It’s another Sunday full of action and we’re tracking NFL Week 9 scores, schedule, inactives, and live updates throughout the day.
November is finally here, which means we’re reaching the thick of the NFL season. Games are starting to matter more and more as the season presses into its second half, and the playoff picture begins to come into focus.
There’s still plenty of football left to play and the teams currently in the playoff picture might not be there at the end of the year. The same can be said of teams on the outside looking in as Week 9 kicks off.
One surprise so far this year has been how badly veteran quarterbacks have fared. Right now the top three quarterbacks in the NFC last season are all on the outside of the playoff bubble. Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Tom Brady are all sitting with losing records — or in Stafford’s case, a record not good enough to be in the playoffs — and have a ton of work to do in order to turn things around. Rodgers is perhaps set up best to turn things around with a matchup in Detroit against one of the league’s worst defenses.
Brady and Stafford are pushing chips to the center of the table in a matchup against each other, with the Rams heading to Tampa in a rematch of last year’s wild NFC Divisional Round game between the two teams. If the Bucs lose, they’ll not only fall further out of the playoff picture and lose a crucial tiebreaker to the Rams, but they’ll fall further behind the Atlanta Falcons for first place in the NFC South.
NFL Week 9 schedule and scores
Thursday, November 3rd
Eagles 29, Texans 17 – Final
Sunday, November 6th
Patriots vs. Colts – 1 pm ET
Lions vs. Packers – 1 pm ET
Falcons vs. Chargers – 1 pm ET
Jets vs. Bills – 1 pm ET
Commanders vs. Vikings – 1 pm ET
Jaguars vs. Raiders – 1 pm ET
Bengals vs. Panthers – 1 pm ET
Bears vs. Dolphins – 1 pm ET
Cardinals vs. Seahawks – 4:05 pm ET on FOX
Buccaneers vs. Rams – 4:25 pm ET on FOX
Chiefs vs. Titans – 7:20 pm ET on NBC
Monday, November 7th
Saints vs. Ravens – 7:15 pm ET on ESPN
NFL Week 9 inactives
Here’s a running list of players who are not going to be suiting up for action this Sunday. Plan your fantasy lineups and place your bets accordingly knowing who is in and who is out in Week 9.
Note: This list will be updated as the inactives are announced and will be up to date with the latest announcements.
NFL Playoff Picture
Here’s a look at what the NFL Playoff bracket would look like if the postseason started today:
NFC Playoff Picture
- Philadelphia Eagles (8-0)
- Minnesota Vikings (6-1)
- Seattle Seahawks (5-3)
- Atlanta Falcons (4-4)
- Dallas Cowboys (6-2)
- New York Giants (6-2)
- San Francisco 49ers (4-4)
Based on those standings, here’s what the playoff matchups would look like for the first weekend of action:
- (2) Minnesota Vikings vs. (7) San Francisco 49ers
- (3) Seattle Seahawks vs. (6) New York Giants
- (4) Atlanta Falcons vs. (5) Dallas Cowboys
AFC Playoff Picture
- Buffalo Bills (5-1)
- Tennessee Titans (5-2)
- Kansas City Chiefs (5-2)
- Baltimore Ravens (5-3)
- New York Jets (5-3)
- Miami Dolphins (5-3)
- Los Angeles Chargers (4-3)
Based on those standings, here’s what the playoff matchups would look like for the first weekend of action:
- (2) Tennessee Titans vs. (7) Los Angeles Chargers
- (3) Kansas City Chiefs vs. (6) Miami Dolphins
- (4) Baltimore Ravens vs. (5) New York Jets
