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The Week 9 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with large matchups, and we got you covered with what you request to cognize heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring america the biggest keys to each crippled and a bold prediction for each matchup.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information probe provides a large stat to cognize and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes wrong the numbers with a matchup standing (on a standard of 1 to 100) and a crippled projection. ESPN researcher Kyle Soppe hands retired adjuvant fantasy football intel, arsenic well. Finally, Seth Walder and Eric Moody springiness america last people picks for each game. Everything you privation to cognize is present successful 1 spot to assistance you get acceptable for a loaded play of NFL football.
Let's get into the afloat Week 9 slate, including an NFC West matchup betwixt Seattle and Arizona, Tom Brady vs. Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen taking connected the Jets. It each culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup betwixt the Ravens and the Saints connected ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless different noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
BUF-NYJ | GB-DET | IND-NE
MIA-CHI | MIN-WSH | CAR-CIN
LAC-ATL | LV-JAX | SEA-ARI
LAR-TB | TEN-KC | BAL-NO
Thursday: PHI 29, HOU 17
Bye: CLE, DAL, DEN, NYG, PIT, SF
Bills (6-1) astatine Jets (5-3)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: BUF -13 (46.5)
What to ticker for: Jets QB Zach Wilson volition effort to rebound from a three-interception nightmare. It won't beryllium easy. It ne'er is against the Bills, who person held the Jets to 17 oregon less points successful six consecutive meetings. The Bills, seeking their archetypal 7-1 commencement since 1993, are tied for 4th successful takeaways (14) -- a problematic matchup for Wilson & Co. -- Rich Cimini
Bold prediction: Josh Allen volition propulsion astatine slightest 3 touchdowns with implicit 325 passing yards. Allen was frustrated aft throwing 2 2nd fractional interceptions successful the team's 27-17 triumph implicit the Green Bay Packers, and portion the Jets defence has 9 interceptions connected the twelvemonth and hasn't allowed implicit 300 passing yards successful a crippled this year, Allen volition usage those atrocious decisions to bounce back. Much of the Jets antiaircraft occurrence has travel successful portion sum (lowest QBR allowed), but Allen leads the league successful QBR (81) and passing touchdowns (six) against portion coverage. -- Alaina Getzenberg
Stat to know: Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner hasn't allowed much than 3 receptions oregon 20 receiving yards arsenic a nearest defender successful 5 consecutive games, per NFL Next Gen Stats. And helium has allowed the lowest completion percent (32.1%) arsenic a nearest defender successful the past 5 weeks.
What to cognize for fantasy: The upside of Bills WR Gabe Davis is nary secret, but past week was the 3rd clip successful 5 games successful which helium did not nutrient top-50 numbers astatine the position. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: New York is the largest location underdog by immoderate squad with a winning grounds since 2007. Buffalo is the 2nd squad successful the past 40 seasons to beryllium astatine slightest a 12-point roadworthy favourite implicit a squad with a winning record, joining 2007 New England -- which did it twice. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bills 30, Jets 16
Walder's pick: Bills 31, Jets 13
FPI prediction: BUF, 80.5% (by an mean of 10.2 points)
Matchup must-reads: Bills' White details ups and downs of ACL rehab arsenic helium nears return ... With Jets successful win-now mode, here's however to get Wilson connected track ... AFC-best Bills commercialized Moss, prime to Colts for RB Hines ... Jets discarded accidental to found themselves arsenic existent players successful AFC
Packers (3-5) astatine Lions (1-6)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: GB -3.5 (49.5)
What to ticker for: After a unsmooth start, Detroit made immoderate large changes this week -- firing DBs manager Aubrey Pleasant and trading choky extremity T.J. Hockenson. The Lions are connected a six-game losing streak, and the Packers person mislaid 4 straight. In their past meeting, the Lions enjoyed a uncommon triumph implicit Green Bay successful Week 17 of the 2021 play -- though Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers sat retired the 2nd fractional with the league rubric already clinched. That won't beryllium the lawsuit this clip astir arsenic some teams are successful hopeless request of a win. -- Eric Woodyard
Bold prediction: Rodgers and the Packers' discourtesy volition yet bust retired with 300-plus passing yards. Rodgers has a streak of 12 consecutive games with little than 300 yards passing (the longest streak of his career), but the Lions' defence has been a breached dam. Detroit is allowing 32.1 points per game, and their 225 points allowed is the second-most by immoderate Lions squad successful their archetypal 7 games of a season. -- Rob Demovsky
Stat to know: The Packers person mislaid 5 of their archetypal 8 games for the archetypal clip since 2006. Rodgers has a 18-6 vocation grounds against the Lions -- his 2nd astir wins vs. a azygous hostile successful his vocation (Bears, 23).
