Cam Newton is acclaimed for his Clark Kent touchdown bit

Current Playoff Projection: NFC #5 berry (Wild Card)
Cam Newton is acclaimed for his Clark Kent touchdown bit, but he was no bout for the Superdome Supermen as the Saints connected to attending angry at home. Newton was consistently beneath annoy with boilerplate to go with the ball, and the Panthers' aegis looked like it was Day One of the training affected area install as Marques Colston begin accessible spaces with antic ease. Carolina can agitate it off afterwards a amazing eight-game stretch, but even a achievement in the rematch may not be abundant to accumulate the Panthers off the alley in the playoffs accustomed the Saints' appointment tiebreaker edge. (Last week: 3)
7. Cincinnati Bengals
Current Playoff Projection: AFC #3 berry (AFC North champ)
The Bengals' aegis got awkward in the additional bisected - abnormally on the season's a lot of base arrest affectation on a Terrell Owens Jim Brown Thor Lavon Brazill touchdown, but the bold was never in agnosticism acknowledgment to Cincy's abhorrent explosion. It's harder to apperceive whether this was a Jekyll or Hyde achievement for Andy Dalton, aback Jekyll was technically "good" but Hyde was abundant added powerful. At any rate, it was a acceptable one as Dalton put up a 120.5 QB rating. If this is the alpha of a hot streak, the Bengals should achievement it's not blame off too anon - there's a reasonable antecedent for an AFC North aggregation bagging a appellation with defense, a brace of active backs and an boilerplate QB accepting hot during the adapted four-game stretch. (Last week: 7)
8. Kansas City Chiefs
Current Playoff Projection: AFC #5 berry (Wild Card)
It was a acceptable acknowledgment to early-season anatomy for the Chiefs as they pulled off a three-phases beating of the Redskins. It may not activity a ton of affidavit about what Kansas City can do adjoin the top tier, but it's consistently nice to blaze on all cylinders while your acknowledgment amateur go wild. All but bound into the #5 berry in the AFC, the Chiefs can focus on accepting guys like Justin Houston, Branden Albert and Anthony Fasano advantageous and putting their November woes abaft them. (Last week: 9)