Past performance is no guarantee of future results. That seems to be the best way to explain Jaguars-Titans, who just two weeks ago played a low-scoring clunker, and had done the same in each of the three previous meetings, as well. Instead they lit up the scoreboard with huge numbers. Kind of a crazy week, but actually that's a typical one in the NFL.

Texans at Bills: Houston's defense had been very impressive of late, while Tyrod Taylor had tailed off. But Taylor to Sammy Watkins was big, and Taylor must be healthy because he was making some plays with his legs, too. LeSean McCoy looked great, just unlucky enough not to score. Mike Gillislee, surprisingly, got some change of pace work. Touchdown for Charles Clay, and the Bills defense looked a little more like it was supposed to look all year.

49ers at Bears: Jay Cutler has been having a great year, so naturally he played poorly in this one and burned those who started him. Probably missed Marquess Wilson, I guess. Robbie Gould has been having a great year, so naturally he missed a couple of fourth-quarter field goals, including one on the final play or regulation that would have won it. Bears opted to take a knee at the end rather than run a play to maybe get a little bit closer, so that's what they get. 49ers win on bomb from Blaine Gabbert to Torrey Smith in overtime. Could the week have gone any more perfectly for the Green Bay Packers? ... About a two-thirds/one-third split for Forte-Langford, and Forte was the one who scored and caught a bunch of passes.

Bengals at Browns: Bengals win big. Andy Dalton and A.J. Green were huge, Jeremy Hill rewarded those who started him by scoring, the Browns were just a hopeless bunch that did nothing of consequence. Not much to dwell on here, maybe we'll see Johnny Manziel next week. Yay?

Ravens at Dolphins: Story of the Ravens year, losing a winnable game. They're all winnable for them, they just have lost most of them. Injuries, bad breaks, a couple of bad spots on an early goal-line series. Big game for Javorius Allen, and yet another pick 6 for Matt Schaub, which is simply uncanny. Ian's call on Miami's new commitment to the run game worked out, Lamar Miller over 100 yards. DeVante Parker also scored, for those who rolled the dice with him. Baltimore can't wait for the season to end.

Seahawks at Vikings: Uh, boom. This game was never close, the blowout highlighted by Cordarrelle Patterson high-stepping his way through a second-half kick return touchdown with his team trailing 35-0. C'mon, Man. Big game for Thomas Rawls, who fumbled early but wasn't punished, nice guy that Pete Carroll. Another huge game for Doug Baldwin, Russell Wilson, and that Seahawks defense is suddenly looking better on the road than at home. Or maybe it's just the matchups. Anyway, pretty clear Seattle is going to be one of the NFC's wildcard teams, probably the 5th seed on the road against the NFC East winner. And they'll win that game.

Jets at Giants: Thrilling game. Really clutch performances by Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall, helping the Jets win their first game in the series, I heard, since 1993. Wow. Great game as the third down back for Bilal Powell, clutch grab by Eric Decker on the tying touchdown. Tough loss for the Giants, who did at least get that huge game out of Odell Beckham. Nearly a second touchdown, broken up/dropped in the end zone. ... I don't know why the Giants are using this four-man running back committee. Andre Williams brings nothing to the table. He dropped a little pass that would have gone for big yardage. Does nothing as a runner. Terrible. Yes, I cut Orleans Darkwa in dynasty this week. Giants can't be trusted to give him more work if they still haven't figured things out with Williams.

Cardinals at Rams: Evidently the Rams have run out of steam defensively as their offense fails to carry its end of the bargain, or the Cardinals are just that good. Hope you started David Johnson, who did just fine and was a great value in the daily leagues that I may not be able to play at some point soon. Cardinals are good, Rams have essentially Todd Gurley and a lot of guys who need to be replaced on offense. I do like the old throwback uniforms, which should be their current uniforms.

