In a game that felt like a must-win for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos pushed their winning ways to eight straight games, putting the Chiefs at 5-5.

Overall picks to win: 11-3 in Week 10 (103-45-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 6-1 (65-32-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 5-2 (38-13) Overall to cover the spread: 7-6-1 (75-70-4) Cover the spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 4-4-1 (62-57-3) Cover the spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 3-2 (13-13-1)

Plus, Sam Darnold confirmed critics’ worst fears, the Falcons’ season is a disaster, and Shedeur Sanders made his uninspiring NFL debut.

NFL picks, predictions for Week 11: Chiefs beat Broncos in AFC West chase; Patriots' winning streak keeps rolling originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. We are at what seems like the fifth "back against the wall" moment for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Meanwhile, in the NFC, the Rams seized control of the West by barely hanging on to beat the Seahawks in a battle between two of the NFC’s best. The win vaults the Rams atop the division standings and also gives them a great chance to earn the conference’s No. 1 seed.

Kansas City is an even .500 after 10 games and sits in ninth in the AFC standing with a tough schedule to close out the season.

Welcome to the Week 12 grades! It's not often the Kansas Chiefs are playing a MUST-WIN game before Thanksgiving, but that's what we got in Week 12. The Chiefs were one of three AFC teams sitting at 5-5 heading into the week and all three teams were able to save their season with a win.