Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come to an end. The week that was Week 9 brought us some interesting storylines. Such storylines like, the Cowboys losing again in Atlanta, overtime thrillers in Tennessee and Seattle, a rain soaker in Green Bay, an upset in Carolina and a duel in Kansas City. All those games and more in this week's recap post!
NFL Week 9 Freaky Stat
The Lions have won three straight games at Lambeau for the first time since 1986-1991. For context, the Lions won in Lambeau in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. They won in Milwaukee County Stadium in 1988. The Lions are 7-1 for the first time since 1956.NFL Week 9 Recap
Houston 13, NY Jets 21
Pick: Texans
A defensive struggle for the Texans in New Jersey. CJ Stroud hit 11 of 30 passes for 191 yards. He would have a rough night as he would get sacked eight times in the loss for 56 yards. Joe Mixon had a solid night with 24 carries for 106 yards with a touchdown. Tank Dell had six catches for 126 yards and had the longest play for the Texans with a 50-yard gain. Houston had a solid game on offense with 322 yards, just not in the points department. The Texans had the offensive numbers to back them up but going 6 for 17 on 3rd down won't get it done. There was also a fumble in the game. It was a game where they really should've won but pass protection broke down and the defense couldn't quite stop them when it mattered late in the game. For the Texans, they drop to 6-3 with a break to rethink their plans.Next week:
Houston: vs Detroit (Sunday night)
NY Jets: @ Arizona
TW: 0-1
Dallas 21, Atlanta 27
Pick: Falcons
The Cowboys keep it close but lose in Dallas. Dak Prescott started for the Cowboys and hit 18 of 24 passes for 133 yards with a touchdown pass to Rico Dowdle that cut the Falcons lead to a 14-10 margin with the point after. Prescott would not finish the game after suffering a hamstring injury during the game. Cooper Rush would come in relief and hit 13 of 25 passes for 115 yards with a touchdown pass to Jake Tolbert that would come in the 4th quarter. Rico Dowdle had 12 carries for 75 yards in the game. Jake Ferguson had seven catches for 71 yards to be the leading receiver for the Cowboys and had a 27-yard play for the longest gain for Dallas in the game. It was a contest where the Cowboys looked off on offense for a good duration of the game but that had to deal with Prescott being injured. Not quite the result that head coach Mike McCarthy would've wanted as he would toss his tablet into the ground. Dallas had 378 total yards in the game. For the Cowboys, they drop to 3-5 on the season and have the 2nd worst losing streak in the Mike McCarthy era with a date against the Eagles next week.Next week:
Dallas: vs Philadelphia
Atlanta: @ New Orleans
TW: 1-1
Denver 10, Baltimore 41
Pick: Ravens
The Ravens dominant against the Broncos. Bo Nix hit 19 of 33 passes for 223 yards with an interception that wasn't entirely his fault. His wide receiver bobbled the ball up in the air and a player in a purple jersey caught it. It was in the 1st quarter. Cortland Sutton hit a pass to Bo Nix in a "Philly Special" play to give Nix his first receiving touchdown. Javonte Williams had 12 carries for 42 yards in the game. Cortland Sutton had seven catches for 122 yards in the game. Javonte Williams had a receiving play that was the result of the longest gain for the Broncos with a 34-yard play. Denver had 319 total yards in the game. For the Broncos, they drop to 5-4 on the season.Next week:
Denver: @ Kansas City
Baltimore: vs Cincinnati (Thursday night)
TW: 2-1
LA Chargers 27, Cleveland 10
Pick: Chargers
