The Sunday afternoon slate for Week 9 is headlined by two massive AFC matchups with playoff implications. One of the most important shocks of the day has been the Carolina Panthers visiting the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau, the place Bryce Young & Co. hold a seven-point lead coming into the fourth quarter.
Though Green Bay has outpaced Carolina within the passing recreation, the Panthers have discovered rhythm within the run recreation with Rico Dowdle, who presently leads the staff with 18 carries for 90 speeding yards and two scores. The teaching workers has clearly handed off the baton to Dowdle over Chuba Hubbard, who’s been inefficient in 2025 regardless of a breakout marketing campaign final season.
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The Packers have continued to seek out rhythm within the rotation of their receiving corps between Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Tuker Kraft and first-round rookie Matthew Golden, however miscues have dominated the day, with a fumble on the opening drive, subject objective miss and an interception via the primary three quarters. Complicating the Packers’ try at a comeback is the truth that tight finish Tucker Kraft exited the sport with a knee damage, having been carted off and deemed questionable to return.
Follow together with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and extra from Week 9’s early and afternoon Sunday recreation slates:
Bears vs. Bengals, 1 p.m. on CBS
(*9*), 1 p.m. on Fox
Panthers vs. Packers, 1 p.m. on Fox
Broncos vs. Texans, 1 p.m. on Fox
Falcons vs. Patriots, 1 p.m. on CBS
49ers vs. Giants, 1 p.m. on CBS
Colts vs. Steelers, 1 p.m. on CBS
Chargers vs. Titans, 1 p.m. on CBS
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Saints vs. Rams, 4:05 p.m. on Fox
Jaguars vs. Raiders, 4:05 p.m. on Fox
Chiefs vs. Bills, 4:25 p.m. on CBS
Teams on a bye: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL Week 9 Sunday live updates
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Things are formally getting nervy for Green Bay at dwelling towards the Panthers. Jordan Love could not convert on a fourth-and-8, and he is fortunate his move wasn’t intercepted with tons of inexperienced grass in entrance of the returner.
Packers path 13-6 nearing halfway via the fourth quarter
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Brittain Brown will get in on the enjoyable with a 22-yard landing run.
Bears lead 31-27 at Cincinnati, late third quarter
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It’s 27-10 San Francisco, early fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium.
Getting late early for Brian Daboll and the Giants
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Daniel Jones’ second interception of the day turns into extra Steelers factors as Jaylen Warren punches it in from 2 yards out.
Pittsburgh’s up 24-7. Can the Colts rally to keep away from their second lack of the 12 months?
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Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert runs it in from one yard out for the landing. Herbert has two passing and one speeding landing within the recreation. LA leads Tennessee 27-17 within the fourth quarter.
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Chargers up 27-17 early within the fourth quarter in Tennessee
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Kate Magdziuk
J.J. McCarthy has regarded stable in his return from an ankle damage, tossing two touchdowns and operating in a 3rd to increase the Vikings’ lead. McCarthy takes the scramble to the home for a nine-yard rating.
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Kate Magdziuk
It’s unclear what the character of the damage is at this level.
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Kate Magdziuk
Boutte leads the staff with 5 receiving touchdowns and ranked second in receiving yards via the primary eight video games of the season.
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Kate Magdziuk
It can be Davis Mills at quarterback the remainder of the way in which, NFL insider Josina Anderson reviews.
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Kate Magdziuk
The Green Bay Packers might have suffered an enormous blow to their offense, as tight finish Tucker Kraft went down with an apparent lower leg injury within the third quarter, exiting the sector with the help of trainers and heading into the medical tent.
After he was evaluated within the tent, he was carted to the locker room. Kraft is formally questionable to return with a knee damage, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports.
Kraft has been a staple of the Packers’ passing recreation this season, coming off a profession recreation towards the Steelers final week, the place he hauled in seven of 9 targets for 143 yards and two touchdowns. It was his second recreation this 12 months with 100-plus receiving yards and a rating. Ahead of Week 9, Kraft led the staff in receptions (30), receiving yards (469) and receiving touchdowns (6).
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Denver muffs the punt and Houston recovers on the Broncos’ 30-yard line with 37 seconds left within the first half.
After the restoration, Davis Mills discovered Xavier Hutchinson for a five-yard achieve and Nico Collins for an eight-yard achieve earlier than taking a sack for a four-yard loss. Luckily, that sack wasn’t sufficient to take them out of subject objective vary, and Ka’imi Fairbairn drills it in from 40 yards.
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Kate Magdziuk
With lower than 90 minutes remaining till the primary video games within the afternoon slate kick off, inactives are beginning to roll in.
Here’s a full have a look at the Week 9 inactives for the afternoon video games, to be up to date as groups across the league make their bulletins:
Saints vs. Rams
Saints inactives: S Ugo Amadi, CB Rejzohn Wright, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, OL Xavier Truss, DT John Ridgeway III, DT Khristian Boyd
Rams inactives: RB Jarquez Hunter, QB Stetson Bennett (Emergency third QB), CB Darious Williams, OL Beaux Limmer, OT David Quessenberry, DL Desjuan JohnsonJaguars vs. Raiders
Jaguars inactives: TBA
Raiders inactives: TBAChiefs vs. Bills
Chiefs inactives: TBA
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Kate Magdziuk
Now *that* is the way you do it.
Higgins has now scored a landing in three of Joe Flacco’s 4 begins with the Bengals. He and teammate Ja’Marr Chase each have three receptions for 63 receiving yards to date, with slightly below a minute to go within the first half.
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Have a day, Drake!
Falcons large receiver Drake London was arrange for his second landing of the day from Michael Penix Jr., due to a strip-sack fumble towards Drake Maye from first-round rookie Jalon Walker, recovered by James Pearce Jr., and returned for 21 yards.
Falcons lower the lead to seven factors with a profitable additional level try from Parker Romo following the two-yard landing move to London.
It formally marks the second time in London’s profession with a number of receiving touchdowns, with simply over two quarters of soccer remaining.
London has now caught six of Penix’s 10 profession passing touchdowns.
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The San Francisco 49ers lead the New York Giants 17-7 on the half. Niners quarterback Mac Jones was an ideal 14 of 14 for 143 yards passing and two touchdowns within the first half.
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Los Angeles Chargers left sort out Joe Alt was carted off the sector after having his legs rolled up on. Alt missed time earlier this season with an ankle damage.
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New York’s protection comes up massive on this play as Brian Burns forces the ball out of Mac Jones’ hand and Abdul Carter snags it for the restoration. This was recorded as a fumble and restoration for the Giants, not an interception.
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Kate Magdziuk
Defense has been an enormous level of rivalry for the Steelers as of late, struggling beneath defensive head coach Mike Tomlin and DC Teryl Austin.
But Pittsburgh has given followers a little bit hope in Week 9.
Linebacker Payton Wilson got here up with an interception from Colts quarterback Daniel Jones — simply his fourth of the season. That turnover was Indy’s third of the day, having entered the sport with simply 4 turnovers whole via the primary eight weeks of the season.
That decide and 17-yard return set the Steelers up within the pink zone, the place Aaron Rodgers discovered Pat Freiermuth down the center for a 12-yard rating. With the additional level from Chris Boswell, the Steelers take a 14-7 lead over the Colts with slightly below 4 minutes left within the half.