Five NFL Week 9 Matchups to Watch

Week 9 offers a mix of international football, comeback stories and tests between strong teams. Cincinnati meets Atlanta at Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, where Joe Burrow arrives after throwing 13 touchdown passes during the Bengals’ three-game winning streak. Kickoff is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET. Atlanta is coming off a rain-soaked shutout loss, while Cincinnati’s defense recently gave up 36 points to Tennessee.

Dallas will try to recover from a late collapse against Arizona, which rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to win 33-30 in overtime. Gardner Minshew came off the bench and threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns; coach Mike LaFleur has named him the Cardinals’ starter going forward. Arizona visits Seattle next. The Cowboys, now 3-5, face the Colts, 49ers, Titans and Eagles over their next four games.

Tampa Bay heads to Chicago after beating Atlanta 16-0 without completing a pass. The Buccaneers ran for a franchise-record 324 yards, while Baker Mayfield went 0-for-3. Their next opponent, the 6-2 Bears, beat Seattle 34-17 and have scored at least 30 points in each of Caleb Williams’ four games completed this season.

Monday night brings a clash between two 6-1 teams: Buffalo, averaging a league-best 33 points per game, and Minnesota, allowing a league-low 13. The central question is whether the Vikings’ pressure can disrupt Josh Allen or whether he can escape it and produce big plays. Minnesota is seeking a response after Detroit handed it its first loss.