John Riordan: Taking stock of a wide-open race to the Super Bowl

Belichick under pressure? Rodgers injured? The Lions are good? It's all happening in the NFL.
 LONDON CALLING: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the kick-off between Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans last week. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

LONDON CALLING: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the kick-off between Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans last week. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Sunday was a mini-milestone day for the NFL in that the last two undefeated teams suffered their first loss.

So it feels like as good a time as any to take stock of where the league is at and how its contenders are shaking out with one third of the regular season complete. This chapter has a true feel of being the most enjoyable in memory. There’s just no telling what happens next.

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