Week 5 offered multiple opportunities for various AFC contenders to create separation as others suffered defeat.

After the Buffalo Bills absorbed their first loss of the season, against New England on Sunday night, the reigning conference champion Kansas City Chiefs had the chance to stay one loss behind.

Instead, they stumbled more assuredly than Trevor Lawrence, falling 31-28 at Jacksonville in a “Monday Night Football” thriller.

It seemed implausible entering the season, but could the AFC perhaps go through the winner of the South?

That division’s co-leaders, the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, both sit at 4-1 after impressive home wins. That matches Buffalo for the top record in the conference, with the Pittsburgh Steelers – 3-1 coming off their bye week – not far be

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