NFL Week 9 Sunday takeaways: Bengals, 49ers and Packers look Super, Rams finally over .500
The Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos grind out wins while the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers put on a show as the NFL season reaches the halfway point.
Key points
- Perhaps no team in the NFL has been hurt by injuries more than the Rams, but for the first time this season, they have more wins than losses.
- Sean McVay has brought the Rams back from slow starts before, and they are starting to get healthy, with Myles Garrett returning on Sunday.
- His health is worth monitoring because an injury to Mahomes is about the only thing that could derail Kansas City's hopes for a fourth Super Bowl title in eight seasons.
They still don't look like the team that everyone thought was definitely going to win the Super Bowl, but they probably aren't a team that opponents are going to want to face in January.
If the Bengals defense can keep playing like it did on Sunday, there's little that can be done to stop Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Additional details
- Here's my biggest takeaway from each game on the Week 9 Sunday slate.
- On Sunday, officials flagged the Panthers 13 times for 119 yards, including several third-down penalties that kept Denver drives alive.
- We're essentially at the halfway point of the NFL season, and the playoff races are heating up and starting to take shape.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Takeaway: Bengals have their flaws, but this is a championship-caliber team.
- Hiring Super Bowl-winning coach John Harbaugh after Baltimore fired him already looks like a home run for New York.
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