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The Patriots held a 21-7 lead with under two minutes left in the first half, and were driving for more, when a strip-sack of Drake Maye gifted the Atlanta Falcons incredible field position. Atlanta scored a touchdown on a short throw from Michael Penix Jr. to Drake London to cut New England’s lead to 21-14 at the break.
The Sunday afternoon slate for Week 9 is headlined by two big AFC matchups with playoff implications. In the early afternoon window, it's two first-place teams facing off when the Indianapolis Colts (7-1) head to Pittsburgh (4-3) for a showdown with the Steelers.
Sam Darnold had a perfect first half against the Commanders, going 16 of 16 for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the first two quarters of Seattle's 38-14 win. Darnold is the only QB over the past 35 years to complete 100% of his passes for at least 250 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in a single half.
Each week of the NFL season, I’ll grade each AFC West team’s performance with a report card that tells the truth. Offense, defense, and overall performance will be measured accordingly. My grades aren’t about the box scores,
Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for NFL Week 9, with Josh Allen and the Bills defeating the Chiefs and the Chargers and Rams both winning.
This provides a great example of the power of under-center play action: Just the slightest step forward by Tyrel Dodson (No. 25) and Jordyn Brooks (No. 20) allowed Charlie Kolar to get down the seam, a throw Jackson loves.
Overall picks to win: 10-3 in Week 8 (82-38-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 7-1 (53-29-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 3-2 (29-9) Overall to cover the spread: 6-7 (60-58-3) Cover the spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 5-6 (51-48-2) Cover the spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-1 (9-10-1)
NFL Week 10 power rankings shaken up with Denver Broncos and New England Patriots each winning their sixth straight game. Which team should be No. 1?
The halfway mark of the NFL season is here! The Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals will wrap things up on Monday night in Week 9, but Sunday's slate was full