Justin Herbert and company overwhelm the Browns. Justin Herbert hit 18 of 27 passes for 282 yards with two touchdowns to Quentin Johnston and Josh Palmer. JK Dobbins would also come alive and roast the Browns as he rushed for 85 yards with two touchdowns on 14 carries and had a 34-yard gain for a rush. Quentin Johnston had four catches for 118 yards and the 66-yard gain for a touchdown was the longest play for the Chargers in the game. The game was a good one for the Chargers defense who took advantage of turnovers and made use of them to keep the ball away from the Browns. It didn't look like that on the scoreboard but the Chargers looked great. Los Angeles had 342 total yards in the game. For the Chargers, They improve to 5-3 on the season and usurp the Broncos for 2nd place in the AFC West.Next week:
LA Chargers: vs Tennessee
Cleveland: Bye
TW: 3-1
Las Vegas 24, Cincinnati 41
Pick: Bengals
A rough one for the Raiders as Joe Burrow threw for five touchdowns. Gardner Minshew hit 10 of 17 passes for 124 yards in the game. He would have a fumble in the 3rd quarter that would put him on the bench on the next Raiders drive. Desmond Ridder a recent pickup from Arizona's practice squad, hit 11 of 16 passes for 74 yards with a touchdown to Brock Bowers. Not a bad game for him. Alexander Mattison had nine carries for 36 yards in the game. Zamir White had six carries for 10 yards and included a touchdown. Jack Jones of the Raiders defense intercepted a Burrow pass for a pick six that gave the Raiders a touchdown on defense. Jakobi Meyers had eight catches for 105 yards and had the longest play for the Raiders on a 23-yard gain. A good game for him. The Raiders were down for most of the game and was a glimpse to their season so far, bad play and the opposition getting on top of them and dominating them. Las Vegas had 217 yards in the game. For the Raiders, they drop to 2-7 on the season.Next week:
Las Vegas: Bye
Cincinnati: @ Baltimore (Thursday night)
TW: 4-1
Miami 27, Buffalo 30
Pick: Bills
The Dolphins and Bills slug it out by Tyler Bass called game for Buffalo. Tua Tagovailoa hit 25 of 28 passes for 231 yards with two touchdowns. Jaylen Waddle waddled his way into the endzone for a score and Devon Achane made his way into the endzone as well from balls thrown from Tagovailoa. Achane had 12 carries for 63 yards with a touchdown. A good day for him as he had 31 fantasy points. Tyreek Hill had four catches for 80 yards in the game and had the longest gain for the Dolphins on a 28-yard play. It was a competitive game for the Dolphins who made the game far more closer than Bills fans would've wanted. Miami had 373 total yards of offense in a game that was the total opposite of the last time they met in a Week 2 Thursday night matchup. For the Dolphins, they drop to 2-6 but have some signs of hope for the rest of the season if Tua plays well like this.Next week:
Miami: @ LA Rams (Monday night)
Buffalo: @ Indianapolis
TW: 5-1
New England 17, Tennessee 20 (F/OT)
Pick: Patriots
Drake Maye gives the Patriots a chance to win in OT but it was in vain. Maye hit 29 of 41 passes for 206 yards with a touchdown pass to Rhamondre Stevenson that gave the Patriots a 17-17 tie that gave way to overtime. Maye had his struggles as he gave up a fumble and tossed two interceptions in the game and was sacked four times in the game. Drake Maye was also the leading rusher for the Pats with eight carries for 95 yards and had the longest play for the Pats with a 26-yard gain. Rhamondre Stevenson had 10 carries for 16 yards with a touchdown. Hunter Henry had seven catches for 56 yards in the game. It was a game despite the turnovers was a game they could've won. For the Patriots they gained 295 total yards and drop to 2-7 after upsetting the Jets last week.Next week:
New England: @ Chicago
Tennessee: @ LA Chargers
TW: 5-2
New Orleans 22, Carolina 23
Pick: Panthers
A shocking result for the Saints. Derek Carr hit 18 of 31 passes for 236 yards with a touchdown pass to Foster Moreau. Taysom Hill tried to hit a pass but was incomplete. Despite that he did score a rushing touchdown on a 7-yard run that gave the Saints a 13-7 lead with the point after. Alvin Kamara had 29 carries for 155 yards and had six catches for 60 yards. Juwan Johnson had the longest play for the Saints on a 25-yard gain while catching a couple of passes for 41 yards. Perhaps the strangest bit of news out of this game was tweets made by Michael Thomas in regards to Derek Carr throwing a pass to Chris Olave that resulted in Olave getting a concussion. A strange story for sure. Suffice to say, they drop to 2-7 despite getting 427 total yards.Next week:
New Orleans: vs Atlanta
Carolina: vs NY Giants (Sunday morning; Munich, Germany)
TW: 6-2
Washington 27, NY Giants 22
Pick: Commanders
Jayden Daniels leads Washington to a win against rival New York. Daniels hit 15 of 22 passes for 209 yards with two touchdowns and had eight carries for 35 yards. Both touchdown passes went to Terry McLaurin. Chris Rodriguez Jr had 11 carries for 52 yards in the game. Austin Ekeler had 11 carries for 42 yards in the game with a touchdown run on a 1-yard run. Noah Brown had five catches for 60 yards in the game. The longest play for the Commanders was froma Olamide Zaccheaus 42-yard catch play. It was a bit of a closer game than probably the Commanders would've wanted. It was their first game since winning on a hail mary game last week against Chicago. For the Commanders, they improve to 7-2, their best record since 1996, with 358 total yards of offense.Next week:
Washington: vs Pittsburgh
NY Giants: @ Carolina (Sunday morning, Munich, Germany)
TW: 7-2
Chicago 9, Arizona 29
Pick: Cardinals
Caleb Williams and company fall short in the desert. Williams hit 22 of 41 passes for 217 yards with no touchdowns but no interceptions either. Dandre Swift had 16 carries for 51 yards in the game with a 13-yard run being the longest rush for the Bears. Rome Odunze had five catches for 104 yards with a 44-yard play being the longest for the Monsters of the Midway. It would be a tough one to watch for pass protection as the Cardinals sacked Caleb Williams six times in the game. Which is interesting as the Cardinals defense isn't that great. The Bears had 241 total yards in the game. For the Bears, they drop to 4-4 on the season as they venture back to .500 football.Next week:
Chicago: vs New England
Arizona: vs NY Jets
TW: 8-2
Jacksonville 23, Philadelphia 28
Pick: Jaguars
Jacksonville's comeback falls short in Doug Pederson's return to Philadelphia. Trevor Lawrence wasn't much of a factor as he hit 16 of 31 passes for 169 yards with two interceptions in the 2nd and 4th quarter. The 2nd one happening in the last drive of the game that resulted in the Eagles running out the clock. Travis Etienne had three carries for 24 yards in the game. Despite throwing two interceptions in the game, Trevor Lawrence scored two touchdowns on runs. He had eight yards rushing on five carries. Evan Engram was the leading receiver with five catches for 45 yards with the longest play for the Jags on a 24-yard play. The Jaguars were down 16-0 at halftime but 16 points in the 3rd quarter made this one a game. They would sadly not get a lead in the game. For the Jaguars, they get 215 total yards in the game and drop to 2-7 on the season.Next week:
Jacksonville: vs Minnesota
Philadelphia: @ Dallas
TW: 8-3
Detroit 24, Green Bay 14
Pick: Lions
In rain soaked Lambeau Field, the Packers put up numbers just not points. Jared Goff hit 18 of 22 passes for 145 yards with a touchdown. The touchdown went to Amon Ra St. Brown. Jahmyr Gibbs had a rushing touchdown while getting 11 carries for 65 yards. The leading rusher was David Montgomery who had 17 carries for a gritty 73 yards. The longest play of the game went to St. Brown who caught a pass for 26 yards and finished with seven catches for 56 yards. Kerby Joseph had a pick-six on a Jordan Love pass that was thrown in the Packers own 27-yard line for a 27-yard score with just 32 seconds left in the 1st half. It was really a moment that sealed the deal for the Packers. Detroit put up just 261 total yards in the game but they were a buzzsaw when it mattered most and took advantage of Packers mistakes. It was also the first game for the Lions that was outside of a dome this season. They still won despite the fact. For the Lions, they improve to 7-1.Next week:
Detroit: @ Houston (Sunday night)
Green Bay: Bye
TW: 9-3