What to cognize for fantasy: Rodgers is inactive seeking his archetypal play decorativeness amended than QB12 this season. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Green Bay is 0-4 against the dispersed (ATS) successful its past 4 games arsenic a favourite with 3 consecutive outright losses. Detroit is 0-4 ATS successful its past 4 games arsenic well. Read more.
Moody's pick: Packers 24, Lions 23
Walder's pick: Packers 24, Lions 14
FPI prediction: GB, 74.3% (by an mean of 7.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: What does Packers' commercialized deadline soundlessness accidental astir their plans for 2022? ... Lions occurrence DB manager Pleasant amid 5-game skid ... Run it? Throw it? Packers inactive seeking winning look connected offense ... Lions commercialized TE Hockenson to rival Vikings ... LaFleur has nary plans to shingle up Packers antiaircraft staff ... Lions accidental Hockenson commercialized not influenced by mediocre start
Colts (3-4-1) astatine Patriots (4-4)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: NE -5.5 (40)
What to ticker for: The Patriots and Colts are tied for the NFL pb with 16 turnovers apiece, but the quality is that the Patriots person an adjacent turnover differential due to the fact that they've created 16 (tied for astir successful NFL). The Colts person a minus-8 turnover differential, which ranks them 31st retired of 32 teams successful the NFL and makes them susceptible to New England. As Patriots information Devin McCourty said, "We're doing a amended occupation of getting [turnovers] erstwhile we request them. I deliberation that's the cardinal to a bully defence -- consistently getting them and erstwhile our discourtesy mightiness request a spark, idiosyncratic forcing a turnover." -- Mike Reiss
Bold prediction: Last Sunday against the Commanders, the Colts had their champion rushing show since Week 1 and matched a play precocious successful rushing yards per effort (4.7). Look for them to proceed their progression with a 150-yard rushing effort against a Patriots defence that's been spotty against the run. They volition further thin into the run-pass enactment paper afforded to them by playing mobile backmost Sam Ehlinger. Jonathan Taylor is struggling with an ankle injury, but the Colts person shown successful erstwhile years that they tin strategy up runs for astir immoderate back. -- Stephen Holder
Stat to know: Mac Jones is 206 yards shy of 5,000 vocation passing yards entering his 23rd vocation game. If done this Sunday against the Colts, helium volition beryllium the second-fastest to 5,000 passing yards successful Patriots past -- Drew Bledsoe did it successful 22 games.
What to cognize for fantasy: Only 5 receivers person scored much phantasy points implicit the past 4 weeks than... Jakobi Meyers. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Indianapolis games are 7-1 to the nether this season, tied with Denver for the highest nether percent successful the NFL. New England is 4-1 ATS successful its past 5 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Patriots 24, Colts 14
Walder's pick: Patriots 20, Colts 17
FPI prediction: NE, 78.5% (by an mean of 9.2 points)
Matchup must-reads: AFC-best Bills commercialized Moss, prime to Colts for RB Hines ... Patriots' coaches, players are agreed down starting QB Jones ... Colts occurrence violative coordinator Marcus Brady ... Brady nears 100K full passing yards: What you don't know ... Source: Patriots WR Parker gets 'good news' with genu sprain
Dolphins (5-3) astatine Bears (3-5)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: MIA -5 (45.5)
What to ticker for: It was a engaged commercialized deadline for some of these teams. Chicago traded linebacker Roquan Smith and antiaircraft extremity Robert Quinn and acquired WR Chase Claypool. QB Justin Fields and the discourtesy enactment up 33 and 29 points successful back-to-back roadworthy games earlier this addition, truthful that volition beryllium thing to watch. Meanwhile, Miami's defence besides got a large boost astatine the deadline with the summation of borderline rusher Bradley Chubb. The Pro Bowler has recorded 5.5 sacks this play and ranks 3rd successful the NFL with a 25.8% walk unreserved triumph rate. Chubb's caller teammate, Jaelan Phillips, ranks 4th -- Courtney Cronin
Bold prediction: Miami newcomers Chubb and Jeff Wilson Jr. volition marque an interaction -- Chubb volition person astatine slightest 1 sack and Wilson volition drawback a touchdown pass. Coach Mike McDaniel said some volition play, but isn't definite however galore snaps. Even successful a constricted capableness these players person a bully accidental to contribute. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Stat to know: Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill has 4 games this play with 150 receiving yards and 10 catches, which is tied for the astir specified games successful a play successful NFL past with Jerry Rice (1995), Tim Brown (1997), Calvin Johnson (2012) and Antonio Brown (2017).
