Chaos reigns supreme after NFL Week 10 action

The GIST: We’re more than halfway through the NFL season, and after ten weeks of exhilarating plot twists, this year’s standings remain as tight and confusing as ever. Is any team good? Let’s get into it (and more) below.

🏆 Is this the most parity the NFL has ever seen?: It feels like it. Typically, there’s a clear delineation between the good teams and the bad teams by this point in the season — but this year, the NFL chose chaos. Case in point: Reigning MVP quarterback (QB) Josh Allen struggled in his Buffalo Bills’ 30–13 loss to the Miami Dolphins yesterday. These fish aren’t so hapless, after all.

• But that’s not all: The Houston Texans, who’ve struggled offensively for much of the season, put up 26 points in the fourth quarter without starting QB CJ Stroud, earning a 36–29 comeback win over a Jacksonville Jaguars team with playoff aspirations.

• The NY Jets won back-to-back games (a bonafide miracle), the New England Patriots proved that they’re title contenders by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the league-best Indianapolis Colts scraped by the three-win Atlanta Falcons. Any given Sunday, right?

👀 Are the divisional races just as chaotic?: Without question. The perennial powerhouse Kansas City Chiefs (who are on a bye this week) wouldn’t make the playoffs if the season ended today, every team in the NFC North has a shot at a postseason berth, and the Baltimore Ravens are back in contention for the AFC North crown after a 1-5 start. All to say, it’s utter pandemonium.