The Vikings had a sloppy game with Sam Darnold passing poorly in the red zone, but they got a break with their defense getting to operate vs. Mac Jones and the Jaguars. Darnold needs to clean up his play to keep his job and keep Minnesota on the fast track to the playoffs.

It wasn’t always pretty, but Tyler Bass kicked the game-winning field goal to help the Bills improve to 7-2 on the season. Buffalo has established itself as the clear No. 2 team in the AFC despite an ugly early-season loss to Baltimore.

The top four teams in the NFL are currently playing like monsters among men. The Bills have been a wrecking ball and proved that with a last-second win over the Dolphins. The Ravens trampled over the Broncos in Week 9, as quarterback Lamar Jackson continues to outpace any other MVP candidate.

Here's where every NFL team stands in both conferences in the race to make the playoffs ahead of Week 10's Monday action.

The Seattle Seahawks aren’t playing this week, but their playoff chances just took another hit while idle. Both the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals won their respective games over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets.