On Dec. 29, 1957, the Detroit Lions were undisputedly the best team in the NFL. They won their last championship that day. That was also the end of Jim Brown's rookie season, nine years before the first Super Bowl and a little less than 12 years before man first walked on the moon.

Here's how the NFL stacks up after Sunday's Week 9 games, with the Rams rising after an overtime win and the Bears falling after a blowout loss.