A defensive effort in which the Bills stopped the Vikings’ Carson Wentz-led offense, while Josh Allen and the offense did enough to secure a pivotal road victory against Minnesota.
Caleb Williams started in his typical efficient self, and it looked like he could do no wrong, but then he proceeded to throw four interceptions, and the Bears’ offense stagnated for much of the game after taking a 17-3 lead. The Buccaneers made the game interesting, forcing five turnovers, but Chicago held strong and defeated Tampa Bay, 27-24.
Brock Purdy went 17 of 25 for 232 yards with a pair of touchdowns to help the 49ers defeat the Las Vegas Raiders, 38-17. The Raiders kept the game interesting up until about half-time, but the 49ers scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to pull away from the Raiders. The defense forced an insane five turnovers. San Francisco remains a top team in the NFL.
Jacksonville is one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but they faced a Joe Fagnano’s Ravens team that only scored 10 points. Jacksonville won the game 33-10 and Trevor Lawrence only completed 16 passes. The Jaguars are an excellent young football team playing complementary football.
Denver found a way to earn a tough road win, again! Pat Bryant returned from IR and caught a touchdown from Bo Nix. Jonah Coleman continues to dominate touches as the team’s No. 1 back. Coleman had 17 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown in the game.
The Bengals offense is playing very well. Joe Burrow tossed three touchdowns and 271 yards against the Falcons. Ja’Marr Chase caught ten passes for 155 yards with a touchdown. The rushing attack is still a work in progress for Cincinnati, but the Bengals have now won four games in a row, scoring over 30 points in each matchup.
The Minnesota Vikings battled the Bills but lost at home to Josh Allen. The Carson Wentz experience was not enjoyable, as he threw several interceptions and could not move the offense. Minnesota still has the best defense — and possibly the best unit overall — but this offense is bad.
Kansas City got right against the Jets in a 35-12 victory. Patrick Mahomes completed 23 of 31 passes for 242 yards with a pair of touchdowns, and Kenneth Walker III rushed for over 100 yards with both receiving touchdowns. The Chiefs dominated an inferior opponent.
Detroit went into Miami and won a gritty game that relied on defensive football. Each team turned the football over once, and neither team earned 300 yards on offense. Kudos to Miami’s defense, but the Dolphins were a fish out of water for the Lions in Miami.
The Green Bay Packers demolished the New England Patriots in their home. They forced four turnovers and gained 478 yards of offense. Jordan Love played out of his MIND, completing 23 of 29 for 372 yards and three touchdowns. Few teams are hotter than the Packers right now, and their defense matched their offense in New England. Green Bay did, however, lose running back Josh Jacobs to a broken finger. The Packers still have concerns, but Love is playing at an MVP rate.
Drew Lock is 2-0 this season for Seattle; he completed 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown in this low-scoring 17-3 win over Arizona. Seattle travels to Las Vegas to play the Raiders before going into a bye week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were on their bye in Week 9.
The Giants continue to win football games because they’re well coached in every phase. The defense pressured and harassed Joe Milton all game, sacking the young quarterback seven times, while Matt Nagy called a fine game for multiple quarterback. Jameis Winston led the only touchdown drive against Vic Fangio’s defense. The Giants earned their first win in Philadelphia since 2013.
The Rams defeated Washington 20-13 on the road, but lost their star receiver Puka Nacua in the last play of the game. Los Angeles is a good team that is well coached, but injuries are stacking up, and a lack of offensive playmakers is problematic. They may receive Terrance Ferguson back soon, but Matt Stafford is losing targets weekly.
The Patriots were embarrassed by the Packers, 45-27. They’re an injured squad at receiver and Drake Maye tossed three interceptions and was harassed throughout the game. It was a tough look for New England on defense – they surrendered a surprising 478 yards to Jordan Love and the Packers.
The Texans came off the bye week and blew the Chargers out, 44-22. C.J. Stroud went nuclear, finishing 21 of 35 for 384 yards with five touchdowns and a pick. Kayshon Boutte went four for 125 and two; Tank Dell four of 105 for one, and Nico Collins four for 55 with one as well. Houston played to their talent against the worst team in the league.
