It's getting to be that time of year when we can say with certainty who the good and bad teams are, in the NFL and in fantasy. Players still get hurt and backups you've been holding onto emerge, but you probably know with most of your teams if they're contenders or pretenders. Hope they're the former.

Washington at Ravens: Both teams are masters of playing games that could go either way. Ravens had a couple of near-misses and lost. Nearly a spectacular touchdown by Breshad Perriman. Injured ankle for Steve Smith. Big game for Terrance West while Kenneth Dixon barely played. Quiet game for Washington offense, unsurprisingly.

Patriots at Browns: And the Tom Brady revenge tour begins. I didn't make too much of it entering the game but clearly it's on, with him going for 400 yards and 3 TDs that could easily have been more. And of course the Browns defend nothing well, so each week you just figure out which area of the offense a specific team will want to work on against them. Dud games for Crowell and Pryor and the Browns lose another quarterback to injury. Clipboard Jesus/Checkdown Charlie Whitehurst -- not sure which nickname I prefer but whatever, it's a fantasy nightmare.

Eagles at Lions: Thought the Lions might win this one. Their offense has some ability, despite the Chicago misstep. Stafford to Marvin Jones and Theo Riddick all day. Not a great week to be facing Riddick, obvs. Still a nice game for Carson Wentz, who's emerged as a weekly starter. Lions surprisingly did not give up a touchdown to a tight end, though the Huff TD could have been one. Costly fumble by Ryan Mathews, which maybe will eventually need to more work for Wendell Smallwood? He didn't touch the ball.

Bears at Colts: About as expected. Bears more competitive than I expected, having uncovered a viable receiver in Cameron Meredith. Actually picked him up in dynasty, hurrah. Somebody's got to catch passes in this offense, why not him. For the Colts, recommended against using Philip Dorsett and it looks like you can safely drop him altogether. Another nice game for Jordan Howard, so you can drop Langford, too. Uh, Jay Cutler also, in the unlikely event you're hanging onto him.

Titans at Dolphins: People were booing Ryan Tannehill in this game. Adam Gase has his back, and I'm with Adam. I don't know, is Tannehill great? No. But will it be easy for Miami to find an upgrade? Uh, they've been trying for about 20 years now, right? Big game for the Titans running game, like should have been enjoyed by Jeremy Hill last Thursday. Marcus Mariota finally looked good out there, even running for a touchdown.

Texans at Vikings: So yeah those Survivor Pool picks worked out great. A decent offense along with a great defense and great special teams -- three phases to the game, here -- really does go a long way. Vikings are really good. Sadly their offense can be somewhat unpredictable, e.g. Jerick McKinnon putting a real dud out there on the field. Pretty sure there weren't many people starting leading receiver Adam Thielen. But I guess it's time to pick up the suddenly involved Cordarrelle Patterson. For Houston, I'm just going to go with what I'm now saying after every offense faces the Vikings. They're good. At least you got a touchdown out of DeAndre Hopkins.

Jets at Steelers: Steelers are pretty good and look nice a offense to have lots of pieces of. Sammie Coates struggled all preseason and early this year, but he's settling in right now. Jets just don't look like they know exactly what to do on offense (missed Eric Decker yesterday) and have major secondary woes. Headed for 1-5 going into Arizona next week.

Falcons at Broncos: This is why it can be risky to count on quarterbacks making their first NFL start. Yes the Falcons had allowed 31 points per game, and they're probably bad, but it's tough to just cut up any NFL defense in your first NFL start. Rough outing for the Broncos offense. Of course, it's also a reminder that you really can get burned with starting stars like Julio Jones against elite defenses. And that Tevin Coleman is apparently OK to play at altitude.

Bengals at Cowboys: Bengals appear to have some run defense problems, although Dallas might make a lot of teams look like that the way Ezekiel Elliott looks so far. He's really good, they have a great line, they're going to win some games with that kind of approach even if Dez Bryant doesn't rush back. For the Bengals, they were just down too quickly to run their kind of game, which is a shame for those of us who started Jeremy Hill. Stuff happens. Like Brandon LaFell catching 2 TDs.

Bills at Rams: Big game from LeSean McCoy. Did have a TD vultured by Mike Gillislee, which was unfortunate, but he later was narrowly tripped up when going in for a touchdown. Bills defense no longer a laughing stock. More serviceable but slightly disappointing numbers from Todd Gurley, at least in terms of yards per carry. Usable PPR numbers from Tavon Austin this week but you still can't get enthused about the Rams passing game (or offense, really).

Chargers at Raiders: Heard they're calling for Mike McCoy's head in San Diego. Seems like kind of a shame, given they're losing in part because they have so many reserve guys playing major roles and then you have Melvin Gordon committing critical fumbles in back-to-back week. And a fumbled snap on a tying field goal. Fantasy-wise, there's a little inconsistency in which receiver has the big game from week to week. But seems safe to put Dontrelle Inman 3rd or 4th, behind Benjamin, Williams and probably Hunter Henry (even with Gates back to score a TD). Usual story from the Raiders; Carr-Cooper-Crabtree and a committee backfield.

Giants at Packers: Week after week, it seems, I see the Giants really hurting by not having a competent tight end out there. I understand Larry Donnell was out with a concussion, but he's part of the problem. This time it was Will Tye dropping a touchdown right before the half that would have made it a 14-13 game. Instead the Giants fumbled on their next play, Green Bay kicked a field goal before the half, and it's 17-6. Anyway, Green Bay's offensive players really came to play in this one, and the Giants keep messing up little things with drops, errant throws by Eli, and missed chances. Eddie Lacy injured an ankle; was having a great game prior to that. Randall Cobb TD erased by penalty.

Monday, Monday: If it were Cam Newton, I'd be expecting Carolina to win big. It's not, so maybe it's a more competitive game. Certainly the Carolina offense looks OK with the matchup, and the Bucs offense might also be OK, at least in terms of passing the ball. Grudging support for Jacquizz Rodgers once it became clear Charles Sims wouldn't play. If I could start two players in this game they'd be Mike Evans and Kelvin Benjamin. OK maybe Greg Olsen. Panthers 26, Bucs 23.