What to cognize for fantasy: Darnell Mooney has seen much than six targets successful a crippled conscionable erstwhile this season, and portion Fields' maturation is encouraging, the acquisition of Claypool could little his people anticipation adjacent further. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Fields is 1-5 ATS arsenic a location underdog and 5-11 ATS arsenic an underdog successful his career. Miami is 4-1 ATS erstwhile Tagovailoa starts and finishes the game, compared to 0-3 ATS erstwhile helium does not. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bears 27, Dolphins 24
Walder's pick: Dolphins 35, Bears 14
FPI prediction: MIA, 68.5% (by an mean of 5.6 points)
Matchup must-reads: Sources: Dolphins, LB Chubb hold to $110M extension ... With Bears QB Fields improving, GM adds limb successful WR Claypool ... Tagovailoa: Dolphins 'not acrophobic to speech astir Super Bowls' ... Roquan trade: Why Ravens, Bears made the deal, what's next
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Adam Schefter examines the Bears' large plans for WR Chase Claypool.
Vikings (6-1) astatine Commanders (4-4)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: MIN -3.5 (43.5)
What to ticker for: Washington tin ascent supra .500 for the archetypal clip successful Ron Rivera's two-plus seasons if it wins Sunday. Sunday volition beryllium much astir that than beating its erstwhile starting backmost Kirk Cousins. Only 3 players connected Washington's 53-man roster were Cousins' teammates. Rather, it'll beryllium astir however the Commanders grip the reddish zone. Minnesota's discourtesy ranks 5th successful reddish portion occurrence portion Washington's defence ranks eighth successful this area. And during the Commanders' three-game triumph streak they fertile 2nd successful the reddish zone, helped by forcing 2 turnovers. -- John Keim
Bold prediction: This crippled volition beryllium decided by 1 score, thing some of these teams person done galore times this season. The Vikings are 5-0 successful specified games, and the Commanders are 4-1. In the end, look for Cousins -- who spent the archetypal six seasons of his vocation successful Washington -- to pb a fourth-quarter thrust that volition assistance the Vikings to triumph and acceptable up a showdown successful Week 10 with the Bills. -- Kevin Seifert
Stat to know: Za'Darius Smith has 8.5 sacks this season, which is tied for astir successful the NFL. It is tied for the fourth-most sacks by a Vikings' subordinate done the archetypal 7 games since sacks became authoritative successful 1982.
Injuries: Vikings | Commanders
What to cognize for fantasy: Vikings WR Adam Thielen has been a top-30 receiver successful 4 of his past 5 games. That's not excessively impressive, but the information that he's done it with lone 2 touchdowns connected his ledger is noteworthy. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Washington is 0-3 ATS against teams with winning records. Read more.
Moody's pick: Vikings 27, Commanders 20
Walder's pick: Vikings 27, Commanders 16
FPI prediction: MIN, 54.9% (by an mean of 1.6 points)
Matchup must-reads: Are the Vikings for real? Their 6-1 grounds makes it hard to deny ... Snyder hires slope to research Commanders sale ... Young savors 'being successful the mix' a twelvemonth aft injury ... How bully are the Commanders really?
Panthers (2-6) astatine Bengals (4-4)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: CIN -7.5 (42.5)
What to ticker for: The Bengals are looking to debar dipping beneath the .500 people earlier their Week 10 bye. Losing WR Ja'Marr Chase to wounded was a hurdle they couldn't flooded past week vs. the Browns. Carolina, though, appears rejuvenated successful the 3 games nether interim manager Steve Wilks. During that span, the Panthers' defence is eighth successful the NFL successful points allowed per drive. -- Ben Baby
Bold prediction: Bengals QB Joe Burrow volition walk for 350 yards and 4 touchdowns against a Carolina defence giving up 230 passing yards a game. While the Bengals person allowed Burrow to beryllium sacked 29 times, the Panthers person lone sacked a QB 12 times this play -- ranking 29th successful the league. So Burrow volition person clip to marque plays against a Carolina secondary that could beryllium without cornerback Donte Jackson (ankle). -- David Newton
Stat to know: Panthers RB D'Onta Foreman has 236 rushing yards since the commencement of Week 7. The lone players successful the NFL with much implicit that span are Derrick Henry (347) and Travis Etienne Jr. (270).
What to cognize for fantasy: After not posting a azygous top-25 show successful the archetypal six weeks of the season, DJ Moore has fixed phantasy managers top-10 numbers successful consecutive weeks. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Carolina has covered back-to-back games aft going 3-17 ATS successful its erstwhile 20 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bengals 31, Panthers 17
Walder's pick: Bengals 19, Panthers 10
FPI prediction: CIN, 80.4% (by an mean of 10.0 points)
Matchup must-reads: Foreman 'grateful' for accidental to fulfill committedness to his precocious dad ... Source: Bengals judge CB Awuzie has ACL tear ... Mahomes calls Walker's 62-yarder 'best propulsion of the year,' but Panthers aren't surprised ... Bengals expert Adam Zimmer, lad of erstwhile Vikings manager Mike Zimmer, dies astatine 38 ... 'I cognize that I can't bash that': Moore says unsportsmanlike punishment outgo Panthers ... Are Bengals protecting Burrow amended aft O-line overhaul?
Chargers (4-3) astatine Falcons (4-4)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: LAC -3 (49.5)
What to ticker for: The Falcons person won 3 consecutive games astatine location for the archetypal clip successful a azygous play since 2015. They mightiness person the borderline this week arsenic they person won 8 of the 11 meetings betwixt the 2 teams. And adjacent though Chargers RB Austin Ekeler has 8 touchdowns successful the past 4 games, the location squad has the rushing advantage, averaging 158.1 unreserved yards per crippled -- fifth-best successful the NFL. -- Michael Rothstein
Bold prediction: The Falcons person allowed 306.9 passing yards per game, but could drawback a interruption Sunday. The Chargers volition beryllium without wide receiver Mike Williams, who has been ruled retired due to the fact that of a close precocious ankle sprain, and uncertainty remains regarding the presumption of Keenan Allen, who is dealing with a nagging hamstring injury, and Joshua Palmer, who precocious cleared concussion protocol. Watch the Falcons clasp the Chargers to a season-low successful passing yards (under 224), acknowledgment successful ample portion to the fig of injuries the Bolts are dealing with. -- Lindsey Thiry
Stat to know: The Chargers fertile past successful yards per unreserved (5.70) and 27th successful opponent's rushing yards per crippled (137.6) this season.
What to cognize for fantasy: A Chargers' receiver has seen astatine slightest 9 targets successful six of 7 games this season, and with Mike Williams sidelined, Keenan Allen could rediscover his pre-hamstring wounded measurement (and if not him, Palmer deserves to beryllium rostered arsenic the adjacent champion enactment erstwhile healthy). See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Los Angeles is 3-0 ATS connected the roadworthy this season. Atlanta is 3-0 ATS arsenic a location underdog and 6-1 ATS wide arsenic an underdog this season. Read more.
Moody's pick: Falcons 33, Chargers 28
Walder's pick: Chargers 24, Falcons 16
FPI prediction: ATL, 54.4% (by an mean of 1.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Allen frustrated by hamstring setback ... Falcons commercialized suspended WR Ridley to Jaguars
Raiders (2-5) astatine Jaguars (2-6)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: LV -1.5 (48)
What to ticker for: One happening these 2 teams bash beauteous good is tally the ball. Las Vegas' Josh Jacobs is 4th successful the NFL successful rushing (676 yards) and Jacksonville's Travis Etienne Jr. is sixth (571). Jacobs averages 5.6 yards per transportation and Etienne averages 6.2, which is 3rd successful the NFL and 2nd among moving backs. They could extremity up canceling each different out, leaving the result to thrust connected whichever QB makes the past mistake. -- Mike DiRocco
Bold prediction: Jaguars WR Zay Jones and DE Arden Key volition amusement retired against their erstwhile squad -- the Raiders. Jones volition necktie his vocation precocious with 2 TD catches against Las Vegas' No. 25-ranked walk defence and Key volition registry astatine slightest 1 sack. -- Paul Gutierrez
Stat to know: Trevor Lawrence's QBR is 8.0 successful the reddish zone, which is the second-worst successful the NFL. He is starring the NFL with 3 interceptions successful the reddish portion and ranks 29th of 35 passers with a 43.9% completion percentage.
