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NFL power rankings Week 9 roundup: the Chiefs get what they deserve

It’s not much fun looking up the rankings when the have just turned in a 15-point loss to a team they had beaten in 16 consecutive games. But once in a while, there’s still a bright spot. Just like Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr noted this week, “Life is all about how you look at things.”

Here’s this week’s sampling:

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The Chiefs have not known life as anything but a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the playoffs under Patrick Mahomes, but if they want to maintain their hopes of securing a top seed this year, they might be looking at a must-win game this Sunday in Frankfurt, where they’ll to face the Dolphins, one of three other 6-2 AFC teams currently.