The Lions are an 8.5-point favorite over the Vikings in NFL Week 9 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.

The Browns would love to be able to put that to the test in a couple of weeks.

The Chiefs ran the ball pretty well in the second half Monday, which is one of the few missing pieces for them this season.

It would have been disingenuous for the Los Angeles Rams to fall too far in the Week 9 power rankings following their Week 8 bye. The team actually "won" their week off, thanks to losses by other NFC contenders, made a small trade for a starting cornerback and got healthier with the impending returns of Puka Nacua and Rob Havenstein.

Week 8 of the NFL season featured another Sunday marked by a wild accomplishment by one of the league's quarterbacks.

Christian McCaffrey leads the way this week as the highest projected fantasy football player, projected for 23.7 points (PPR).