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Week 9 recap

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Week 9 is in the books. The Packers remain the house standard. The Vikings remain available as a warning label. Bye Week posted the high score at 126.9.

Winners

1990s Buffalo Bills, Team fantasm, Team Larson, Bye Week, Team Randy, and Mourning Mayfield

Losers

Bud Light Berto, Chubby Johnson, 12 Yards to the Toilet, Seeing Ghosts Out There, Captain Kamaraca, and Team Even the Losers

Biggest win

Bud Light Berto 65.2 - 119 1990s Buffalo Bills

53.8 point margin

Closest matchup

Team Even the Losers 79.9 - 90.3 Mourning Mayfield

10.4 point margin

Top scorers

  • Russell Wilson · QB · Bye Week39.2
  • Christian McCaffrey · RB · Team Randy34.6
  • Lamar Jackson · QB · Seeing Ghosts Out There28.6
  • Tyler Lockett · WR · Team Randy27.2
  • Matthew Stafford · QB · Team fantasm24.8

How the matchups went

Bud Light Berto 65.2-119 1990s Buffalo Bills

0-1 / 1-0

1990s Buffalo Bills handled Bud Light Berto 119-65.2. Lambeau-coded. No drama. Just a win that looked like it had a plan.

Team fantasm 89.8-49.8 Chubby Johnson

1-0 / 0-1

Team fantasm handled Chubby Johnson 89.8-49.8. The Packers would have enjoyed this. The Vikings would have called it a learning experience.

Team Larson 108.4-79.5 12 Yards to the Toilet

1-0 / 0-1

Team Larson handled 12 Yards to the Toilet 108.4-79.5. This is how you close. Minnesota is taking notes and then losing them.

Seeing Ghosts Out There 79.5-126.9 Bye Week

0-1 / 1-0

Bye Week handled Seeing Ghosts Out There 126.9-79.5. This is how you close. Minnesota is taking notes and then losing them.

Captain Kamaraca 77.8-120.7 Team Randy

0-1 / 1-0

Team Randy handled Captain Kamaraca 120.7-77.8. This is how you close. Minnesota is taking notes and then losing them.

Team Even the Losers 79.9-90.3 Mourning Mayfield

0-1 / 1-0

Mourning Mayfield beat Team Even the Losers 90.3-79.9. The Packers would already have a script. The Vikings would already have an excuse.

NFL highlights

Regular Season · Week 9

Scores, recaps, and touchdowns from the same NFL week.

SF @ ARI · Recap

Garoppolo throws 4 TD passes, 49ers beat Cardinals 28-25

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers reach the halfway point of their season undefeated, beating the Arizona Cardinals 28-25 on Thursday night.

HOU VS JAX · Recap

No looking back: Watson on point as Texans top Jags 26-3

Deshaun Watson's most impressive throw Sunday went backward -- a flip under pressure to running back Carlos Hyde, whose 7-yard gain set up Houston's first TD in a 26-3 runaway over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

WSH @ BUF · Recap

Buffalo Bills outrun Washington in 24-9 victory, move to 6-2

Rookie Devin Singletary had 95 yards rushing, including a 2-yard touchdown, and the Buffalo Bills are off to their best start since 1993 following a 24-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

MIN @ KC · Recap

Butker's late FGs help Chiefs rally past Vikings, 26-23

Harrison Butker matched a career long with a 54-yard field goal to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, then drilled a 44-yarder as time expired to give the Kansas City Chiefs a thrilling 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

NYJ @ MIA · Recap

Dolphins get first win of 2019, top Jets 26-18

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes, two of them to rookie Preston Williams, and the Miami Dolphins got their first win of the season by beating former coach Adam Gase and the New York Jets 26-18 on Sunday.

CHI @ PHI · Recap

Wentz, Howard lead Eagles past Bears 22-14

Carson Wentz threw for 239 yards and one touchdown, Jordan Howard ran for 82 yards and a score and the Philadelphia Eagles held on for a 22-14 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.