Super Bowl stock report for Week 8: Joe Burrow's excellence ignites Bengals, Texans reach screeching halt

We assess the NFL title race after Week 7 and identify four upcoming games that could reshape the Super Bowl picture None of the three Super Bowl favorites (the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs) added wins to their tally last week, which goes to show how open the championship race is in Week 8. There is still time for teams further down the pecking order to either make up ground on the frontrunners or surpass them entirely in the divisional and Wild Card standings before the postseason hunt really heats up in the second half of the campaign. That means the Cincinnati Bengals have ample opportunities to take command of an AFC North that might surprisingly be the most competitive division in football. On the other hand, the clock is ticking much faster on the Houston Texans than anyone thought possible heading into the season. A plethora of top-tier Super Bowl contenders will go head-to-head this week, which will either separate the most formidable title hopefuls from the rest or cloud the picture even further. Here are the latest trends in the Super Bowl race heading into Week 8.