LA Rams 26, Seattle 20 (F/OT)
Pick: Rams
Demarcus Robinson called game in Seattle. Matthew Stafford hit 25 of 44 passes for 298 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Both of them went to Demarcus Robinson on 1 and 39 yard plays with the latter being the game-winner. Kyren Williams had 22 carries for 69 yards in the game. Cooper Kupp had 11 catches for 104 yards. Demarcus Robinson had six catches for 94 yards with the 39-yard play being the longest in the game for the Rams. The Rams defense had a pick six on a Geno Smith pass that was caught by Kamren Kinchens for a 103-yard return. He would also have another interception and Jaylen McCollough had one. Some controversy in the game as Puka Nacua was tossed out of the game after throwing a punch at a Seahawks player. For the Rams, they improve to 4-4 and had 366 total yards in the game.Next week:
LA Rams: vs Miami (Monday night)
Seattle: Bye
TW: 10-3
Indianapolis 13, Minnesota 21
Pick: Vikings
The Vikings prevail over the Colts. Joe Flacco hit 16 of 27 passes for 179 yards with an interception in the 3rd quarter. The Colts fumbled on their first drive. If there was a consolation Minnesota also intercepted on the next drive. Jonathan Taylor had 13 carries for 48 yards. Josh Downs had six catches for 60 yards in the game. The longest play for the Colts went to both Adonai Mitchell and Kylen Granson with 22 yard plays each. Indianapolis had a fumble recovery that was grabbed by Kenny Moore for a touchdown. The Colts wouldn't score a touchdown for the rest of the game. Matt Gay would hit two field goals in the game with a 54-yard field goal being the last points in the game but would not recover the onside kick. It was a quiet game for Joe Flacco who had been leading the Colts to a multitude of scoring drives when he started or came in relief. The game was a change as they went with Joe Flacco over Anthony Richardson. Richardson made comments as to "needing a break." For the Colts, they had 227 yards in the game but drop to 4-5 on the season.Next week:
Indianapolis: vs Buffalo
Minnesota: @ Jacksonville
TW: 11-3
Tampa Bay 24, Kansas City 30
Pick: Chiefs
The Buccaneers hang in there but Patrick Mahomes guide the Chiefs to a win in Overtime. Baker Mayfield hit 23 of 31 passes for 200 yards with two touchdowns. Cade Otton and Ryan Miller were the players that caught the passes from Mayfield. Keep in mind, no Chris Godwin or Mike Evans. Rachaad White had a touchdown run while getting three carries for 19 yards in the game. Bucky Irving had the most yards for rushing with 24 yards and seven carries. Cade Otton had eight catches for 77 yards in the game. Trey Palmer had the longest play for the Buccaneers with a 19-yard gain. The Buccaneers had 284 total yards in the game. It was a quiet game for turnovers as the Buccaneers would conjure up one fumble and recover it. It was a good game regardless. For the Buccaneers, they drop to 4-5 on the season.
Patrick Mahomes hit 34 of 44 passes for 291 yards with three touchdowns. Two of the touchdowns went to DeAndre Hopkins, a newest addition to the team via trade from Tennessee. The other went to Samaje Perine in the win. Kareem Hunt had 27 carries for 106 yards with a touchdown in what would be the game-winner from 2 yards out. Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards in the game. It would be his teammate Hopkins that had the longest play for a gain in the game on a 35-yard play. The Chiefs would conjure up 384 total yards in the game. It was a back and forth affair with both teams trading blows. It might be a game where both teams might see each other again perhaps? Who knows. For the Chiefs, they get to 8-0 on the season and stay as the league's only undefeated team.
Next week:
Tampa Bay: vs San Francisco
Kansas City: vs Denver
TW: 12-3
Records
Week 1: 14-2
Week 2: 10-6
Week 5: 3-11
2019: 161-94-1
2022: 166-103-2
2023: 161-111
See you all on Wednesday/Thursday for the Week 10 Picks post! Enjoy your week!
-Tom
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