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There are no great NFL teams this season (except maybe the Chiefs and Rams)

By John Clayton, Special To The Washington Post

The third week of the NFL season didn’t just defy the odds — it was flat-out weird. Despite being 16-and-a-half-point underdogs, the Buffalo Bills blew out the Minnesota Vikings, 27-6, after being the worst team in football the first two weeks. The Detroit Lions, one of the worst three teams in football the first week, dominated the New England Patriots, 23-10. In total, six of the 14 games Sunday were won by underdogs.

It was crazy. And it also revealed an important lesson: There are no great NFL teams this season — at least not yet.