Seven season-defining results from NFL Week 8; Who is up/down in week 9?

4) Baltimore's hopes of finishing first in the AFC playoffs suffered a major setback. The Ravens appeared to be the best team in the AFC a week ago. Today, they appear to be a team that won't have nearly the postseason lead they had at the start of the playoffs last year. It will be difficult for the Ravens to beat top-seeded Kansas City considering the Chiefs are 7-0 and Baltimore only fell to 5-3 after losing to Cleveland on Sunday. However, the Ravens also lost to Kansas City in the season opener, meaning Baltimore will have to completely implode the Chiefs in the second half of the season to make up for their four-game deficit. To put it this way: The chances of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid passing on a free cheeseburger are greater than Kansas City falling apart like this. The Bills still have a chance at first place as they will play the Chiefs next month. The Texans are also 6-2 on the Chiefs' Week 16 schedule. As for the Ravens, they still have the talent to reach the Super Bowl without having the best record in the conference. It just means they have to find a way to win on the road, probably at Arrowhead at some point, and with a defense that needs to improve significantly in January football.