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Nov. 2, 2025, 6:27 AM ESTBy Andrew GreifThe Kansas City Chiefs’ hold over half the NFL appeared broken when the season opened in September — and no team was better positioned to take advantage than Buffalo.Since 2020, the Bills, along with another Kansas City challenger, the Baltimore Ravens, perennially found themselves under Kansas City’s thumb. They were a combined 0-5 in the postseason against the Chiefs as that team went on to win five of the last six AFC championships.Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City in September.Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesThe Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start. Buffalo, meanwhile, started 4-0, with quarterback Josh Allen picking up right where his MVP season left off last year.Yet as the season hits its midway point, Buffalo’s window to claim the AFC and advance to its first Super Bowl in 32 seasons no longer appears as wide open as it did a month ago. Because as soon as the Bills’ fortunes changed, so did those of its rivals.On Oct. 5, their 14-game home winning streak was snapped even though they were more than a touchdown favorite to beat New England. Eight days later, still as a betting favorite, Buffalo lost again, 24-14, at Atlanta — only its second loss by double digits in a year. And its 4-0 start began to look less impressive after its first four opponents started a combined 3-21.Following a bye, Buffalo routed Carolina last week, scoring 40 points for the second time this season. Yet if the Bills felt they were back on track, the worrisome news was that several other rivals were as well.Buffalo doesn’t even lead its own division. That lead belongs to New England (6-2), which has become one of the NFL’s most surprising teams in coach Mike Vrabel’s first season. Second-year quarterback Drake Maye, only 23, has joined Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes as the only quarterbacks ever to pass for 200-plus yards with a passer rating of 100 or better in seven consecutive games. It’s partly why the Patriots are a league-best 4-0 on the road and have won five straight games.Daniel Jones of the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sept. 14.Michael Hickey / Getty ImagesIn the AFC South, a team few expected to make noise as a playoff contender, Indianapolis, is off to its best start since 2009. The Colts own the league’s best record (7-1) and point differential (outscoring opponents by 116 points) behind a pair of MVP candidates in quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Jonathan Taylor, whose production this season has invited comparisons to Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson.Though just 3-5, Baltimore still has a chance to come back from the dead. With quarterback Lamar Jackson scoring four touchdowns Thursday in his return after missing three games to an injured hamstring, and the bulk of their division games still yet to be played, the Ravens could very well win the AFC North and earn a playoff berth. And their remaining schedule is rated the league’s fourth-easiest, according to their opponents’ combined winning percentage (and New England owns the easiest).And then there is Kansas City, the longtime Buffalo nemesis that the Bills host Sunday in the most anticipated game of Week 9. At 5-3, the Chiefs currently stand only third in the AFC West, but bettors have given them the best odds to win the Super Bowl after they have looked like their old selves while winning five of their last six games, including three in a row by at least 13 points. Since throwing three touchdown passes in his first three games during a 1-2 start, Patrick Mahomes has 14 touchdown passes in five games since.History suggests that even if Buffalo wins, there is no guarantee it will be able to replicate that success in the postseason. Since 2020, the Bills are 4-1 against Kansas City in the regular season but 0-4 in the playoffs.Ahead of the critical matchup, a collection of officials from Buffalo’s Catholic diocese happened to visit Pope Leo XIV this week, and presented the American pope a Bills jersey. The Bills still have a game-breaking quarterback in Allen, and one of the league’s best backs in James Cook. But during a season where the AFC landscape has shifted under their feet, a prayer couldn’t exactly hurt.What else we’re watching in Week 9Bears (4-3) at Bengals (3-5): Chicago’s defense has forced 16 takeaways and 11 interceptions, both top in the league.Vikings (3-4) at Lions (5-2): Detroit has won five straight games against Minnesota. 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Shough, 26, was still a toddler when New Orleans last started a season this poorly, in 1999.Chiefs (5-3) at Bills (5-2): Buffalo won’t have key defensive lineman Ed Oliver, who was placed on injured reserve this week after a bicep injury.Seahawks (5-2) at Commanders (3-5): On “Sunday Night Football,” Washington tries to end its three-game losing streak by stopping Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is on pace for an NFL-record 1,989 receiving yards.Cardinals (2-5) at Cowboys (3-4-1): Is Dak Prescott a dark-horse MVP candidate? The Cowboys are second in the NFL by averaging 30.8 points and 384.1 yards.Andrew GreifAndrew Greif is a sports reporter for NBC News Digital. 
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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 11, 2025, 2:04 PM ESTBy Jarrod BarryDorienne Smith recently bought her first home, a newly built townhouse in a development outside Columbus, Ohio. It wasn’t easy.Recent rent hikes pushed her to finally decide to own, kicking off a two-year search. She struggled to find a home in her $400,000 price range that didn’t require a lot of repairs and that was in an area she felt comfortable.At 40 years old, Smith only recently felt stable enough to finally buy a home. It took her getting a new job in human resources — plus taking out a loan against her 401(k) — before she felt she could afford to buy.“It’s harder for people, especially those younger than me, to maintain jobs that are going to get six figures or higher, which is really what you need in order to buy a house these days,” she said.Americans are waiting longer than ever to get into their first home. Many of them are held back by high interest rates, rising home prices and salaries that are barely keeping up with the cost of living. The median age for first-time homebuyers hit 40, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. That’s up from 38 in the prior year, and it’s the highest since the group began keeping records in 1981. First-time buyers also accounted for 21% of all buyers, which the association said is a “historic low.”Home affordability has been a source of pain for years, according to the NBC News Home Buyer Index, which measures the difficulty of buying a home. Policymakers have struggled to find solutions. President Donald Trump recently floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage as one way to bring down monthly payments of homebuyers. But critics have pushed back, arguing that 50-year mortgages, compared to standard 30-year mortgages, would do little to address home prices themselves, while leaving buyers in debt longer and spending more on loan interest.Rising costs of everything from rent and child care make it difficult for would-be buyers to save up for a home, said Jessica Lautz, vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors. Many younger people are also weighed down by expenses such as student loan debt, credit cards and car payments.“We’re continuing to see home prices grow, and with home price growth, we’re also seeing interest rates at a higher level, as well,” she said. “So, the overall housing affordability is difficult for a buyer to come in.”The median home price was more than $415,000 in September, according to the National Association of Realtors, up 2.3% from last year. Data from the group shows that prices for existing homes have jumped more than 33% nationwide since 2020.High mortgage rates have only added to the problem. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage has fluctuated between 6.60% and 6.80% for much of this year, and though it has fallen to around 6.25% in recent weeks, it’s still far higher than most Americans feel they can afford.“Because of interest rates being high, it’s caused a lot of homebuyers, who are your younger homebuyers, not to be able to afford places, just because the prices have been so high,” said Jeff Lichtenstein, a broker and president of Echo Fine Properties in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.Younger Americans are struggling to find the stability and savings necessary to buy homes. Many feel that wages have not kept up with costs of living, as stubborn inflation weighs on consumers. It can take some people years before they can save for the down payment or afford the nearly $2,200 per-month that the National Association of Realtors says is now the typical monthly mortgage payment.At the same time, college grads are carrying more student loan debt than ever, and taking longer to pay it off. The Education Data Initiative found that between 2010 and 2023, the average cost of a four-year degree ballooned 36%, and the average federal student loan debt is now more than $39,000, according to data from the Education Department.While Smith said she was fortunate to graduate with less than $20,000 in loans, she knows others who are struggling under the weight of college debt.“One of my friends has still over $60K in student debt,” she said in an email to NBC News. “I know several others who are carrying equally large amounts of student debt as well.”For most Americans, their house isn’t just a place to live — it’s an investment and an important nest egg. In 2022, the average homeowner had a net worth of about $396,000, 38 times that of a person who did not own a home. If newer buyers can’t get that starter home, Lautz cautioned, that could have knock-on effects for them and their children.“That means lower wealth building for themselves, but also the lower chance of having a generational transfer of wealth for their future generations, too,” she said.Jarrod BarryJarrod Barry is an intern with the NBC News Business Unit.
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