some of it has to deal with the field of teams

Dallas and Atlanta don't get a break this weekend with Dallas having to face a hot Green Bay team. Had the Giants won they would have faced them and the Giants beat the Cowboys twice this year. Atlanta plays the Seahawks a team that when Wilson is on can beat anyone.

New England on the other hand rather than face either the Chiefs who play the style that gives NE trouble or the Steelers who aren't intimidated by them and can outscore them - plays the Texans who they beat 27-0 earlier this year without Brady and some rookie QB that nobody even remembers

Would have been nice to see NE actually have to face a team that could five them trouble this weekend