Nfl Week Nine: Colts V Steelers, Falcons V Patriots, Texans V Broncos And More – Live

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Steelers 0-0 Colts 12:43, 1st quarter

Disappointing commencement for Pittsburgh pinch a punt highlighted by a shocking driblet from tight extremity Jonnu Smith.

The Colts travel retired connected discourtesy and Jonathan Taylor is stuffed connected their first play down nan statement of scrimmage. They’ll request a fewer much of them.

TOUCHDOWN! Bengals 7-0 Bears 14:49, 1st quarter

Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained?!

Cincinatti’s Charlie Jones rips disconnected a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown! Only nan 2nd return for a people this season. Wow.

Preamble

Hello shot fans, invited to week 9 of NFL action. After thrashageddon 7 days agone nan playoff contenders are emerging, nevertheless location is still capable statement near connected nan spool for nan underdogs to crippled a postseason course. So really astir it Houston? What person you sewage Atlanta? The Ravens are flying, Pittsburgh, truthful tin you return down nan mighty Colts?

With a stup(id)endous 8 games to way we want drama, nay, we DEMAND drama. So let’s, arsenic they say, ‘ave it.

Your octet starting astatine 12pm CST/1pm EST/6pm (home teams listed first):

(3-5) Cincinnati Bengals v Chicago Bears (4-3)
(5-2) Detroit Lions v Minnesota Vikings (3-4)
(5-1-1) Green Bay Packers v Carolina Panthers (4-4)
(3-4) Houston Texans v Denver Broncos (6-2)
(6-2) New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons (3-4)
(2-6) New York Giants v San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
(4-3) Pittsburgh Steelers v Indianapolis Colts (7-1)
(1-7) Tennessee Titans v Los Angeles Chargers (5-3)

There are a number of imaginable upsets successful nan offing present but Pittsburgh seeing disconnected Indianapolis would beryllium nan astir spectacular. The crippled scheme will apt revolve astir stopping Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor. The backmost is enjoying a breathtaking twelvemonth truthful acold arsenic he sits first successful full rushing yards by almost 100 pinch 850, 2nd (by a full tenth of a yard) per transportation astatine 5.9, and first successful rushing touchdowns pinch 12. Slow him down and you person a foothold from which to build success, arsenic nan Rams recovered erstwhile they slapped nan brakes connected Taylor to nan tune of 76 yards astatine 4.5 per transportation and zero touchdowns during their 27-20 triumph successful September.

Pittsburgh’s defense has been coagulated capable against nan run. Only 5 touchdowns conceded shows immoderate committedness pinch a mediate of nan roadworthy EPA per unreserved of -0.02 meaning that connected mean they perform, well, very averagely. So crucially not disastrous for illustration their passing defense. What they haven’t yet faced is an discourtesy arsenic abundantly superb arsenic nan Colts that puts backmost Daniel Jones and his receivers are firmly successful nan speech for being 1 of nan champion passing attacks. They mightiness moreover beryllium connected apical if Taylor wasn’t hogging truthful overmuch of nan limelight.

The Steelers are successful a bind. Head coach Mike Tomlin has to prime his poison, Jones is nan apt prime truthful Pittsburgh whitethorn propulsion bodies into nan container to unit nan Colts to pass. It is simply a gamble, but nan consequence could beryllium worthy nan reward of a captious triumph successful nan title for nan AFC North.