Pro football is heating up on both sides of the border

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With the CFL playoffs coming up in just a few weeks and the NFL in mid-season form, here's what happened over the weekend and what to look for next in North American pro football:

NFL: The Super Bowl favourites made big statements

The last time Buffalo met Kansas City, the Bills came out on the wrong end of an unforgettable AFC playoff shootout that saw the teams combine for 25 points in the final 114 seconds of regulation. Buffalo took the lead with just 13 seconds left, only to watch Patrick Mahomes drive K.C. to a game-tying field goal and the winning touchdown in overtime.

In yesterday's highly anticipated rematch at Arrowhead Stadium, it looked like the Bills once again left Mahomes too much time after Josh Allen threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 64 seconds left. But Buffalo's big off-season acquisition, star pass rusher Von Miller, capped another big day by pressuring Mahomes into an awkward throw that was picked off by Taron Johnson to seal a thrilling 24-20 win and confirm the 5-1 Bills' status as the best team in the league.

A few hours later, the NFC's top dog, Philadelphia, improved to 6-0 and remained the only unbeaten team in the league with a 26-17 home victory over rival Dallas (4-2). The Super Bowl is still four months away (plenty of time for injuries or other unforeseen misfortunes to befall any football team), but at the moment the most likely matchup appears to be Bills vs. Eagles.

Meanwhile, it was another tough day for two of the game's aging superstar quarterbacks. The Packers suffered a humiliating 27-10 defeat to the Jets at Lambeau Field to fall