▪ The 8-3 Titans are confounding this season. They are 7-0 against 2020 playoff teams, yet have lost to the two-win Jets and Texans. Sunday's loss exposed significant issues with the Titans' offense without Derrick Henry. They did gain 420 yards, but only scored 13 points, while Ryan Tannehill needed 52 attempts to get his 323 passing yards. The Titans also have to be worried about their ability to play from behind. They had a chance to win with the score 19-13 in the fourth quarter, but Tannehill threw interceptions on consecutive possessions to end the day. Advertisement ▪ The Patriots would have jumped all the way to the No. 2 seed if not for the Ravens' comeback. Huntley, getting his first career start when Lamar Jackson was ruled out with a virus, didn't lead the Ravens to a touchdown on their first 10 possessions. But with 1:41 left and trailing by 4 points, he led the Ravens 72 yards for the game-winning score. It was an ugly win, but when you're coming off a bad loss to the Dolphins and your starting QB is ruled out at the last minute, all that matters is the W. ▪ Steve Spagnuolo and the Chiefs' defense have definitely figured things out. The Chiefs' 19-9 win over the Cowboys was their fourth in a row, and the Chiefs have not allowed more than 17 points in any of them. The Cowboys entered with the NFL's highest scoring offense (31.6 per game) but were held to three field goals, and the Chiefs got three turnovers and five sacks. The 7-4 Chiefs remain behind the Patriots in the playoff race because of their 2-4 conference record, but the Chiefs are officially dangerous. ▪ You've got to be happy for Cam Newton, who played well but didn't win his first start back with the Panthers, losing 27-21 to Washington and his former coach, Ron Rivera. Newton was impressive considering he was on his couch two weeks ago and probably doesn't know much of the Panthers' playbook — 21-of-27 passing for 189 yards and two touchdowns, plus 46 rushing yards and another score. The Panthers dropped to 5-6 and down to the 10th seed in the NFC playoffs. But they'll remain in the hunt with Newton aboard. ▪ The Cardinals' win over the Seahawks improved their record to 9-2 and propelled them past the Packers into the NFC's No. 1 seed.