The Bills moved from fourth into second in the conference with their win. For the NFC, the big game was the Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions in the late afternoon window. The Lions’ win solidified them at the top of the conference and they have a half-game lead over the upstart Washington Commanders.

October has essentially come and gone on the NFL calendar, as the league prepares for the stretch run of games in November and December starting this week. The league will also hit the halfway point of the season this week,

In a previous edition of our NFL power rankings, we wrote about how the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers made the NFC North the NFL's best division this season. That hasn't changed.