With marquee matchups, including Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers, Week 9 has had plenty of excitement, with more expected to come. San Francisco rookie Nick Mullens got the week started with a breakout performance against the Raiders. Julio Jones finally picked up his first touchdown of the season as the Falcons beat the Redskins for their third straight victory. Patrick Mahomes II threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns in another dominant performance to lead the Chiefs to their eighth win of the season. Read all of The Ringer’s content about NFL Week 9 below—we have you covered.
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Everything You Need to Know About Week 9 of the 2018 NFL Season
The Ringer’s updates, analysis, and highlights from the ninth slate of regular-season games
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November 5, 2018
The Starting 11: The NFL’s Most Dominant Offenses Refuse to Be Stopped
If 2018 has been the league’s offensive boom, then Week 9 was its culmination. Teams like the Saints, Chiefs, Panthers, and Falcons all showed up in their respective games and proved that defenses just aren’t a match for modern, explosive offenses.
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November 5, 2018
Week 9 Offered a Snapshot of the Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Drew Brees Generation
The NFL’s three legacy QBs all played in season-defining games Sunday. Two demonstrated the power of their respective systems. One reinforced the problems that come with shouldering the load alone.
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November 5, 2018
The Michael Thomas TD That Broke the Rams and Week 9’s Game-Changing Plays
Forget the flip-phone celebration—this play is worth talking about because of what it shows about the Saints. Plus: the Vikings D is looking like itself, Travis Kelce is a sandlot-football dream, and Nathan Peterman is the most efficient pick-tosser of the modern era.
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November 5, 2018
The Winners and Losers From NFL Week 9
Michael Thomas had the touchdown celebration of the year so far — but how did he pull it off? Plus: Nathan Peterman’s latest disaster, Lamar Jackson’s puzzling usage in Baltimore, and how the Jets set up Sam Darnold to fail.
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November 4, 2018
The Saints Are Dominant—and Look Like the New Super Bowl Favorites
With a 45-35 win against the previously unbeaten Rams on Sunday, New Orleans proved it has the quarterback, head coach, and offensive pieces to beat any team in the league
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November 4, 2018
The Jets May Be Turning Sam Darnold Into Mark Sanchez
The rookie signal-caller is playing like one of the worst QBs in the league, and it may take a coaching change to make sure the habits he’s picking up don’t stick
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November 2, 2018
The Browns Are Still the Best Reality Show on TV
So what if ‘Hard Knocks’ is over? If this week’s news taught us anything, it’s that Cleveland’s football team is the gift that keeps on giving.
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November 2, 2018
It’s a Damn Shame We Haven’t Seen More of Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady
Week 9 is filled with consequential and intriguing matchups like Rams-Saints and Ravens-Steelers. But the scheduling gods also have given us a rare matchup between the two supreme quarterbacks of their generation.
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November 2, 2018
The 49ers Just Got the Performance They Expected From Jimmy G—From an Undrafted Free Agent
Rookie QB Nick Mullens dismantled the Oakland Raiders on Thursday as he put up the second-best passer rating in a career start since the merger
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November 1, 2018
Worst Picks of the Week: NFL Week 9
Kevin Clark selects the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Buffalo Bills
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October 29, 2018
Fantasy Superlatives and Week 9 Must-Adds
Plus, midseason awards for fantasy players who’ve shined, flopped, and everything in between