Cleveland lost 23-22 in overtime. Shedeur Sanders went 19 of 31 for 297 yards with two touchdowns with exceptional individual efforts from Harold Fannin Jr. and KC Concepcion on the two 64 and 39 yard touchdown passes. Tyler Shough turned it on down the stretch of the game and the Saints found a way to secure victory at the end of the game. Cleveland has a decision to make next week – Sanders or DeShaun Watson?
Tampa Bay has won two games in a row and three of four. The Bucs won last week without completing a pass. They’re a power-run team with an opportunistic, well-coached defense, but the Bears withstood a valiant come-from-behind effort. Tampa Bay lost 27-24.
Baltimore lost to Jacksonville, 33-10, but they were forced to start Joe Fagnano, who went 10 of 18 for 60 yards. Baltimore had a creative game plan centered around the wildcat, but Jacksonville was too much in the second half. Baltimore traded for Jacoby Brissett, who should start in Week 10.
Bryce Young played well against a good defense, completing 28 of 39 for 276 yards and three touchdowns, but as the Broncos do – they found a way to win, 26-21. The Panthers are now 3-5 with three straight losses.
The Raiders turned the football over five times, with three of them being Kirk Cousins interceptions. Brock Bowers caught seven passes for 111 yards with a touchdown on eight targets. The Raiders can’t beat a team like San Francisco on the road while throwing three picks and putting the ball on the ground three more times (_two of which were recovered by the other team_).
Tyler Shough led a fourth-quarter comeback to force overtime and finished the game 21 of 35 for 265 yards with a touchdown and 51 yards on the ground. Audric Estime, who was on the Browns’ practice squad last week, rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown for the Saints.
Atlanta has lost four of the last five games, this one in Madrid, Spain. The quarterback play is sub-par; Michael Penix Jr. threw for just 162 yards in the game, and Drake London took a bit to get going. Atlanta is in a bad division, and they’re a team that struggles to establish an identity.
Dallas has talent on both sides of the football, but they’re a mess. Dak Prescott, though, did complete 21 of 34 for 335 yards and a pair of touchdowns against a Colts team that is in a fire sale. Dallas, somehow, almost lost this game and found a way to win late 27-23. The Cowboys are one of the biggest disappointment teams in the 2026 season, which is just lovely.
Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 35 passes for 274 yards with a touchdown pass to Van Jefferson, but that wasn’t enough to defeat the Los Angeles Rams, who earned this road win, 20-13. Washington’s offense has struggled and the Commanders’ rushing attack remained bad in this game.
The Jets went to Kansas City and lost, 35-12. They did little offensively, converting 2 of 14 third and fourth down conversions. They couldn’t stop the run on defense. Aaron Glenn’s time as a head coach may be coming to an end.
Gardner Minshew II couldn’t do much against Mike Macdonald’s defense in this 3-17 loss. Minshew was then hurt and it looks like Arizona will turn to Carson Beck, now that Jacoby Brissett was traded to the Baltimore Ravens. Arizona is down love, multiple quarterbacks, and Michael Wilson was placed on IR. Not good!
Miami played well since their bye week, but could only muster nine points against Detroit. Malik Willis finished 13 of 25 for just 128 yards with an interception. It’s a rebuilding year for Miami.
The Eagles have lost seven straight games and changed to quarterback Joe Milton to try and spark the team at home against the Giants. The defense played with spirit, but the offense was inept, and the rushing attack was stifled by the Giants’ defense. Philadelphia traded Jordan Davis on Monday morning, and they’re looking forward to the off-season.
The Tennessee Titans wereon their bye in Week 9.
Daniel Jones almost did the Giants a solid by stealing a win in this lost season, but Dallas escaped with a 27-23 victory.
The Chargers are terrible. They can’t do anything but score 13 points in garbage time to make the score more respectable. Just an embarrassing season for this franchise.
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