It’s time for Week 9 of the NFL season, and as always, Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN’s NFL Matchup, and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire and the USA Today Sports Media Group, get you ready with tons of tape study and advanced metrics.
This week, Greg and Doug get deep into these games.
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers: Titans quarterback Will Levis had a historic debut on multiple levels against the Atlanta Falcons, but the Pittsburgh Steelers will have some different things awaiting him on Thursday night.
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Miami Dolphins “at” Kansas City Chiefs: Welcome to Frankfurt, Germany! The Chiefs have a deep-ball problem, and they might not be able to remove themselves from it. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are also trying to get back on track on offense… and Kansas City’s defense has no such issues.
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Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens now have the NFL’s best defense, and they’re doing it as much with scheme as talent. A fascinating matchup against Seattle’s explosive offense… and let’s not forget that the Seahawks just added Leonard Williams to a defense that has become quite good under the radar.
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Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles are coming off Jalen Hurts’ most Jalen Hurts-like game against the Washington Commanders, but Dan Quinn’s Cowboys defense presents a far more formidable challenge. Also, Dak Prescott is playing as well as we’ve seen in a while.
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Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals: The thing to watch here is that the Bills’ offense has suddenly gone full old-school K-Gun with its speed no-huddle passing concepts, and they’ll likely try that once more against a Lou Anarumo-led Bengals defense that usually shows you one thing pre-snap, and then changes the picture with authority. Also: Joe Burrow is all the way back, but the Bills have an exciting new cornerback in Rasul Douglas via trade.
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You can watch this week’s “Xs and Os” right here:
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You can also listen and subscribe to the “Xs and Os” podcast on Spotify…
…and on Apple Podcasts.