potential juggernaut until they lost Sunday night by two scores to the Kansas City Chiefs. Those Chiefs appear to be reclaiming their long-lost offensive identity, but the standings show them at 3-3 and outside a playoff spot.
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