In Buffalo's defense, this was a classic trap game. The Bills played the Chiefs in Week 9 and they have this game in Week 11, so there's a 50% chance they didn't even bother game-planning for the Dolphins, who were 2-7 going into the game.

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

Hopefully you're locked in and ready for some NFL football this Sunday, because we might have a pair of playoff previews in store!

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.

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.

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The ninth-year running back leads the Chiefs in touchdowns (six) and is averaging 4.0 yards per carry, his highest average since 2021 in Cleveland. Hunt has never again reached the heights he did as a rookie in Kansas City when he had 1,327 yards on the ground, but this season hasn’t been bad for a player many thought might be done.