What to cognize for fantasy: Etienne's arrow is pointing consecutive up, and it's pugnacious to task his maturation to slow. His positional decorativeness implicit the past 5 weeks are arsenic follows: 58-22-18-8-7. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Derek Carr is 4-12-1 ATS arsenic a roadworthy favorite, including 0-7 ATS successful his past 7 instances. Jacksonville is 0-5 ATS successful its past 5 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Jaguars 23, Raiders 20
Walder's pick: Raiders 30, Jaguars 27
FPI prediction: LV, 50.1% (by an mean of 0.2 points)
Matchup must-reads: Adams' archetypal 7 Raiders games an up-and-down mixed bag ... Jaguars commercialized for suspended WR Ridley ... Raiders look to regroup aft 'embarrassing' loss
Seahawks (5-3) astatine Cardinals (3-5)
4:05 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: ARI -2 (49.5)
What to ticker for: The Cardinals are astir to commencement a three-game agelong -- each against NFC West teams -- that could determine their season. This, to a ample degree, whitethorn beryllium the biggest crippled of Kliff Kingsbury's tenure successful Arizona conscionable due to the fact that of that. The Cardinals person averaged 34.0 PPG successful the past 2 games since DeAndre Hopkins returned from suspension, compared to 19.0 PPG implicit the archetypal six weeks. The Seahawks connected the different manus person aggregate takeaways successful six consecutive games and person won by treble digits the past 2 weeks. -- Josh Weinfuss
Bold prediction: Tariq Woolen volition prime disconnected Kyler Murray for the 2nd clip this season. Seattle's rookie fifth-round country saw his streak of consecutive games with an interception extremity astatine 4 past week arsenic Giants QB Daniel Jones hardly threw his way. He's bound to person a overmuch busier Sunday against Arizona. DeAndre Hopkins, who didn't play successful their archetypal gathering past month, is tied for the NFL pb successful targets (27) since returning. Hopkins has tally astir 91% of his routes from the offense's near broadside during his clip successful Arizona and frankincense should spot plentifulness of Woolen, who stays connected that broadside of the field. -- Brady Henderson
Stat to know: Seattle moving backmost Kenneth Walker III leads each rookies with 5 rushing touchdowns this season. It is the second-most by a Seahawks rookie successful franchise history, trailing lone Curt Warner with 13 successful 1983.
Injuries: Seahawks | Cardinals
What to cognize for fantasy: Zach Ertz doesn't transportation an elite ceiling, but his accordant measurement has landed him among the apical 12 scoring choky ends successful 7 of 8 weeks. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Seattle has covered 3 consecutive games and 4 of its past five. Arizona is 0-5 outright and ATS successful its past 5 games against part opponents including playoffs (0-2 this season). Read more.
Moody's pick: Seahawks 31, Cardinals 28
Walder's pick: Seahawks 19, Cardinals 16
FPI prediction: ARI, 64.4% (by an mean of 4.2 points)
Matchup must-reads: NFL backmost questions: Concern for Rodgers, Brady? ... Self-inflicted mistakes 'killing' Cardinals up of important stretch ... Seahawks' Smith says triumph implicit Giants not astir revenge
Rams (3-4) astatine Buccaneers (3-5)
4:25 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: TB -3 (42.5)
What to ticker for: Both teams find themselves successful precarious situations with conscionable 3 wins a portion done 8 weeks. The cardinal present volition beryllium the reddish zone. The Bucs person struggled big-time this twelvemonth successful scoring and are among the league's worst successful red-zone efficiency, portion the Rams' defence has allowed teams to people conscionable 43.8% of the clip successful the reddish portion -- the third-best people successful the NFL. -- Jenna Laine
Bold prediction: Tom Brady volition suffer his fourth-straight crippled to the Rams, thing helium has lone done against the aforesaid squad erstwhile successful his vocation (Bills). Rams backmost Matthew Stafford volition go the 5th backmost to bushed Brady successful 3 consecutive games. -- Sarah Barshop
Stat to know: Both teams fertile astatine the bottommost successful the NFL successful rushing discourtesy this season. The Rams are 31st with 68.4 rushing YPG, and the Bucs are past with 61.9 rushing YPG.
Injuries: Rams | Buccaneers
What to cognize for fantasy: Chris Godwin has yet to crook immoderate of his 55 targets into a touchdown this season. Are the scores coming? In his archetypal 2 seasons with Brady, Godwin scored erstwhile each 17.6 targets. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Tampa Bay is 0-6 ATS successful its past six games. Los Angeles is 9-1 ATS successful the past 10 meetings. Read more.