Falcons at Buccaneers: Atlanta's curious red-zone and scoring woes continue. Certainly a lot of it is Matt Ryan miscues, but they don't seem to draw up very good plays around the goal line, either. Saw a play for Julio Jones that was close to being a touchdown, but broken up. Sort of the story of his season. Having a monster year except for the whole catching lots of touchdowns thing. Decent PPR day for Devonta Freeman, and that's about it. Bucs are now 6-6 and in the wildcard picture. Nice game for Doug Martin, who the Bucs will have to pay a lot to keep in the offseason. Touchdown for Mike Evans mixed in with a few drops, of course.

Jaguars at Titans: So yeah, I didn't start enough players in this game. Didn't see Blake Bortles rising up with a huge game, thought maybe the Titans offense would be good but didn't exactly expect a huge breakout from Dorial Green-Beckham. Especially after an early drop that turned into an interception. If you started players in this game, congrats, it probably worked out -- almost everyone scored. Except for Kendall Wright and Harry Douglas, theoretically Tennessee's top 2 wide receivers. ... Monster game for Allen Robinson. Had a hunch it was possible with Hurns out, but not enough to choose him in more lineups. Might have helped me into the top 10 in that Super League thing. Ah well. ... Nice all-around game from T.J. Yeldon. Workhorse running backs involved in the passing game are great, and always better than committee backs. Speaking of which...

Kansas City at Raiders: And in the don't bench your studs argument, we have the Kansas City Defense, which got 3 turnovers and a touchdown (and nearly a second) against Derek Carr. ... Surprisingly effective game for Latavius Murray. Unsurprising committee for Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West, with Ware getting the touchdown. Shockingly quiet game from Travis Kelce. But Kansas City wins again.

Broncos at Chargers: C.J. Anderson got hurt early, preventing from having a nice day and probably limiting the whole offense. Denver getting a pick 6, of course, did the same. San Diego lost both of its top wide receivers to injury. The Chargers and Ravens have really had a year with those things. All around disappointing offensive numbers here. With the Chargers it wasn't unexpected.

Eagles at Patriots: So yeah, the ideal would have been Chip Kelly deciding to use Darren Sproles as his lead running back much sooner, like when it still mattered to the team I drafted him on. Big game for Sproles, big game for the Eagles defense (stunningly, pretty sure I had them ranked last or next to last in most scoring systems), remarkable story of Any Given Sunday. New England got strong numbers out of Brady (ultimately), Scott Chandler, Danny Amendola and James White. Might have actually won this game but for a couple of late drops by Brandon LaFell. Big time throw late from Sam Bradford to pick up a key first down. Stunning fumble by the Eagles while running out the clock (Kenjon Barner? Really) that made things too interesting. But Eagles win. Anyone really can win the NFC East.

Panthers at Saints:Fun game to watch. Both offenses made tons of big plays. The Panthers defense made enough big plays. The kind of big numbers you'd expect from a score like this one. Ted Ginn had a stat line that looked OK if you didn't know he got by New Orleans' "defense" for a couple of bombs which he proceeded to drop. Had he caught either of them, Carolina wins by 10 points and Newton's numbers are even bigger. But hey, right now Newton would get my vote for MVP. If I had one, which I do not. Fantasy MVP though, maybe. Too bad I don't actually have him anywhere. Oh yeah, the game included a blocked extra point that turned into 2 points for the defense, the first time it's happened. Cool and kooky. Both starting running backs did OK for you; tight ends, too. Carolina hosts Atlanta next week, for those wondering about 13-0.

Colts at Steelers: That should put an end to the silly questions about whether Matt Hasselbeck should continue to start once Andrew Luck is healthy. ... The Steelers passing game is playing at about as high a level as we've seen from a team in recent years. Right now, you can consider even Markus Wheaton on a regular basis, the way this team is throwing the ball. That said, Pittsburgh's next two are at Cincinnati and home against the Broncos. Something's gotta give.

Monday, Monday: I scoffed at a friend's notion that the Cowboys can still win the East, but of course 7-9 might win the East. I think Dallas will lose this game, 'cause it's in Washington, but if they can somehow sneak away with a win (their defense is solid), you never know. But I think Washington will do enough on offense and get some turnovers on defense and win something like 23-17.