NFL standings after Week 10: Winners and losers in the AFC and NFC divisions

After another full week of the NFL season is over and Week 10 was full of action as always. The Chiefs found a way to pull off a win and stay undefeated at 9-0, Russell Wilson led the Steelers to victory over the Commanders to tay atop the AFC North, the Bears have to fix their Caleb Wilson problems, and the Cowboys' disastrous season is over after another blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from Week 10 in the NFL.

NFL Week 10: Winners and Losers

Winner: Mike Tomlin

The Steelers coach bet on Russell Wilson at quarterback and it paid off. In spite of criticism for the decision, Wilson went in and took down the red hot Washington Commanders, thanks in large part to his three-touchdown performance. Since Tomlin put him under center, the Steelers are scoring 30 points a game, and players like wide receiver George Pickens are also thriving because of it. Of Wilson‘s three touchdown passes, one was to the newly acquired Mike Williams, the game winner. Looks like that move is already paying off as well.

Winner: Chiefs voodoo

The Chiefs remain undefeated at 9-0 thanks to voodoo magic…or just great coaching and ability to play well in clutch moments. It’s definitely one of those. They’ve added players to the roster throughout the season as injuries plagued them, but have managed to get the win every single time. Their last seven games were won by seven points or fewer. When it looked like the Broncos would finally hand them their first loss of the season on Sunday, the Chiefs came back from an 11-point deficit and then blocked what would have been an easy, game-winning, 35-yard field goal by Will Lutz. They won 16-14. Some of this can definitely be chalked up to luck, but Patrick Mahomes and Steve Spagnuolo’s defense deserve a lot of the credit too.

Winner: Darren Rizzi and Valdes-Scantling

The Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen and Darren Rizzi stepped up in his place, snapping their seven-game losing streak with a 20-17 win over the Falcons on Sunday. It must be said that they were helped along by three missed field goals by Younghoe Koo, but the energy they displayed could definitely be credited to the change in coach. Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling also popped up out of nowhere after being traded to the Saints from the Bills, who rarely utilized him. On Sunday, he had three catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns, tripling his season output.

Loser: The Cowboys' season

Where to begin with the list of issues on the Cowboys’ team? $60 million quarterback Dak Prescott was missing for their 34-6 thrashing by the Eagles on Sunday, but he was fully present for their 47-9 thrashing against the Lions earlier in the season. They have lost all four games at home this season by a differential of -94 points. They cannot run the ball, they cannot stop the rush, and they have injuries everywhere. On Sunday, Cooper Rush was only able to gain 49 passing yards in the game and the offense committed five turnovers. This season is over and trading a wide receiver while giving away a fourth-round pick is definitely not going to save it. Even with eight games still left to play, the Cowboys ought to be looking ahead to next season by now because this one is kaputt.

Loser: The Bears offense

The Bears lost 19-3 to the Patriots on Sunday. The Patriots, who had previously beaten jut two teams this season. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked nine times. The offense was only able to convert one of their 14 third-down attempts. They had a total of just 142 yards. Despite what appeared to be a great situation for Williams to have walked into in Chicago with new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and players like Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen, and DJ Moore surrounding him, he’s ended up in one of the worst situations with no pass protection and no output from his receiving core, and Waldron promptly being fired. Head coach Matt Eberflus’ poor game management has been of no help to absolve them of these issues.

Loser: Sam Darnold

Although the Vikings beat the Jaguars on Sunday, that was more thanks to the Jaguars playing poorly than the Vikings playing well. They scored zero touchdown and Darnold threw three interceptions. All three of those came deep in Jacksonville territory and cost them at least three points each. That’s after his two-interception game last wee against the Colts. Playing against bad teams has been the only reason they were able to pull off wins in the last two weeks. It’s disappointing to see Darnold struggling with turnovers again after such an unexpectedly fairytale start to the season. Even Vikings fans have started calling for backup Nick Mullens to be put in instead. 11 turnovers in six games will do that.

NFL standings after Week 10

AFC East

AFC West

AFC North

AFC South

NFC East

NFC West

NFC North

NFC South