Survey the NFL landscape. It’s a wasteland of mediocrity. More than two thirds of the league is a game above .500, a game below .500 or exactly .500.
It’s a muddled mess right now, but order soon will be restored.
Welcome to Separation Sunday.
Think about where we were after Week 5 last season.
• The Patriots, the eventual AFC representative in the Super Bowl, needed three missed field goals by Nick Folk to beat the Bucs and keep pace with the Bills and Jets.
• The Eagles, the eventual Super Bowl champions, had four wins but hadn’t beaten anyone good.