While the MVP candidate is clearly the engine, other players are doing their part. Plus, how the Commanders and Seahawks have rebounded from skids, the Bengals are 4–8, the Bills are AFC East champs again and more.

• Trevor Lawrence took an illegal hit late in the first half that resulted in him fencing (and a fight ensued), which is always scary. Mac Jones took over the rest of the game and eventually snapped the NFL’s longest active streak without a TD pass.