Erik Siegrist

Technically, the Cowboys' season isn't over yet. At 3-4 they're still one hot streak away from being in the mix for the NFC East title, and/or catching whichever NFC North club is bringing up the rear in the wild-card chase. This team really doesn't seem capable of a hot streak, though. Of its four losses, two were embarrassing blowouts and two were on their way to being embarrassing blowouts until the other team let up and

Tampa Bay (+8.5) at Kansas City, o/u 45.5 Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

I kind of love that this is about as fired up as Joe Burrow ever gets. Joe Cool, indeed. The Bengals have climbed to 4-5 by winning three of their last four, but they have yet to beat a team with a winning record — their four victories came against the Panthers, Giants, Browns and Raiders, all 2-7. Cincy doesn't have much margin for error the rest of the way if it's going to make the playoffs, and a loss would put them three games back of Baltimore in the AFC North with seven to play. The Bengals swapped

N.Y. Giants versus Carolina (+6.5) in Munich, o/u 40.5 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. EST

Getting Tua Tagovailoa back has had the expected impact on the Dolphins' offense. Miami's scored 27 points in back-to-back games, with Tua throwing three TDs and De'Von Achane scoring three while topping 100 scrimmage yards in each contest. Raheem Mostert woke up, Tyreek Hill 's had three receptions of 20-plus yards, even Jonnu Smith

Washington (+3.5) at Philadelphia, o/u 48.5 Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST

The Packers needed a bye. They're 6-3 and still very much in the mix in the NFC North, but Jordan Love hadn't thrown a TD in two straight games thanks to a groin strain, so extra time to heal up was probably welcome. The 26-year-old has had an erratic second season as the starter so far, with his YPA and TD% rising a few ticks from 2023, but his completion rate dropping and his INT% creeping up as well. The fact that he's had two separate lower-body injuries isn't great either.

The Texans have lost three of their last four but still hold a two-game lead in the AFC South, which just about sums up the state of the division. The offense has sputtered without healthy targets for C.J. Stroud to throw to, and the second-year QB has stumbled to a 55.9 percent completion rate, 5:3 TD:INT and 6.5 YPA over the last five games. Fortunately

The Steelers turned last week's game against the Ravens into a slugfest and Mike Tomlin managed to jedi mind trick John Harbaugh into giving Derrick Henry the ball only 13 times, and even then they still needed Justin Tucker to miss two field goals to escape with a home win. Regardless of how Pittsburgh pulled it off, the team has won five consecutive games and sits atop the AFC North.

It was going to happen sooner or later. After narrow one-score escapes against the likes of the Raiders, Bucs and Broncos, Kansas City finally got handed a loss, and in fairly convincing fashion by the Bills. Andy Reid's crew is still tied with the Lions at 9-1 for the best record in the NFL, but it only has the third-best point differential...