Five Key Intra-Divisional Games Highlight Week
Week nine finds five key intra-divisional games as well as three other inter-divisional spectaculars. Cincinnati beat the Ravens in Baltimore earlier in the season, and if the Bengals complete the sweep, Baltimore will find its playoff hopes beginning to dim.
Houston visits Indianapolis, and if the Colts win, they will be up four games at the halfway point of the season. Should the Texans find a way to pull off the upset, Coach Gary Kubiak’s squad will climb to the top of the Wildcard bubble.
New England hosts Miami, and the Patriots are coming off a bye week. A New England win will virtually clinch the AFC East title, but a Dolphin win throws the race open once again.
Carolina visits New Orleans in a game that looks like another easy win for the Saints. However, the Panthers won at Arizona last week, and they could climb back in the playoff race with an upset.
Dallas visits Philadelphia, and to the winner goes first place in the NFC East. It should be an exciting Sunday night game with scoring aplenty.
The other three big games are Arizona at Chicago, San Diego at New York (Giants), and Pittsburgh at Denver on Monday night. All six of these teams are jockeying for playoff positioning.
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| Philadelphia | 104.6 | 105.0 | 104.9 | 5-2-0 | 203 | 133 | ||
| NY Giants | 104.2 | 102.8 | 102.0 | 5-3-0 | 212 | 183 | ||
| Dallas | 103.6 | 104.8 | 104.7 | 5-2-0 | 197 | 136 | ||
| Washington | 93.0 | 92.9 | 92.4 | 2-5-0 | 96 | 123 | ||
| NFC North | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Minnesota | 106.5 | 105.9 | 106.6 | 7-1-0 | 244 | 174 | ||
| Green Bay | 102.8 | 102.5 | 102.8 | 4-3-0 | 187 | 134 | ||
| Chicago | 100.9 | 100.8 | 101.5 | 4-3-0 | 159 | 150 | ||
| Detroit | 91.3 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 1-6-0 | 113 | 205 | ||
| NFC South | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| New Orleans | 114.6 | 112.5 | 112.0 | 7-0-0 | 273 | 154 | ||
| Atlanta | 104.3 | 104.2 | 104.1 | 4-3-0 | 171 | 149 | ||
| Carolina | 98.6 | 96.7 | 97.8 | 3-4-0 | 128 | 166 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 88.2 | 89.7 | 87.2 | 0-7-0 | 96 | 203 | ||
| NFC West | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Arizona | 101.5 | 102.3 | 101.3 | 4-3-0 | 157 | 143 | ||
| San Francisco | 101.1 | 100.7 | 102.1 | 3-4-0 | 147 | 140 | ||
| Seattle | 95.6 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 2-5-0 | 135 | 147 | ||
| St. Louis | 86.3 | 87.9 | 90.6 | 1-7-0 | 77 | 221 | ||
| AFC East | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| New England | 111.7 | 108.3 | 108.8 | 5-2-0 | 198 | 98 | ||
| NY Jets | 101.5 | 103.3 | 100.9 | 4-4-0 | 177 | 134 | ||
| Miami | 99.2 | 102.5 | 102.1 | 3-4-0 | 176 | 177 | ||
| Buffalo | 96.3 | 96.2 | 98.5 | 3-5-0 | 123 | 169 | ||
| AFC North | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Baltimore | 110.5 | 107.1 | 107.1 | 4-3-0 | 199 | 137 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 107.3 | 104.3 | 105.9 | 5-2-0 | 167 | 129 | ||
| Cincinnati | 103.3 | 103.4 | 104.3 | 5-2-0 | 163 | 128 | ||
| Cleveland | 88.0 | 90.4 | 85.5 | 1-7-0 | 78 | 209 | ||
| AFC South | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Indianapolis | 111.7 | 108.2 | 109.9 | 7-0-0 | 197 | 91 | ||
| Houston | 103.1 | 102.0 | 103.4 | 5-3-0 | 198 | 168 | ||
| Tennessee | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.3 | 1-6-0 | 114 | 211 | ||
| Jacksonville | 92.4 | 94.6 | 96.8 | 3-4-0 | 133 | 177 | ||
| AFC West | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| San Diego | 103.3 | 101.9 | 104.0 | 4-3-0 | 185 | 159 | ||
| Denver | 101.4 | 105.3 | 104.9 | 6-1-0 | 140 | 96 | ||
| Oakland | 89.3 | 90.6 | 89.9 | 2-6-0 | 78 | 201 | ||
| Kansas City | 88.3 | 92.2 | 88.3 | 1-6-0 | 105 | 181 | ||
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| JACKSONVILLE | Kansas City | 6.4 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 6 | 42 |
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| Baltimore | CINCINNATI | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3 | 44 |
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| INDIANAPOLIS | Houston | 10.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9 | 47 1/2 |
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| ATLANTA | Washington | 13.6 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 10 ½ | 41 1/2 |
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| Green Bay | TAMPA BAY | 12.3 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 10 | 43 1/2 |
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| CHICAGO | Arizona | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 44 |
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| NEW ENGLAND | Miami | 14.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10 1/2 | 46 1/2 |
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| NEW ORLEANS | Carolina | 18.3 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 13 1/2 | 51 1/2 |
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| SEATTLE | Detroit | 6.6 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10 | 43 |
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| SAN FRANCISCO | Tennessee | 8.5 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 4 | 41 |
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| NEW YORK GIANTS | San Diego | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 5 | 47 1/2 |
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| PHILADELPHIA | Dallas | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 47 1/2 |
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| Monday, November 9, 2009 |
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| Pittsburgh | DENVER | 3.6 | -3.3 | -1.3 | 3 | 39 1/2 |
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The Pi-Rate Ratings 