Moody's pick: Buccaneers 23, Rams 17
Walder's pick: Rams 26, Buccaneers 22
FPI prediction: TB, 66.8% (by an mean of 5.0 points)
Matchup must-reads: Rams 'working through' things with RB Akers ... Brady nears 100,000 full passing yards: What you don't know ... Stafford's interceptions origin for concern? ... Brady says absorption connected children, winning games aft 'amicable' Gisele split ... Brady acknowledges situation of uncovering work-life balance
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Jeff Saturday and Robert Griffin III are optimistic that the Buccaneers volition amended successful the 2nd fractional of the season.
Titans (5-2) astatine Chiefs (5-2)
8:20 p.m. ET | NBC | Spread: KC -12.5 (46)
What to ticker for: Derrick Henry has 1 of his champion vocation per-carry averages against the Chiefs (5.44 yards). But the Chiefs person defended him good successful caller games. He needed 29 carries to get 86 yards successful past year's meeting. It's hard to representation the Titans being capable to support up with the Chiefs if Henry doesn't person a large time this time, truthful it volition beryllium absorbing to spot whether Kansas City loads the container fixed Tennessee's deficiency of extracurricular threats. -- Adam Teicher
Bold prediction: The Titans' defence volition make 3 turnovers against the Chiefs. Kansas City is averaging 1.1 turnovers per crippled portion the Titans defence has taken the shot distant 1.6 times each contest. Patrick Mahomes had 2 fumbles and an interception the past clip helium faced Tennessee. -- Turron Davenport
Stat to know: Travis Kelce has 31 vocation games with 100 receiving yards and is tied with Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez for the 2nd astir by a choky extremity successful NFL past and 1 shy of tying Rob Gronkowski's grounds (32).
What to cognize for fantasy: You're not benching him, particularly aft past week. But it is worthy noting that the Titans are important underdogs and that Henry hasn't finished amended than RB30 successful either of their losses this season. See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Tennessee is 5-0 outright and ATS successful its past 5 games. The past 4 Tennessee games person gone nether the total. Kansas City is 0-3 ATS astatine location this season. Read more.
Moody's pick: Chiefs 30, Titans 20
Walder's pick: Chiefs 33, Titans 13
FPI prediction: KC, 88.2% (by an mean of 14.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Titans' Henry ties grounds with 6th 200-yard rushing game ... Chiefs WR Toney 'working towards' playing vs. Titans
Ravens (5-3) astatine Saints (3-5)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN | Spread: BAL -2.5 (48)
What to ticker for: Saints QB Andy Dalton is hovering connected the verge of a grounds he'd alternatively forget, arsenic a nonaccomplishment to the Ravens would springiness him a 6-20 primetime grounds -- the worst of immoderate backmost since 2000. The positive? Dalton's past primetime triumph was a four-touchdown crippled against Baltimore connected Sept. 13, 2018. Dalton volition person to flooded losing Michael Thomas to a season-ending toed injury. The Saints volition astir apt trust connected Alvin Kamara who has 4 consecutive games with 100-plus scrimmage yards. -- Katherine Terrell
Bold prediction: The Ravens volition person 2 100-yard rushers. With Baltimore's apical 2 walk targets (Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman) banged up, the Ravens volition trust connected their crushed game. Lamar Jackson has tally for the third-most yards successful prime-time games (1,123) since 2018, and Kenyan Drake should get plentifulness of carries with J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards some injured. This wouldn't beryllium the archetypal clip this has happened to the Saints, who allowed 100 yards to the Eagles' Miles Sanders and Jalen Hurts successful the aforesaid crippled successful 2020. -- Jamison Hensley
Stat to know: Jackson volition play against the Saints for the archetypal clip this Sunday. Lamar is 25-2 successful his archetypal starts against teams successful his career. That is the champion grounds since 1950 among QBs to commencement against astatine slightest 20 antithetic teams, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
What to cognize for fantasy: Chris Olave has finished each crippled this play arsenic either a top-20 receiver oregon extracurricular the top-40 astatine the presumption ... however fortunate bash you feel? See Week 9 rankings.
Betting nugget: Baltimore is 5-12 ATS arsenic a favourite since the commencement of past season, including 0-3 ATS successful its past 3 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Ravens 31, Saints 17
Walder's pick: Ravens 27, Saints 19
FPI prediction: BAL, 53% (by an mean of 1.0 points)
Matchup must-reads: Roquan trade: Why Ravens, Bears made the deal, what's next ... Kamara: Saints' swag 'on mode back' aft drubbing Raiders ... Former Bears LB Smith 'shocked' by commercialized to Ravens ... Saints WR Thomas needs toed surgery, enactment connected IR
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