There is only one matchup of undefeated NFL teams this week, but it isn't the most important game, not by a long shot.
The Miami-New Orleans game is on Monday night, so it will get a lot of attention. It will be very interesting for a lot of reasons, one of which is to see if Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill is really as improved as he has looked early on.
But, in terms of revealing who will or won't go deep, deep, deep into the playoffs, forget about it. Neither of these teams is Super Bowl caliber, at least at this point.
For that, look to the 49ers vs. Rams tonight, the Patriots vs. the Falcons and the Seahawks vs. the Texans on Sunday.
Yes, the 49ers are 1-2, but that is deceiving. They have as much or more talent than any team in the league. They've been up on that high horse, coasting along arrogantly believing all the preseason hype. If they're ever going to come down to earth, now would be a good time to start.
Tom Brady and the undefeated Patriots get their first real test this week against a good Falcons team, and the unbeaten Seahawks get a test as well, against a good Texans team.
We'll see who's unbeaten after this weekend.
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