Their awful performance last Monday night in a 38-3 loss to Buffalo in Detroit — the Bills didnt seem bothered by the change of venue because of massive snowstorms in Western New York — bodes very poorly for Ryan.Miami is inconsistent, but plays everyone tough. For any chance to remain a wild-card contender, the Dolphins have to win this prime-time affair.Arizona (9-2) at Atlanta (4-7)New Orleans (4-7) at Pittsburgh (7-4)Carolina (3-7-1) at Minnesota (4-7)The horrid NFC South in a nutshell, with a dose of the AFC North, where every member is three games over .500 or better.Atlanta and New Orleans are tied atop their division, the first time teams three games below break-even are in front of a sector. The Falcons cant close out tight games, and the Cardinals have the conferences best record.Yes, Arizona had its six-game win string snapped at Seattle, but its defence remains formidable and is tied for the league lead with 15 picks.Thhe Saints dropped three straight at home, hard to fathom for a team that hadnt lost in the Superdome under coach Sean Payton since 2010. Cheap Air Max 95 Wholesale. Now they hit the road, where they play close games — and generally have lost.Pittsburgh, a half-game back in its division, won all the games on its three-week homestand earlier this season, outscoring opponents 124-80.Somehow, Carolina not only is in the chase, but with the easiest assignment this week, could grab first place in the NFC South. However, the Panthers are 1-7-1 since a 2-0 start.One interesting matchup: Panthers QB Cam Newton against Vikings CB Captain Munnerlyn, who was a seventh-round draft pick in 2009 by Carolina and is the franchise leader with five career interception returns for touchdowns.Cincinnati (7-3-1) at Tampa Bay (2-9)Cleveland (7-4) at Buffalo (6-5)San Diego (7-4) at Baltimore (7-4)The rest of the AFC North in a nutshell.Cincinnati has been streaky, and right now is on the right kind of ride: four wins in five games. The ground game has been strong: Jeremy Hill leads NFL rookies with 643 yards rushing, is second with six touchdowns on the ground, and has made up for Gio Bernards injury absence. Bernard is back now.Tampa Bay has won six straight against Cincinnati. It has the NFCs worst record, could earn the top overall draft pick, yet also could win the NFC South with a closing burst. Bucs receiver Mike Evans is tops among league rookies with 841 yards receiving and tied for the rookie lead with eight TDs. He has a TD reception in four consecutive games.Buffalo will be thrilled to play a true home game after having to shift to Detroit last week. The Bills have been even more futile in chasing a post-season berth — 14 seasons in a row, a league high — and can make the Browns pursuit less likely with a win.Cleveland was last in the playoffs in 2002, the only time since the franchise returned to the NFL following the original Browns move to Baltimore.Speaking of which, that team twice has won Super Bowls as the Ravens, and it seemingly has the most comfortable schedule the rest of the way in the tightest division imaginable.The Ravens are dynamic on the ground and stopping the run. Unheralded Justin Forsett is seeking his third straight week with at least 100 yards rushing and two TDs. He ran for a career-high 182 yards against the Saints and needs 97 yards to reach 1,000 for the first time.San Diego QB Philip Rivers is ailing, but after a three-game slide, he has helped the Chargers to consecutive wins. Rivers has thrown for 1,183 yards with seven TDs and two interceptions in his past four meetings with Baltimore.Tennessee (2-9) at Houston (5-6)With the Ryan Mallett experiment over after two starts because of a chest injury, Ryan Fitzgerald gets the quarterbacking job again. Houston hopes to have outstanding running back Arian Foster back from a groin problem to pair with rookie Alfred Blue, who has run for 280 yards in three starts.The Titans have lost five straight and are infusing youth into the lineup as much as possible, with rookie Zach Mettenberger at quarterback.Oakland (1-10) at St. Louis (4-7)Fresh off breaking a 16-game slide over two seasons with their upset of Kansas City, the Raiders visit St. Louis for the first time since 2002. Another win will endanger Oakland owning the top overall draft pick.The Rams have done well against some of the NFLs toughest opponents, with victories over Denver, Seattle and San Francisco — all title game teams in 2013. But they havent won consecutive games all season.Washington (3-8) at Indianapolis (7-4)Too bad Jay Gruden opted to bench Robert Griffin III for this one, although the Redskins coach had plenty of reasons. The first chance to see the top two picks of the 2012 draft go at it now becomes Indy QB Andrew Luck against journeyman Colt McCoy.Despite their struggles, the Redskins are 2-1 against the AFC South. Of course, the Colts are, by far, the best team in that division. Luck needs 359 yards for his second 4,000-yard passing season and has 13 straight games with 20 completions, one short of Mannings franchise record.New York Giants (3-8) at Jacksonville (1-10)Tom Coughlin took charge of the Jaguars in 1994, a year before they even took the field, and eventually led them to two AFC championship games. Hes done even better with New York — albeit not since 2011, when the Giants won their second Super Bowl under Coughlin.New York has not made the playoffs since and has lost six in a row this season. Jacksonville has dropped four in a row, all by double digits.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '