Welcome back to Scoop City! James Palmer and The Athletic ’s senior NFL insider Dianna Russini are breaking down the midseason stretch of the NFL heading into Week 9 — including which teams are surging, who’s slipping, and what’s still to come at the trade deadline.

The Jags' run game, piloted by Travis Etienne Jr. and Bhayshul Tuten, get the offense to the goal line before quarterback Trevor Lawrence takes it for himself. The extra point from Cam Little is good, and the Jaguars hold a 30-23 lead with 3:24 left in the 10-minute overtime period.

The Lions, like the Packers, lost a game they probably should have won, and did so in their own stadium. Detroit was nearly a double-digit favorite against division rival Minnesota on Sunday, but instead allowed the Vikings to grab an early lead and largely control the game from start to finish.

With the 2025 NFL season at the midway point, every game takes on even greater significance as the playoff picture takes shape.

As the NFL games today draw to a close, let’s dive into our NFL Week 10 power rankings. Just an excellent performance by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. James Cook continues to perform like an All-Pro this season,

NFL RedZone — an around-the-horn live highlight show demonstrating all the action on NFL Sunday — is back for Week 9 of the 2025 season.

Also: J.J. McCarthy made a promising return for the Vikings, and the Bears beat the Bengals in one of the season's wildest games.

Word on Saturday was that Joe Flacco was on track to start at quarterback for the Bengals in Sunday’s home game against the Bears and official word of his status came on Sunday morning.

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season was a historic one for betting favorites, as they went 11-2 against the spread to tie the best ATS mark for favorites in any one week since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. In Week 9, the underdogs got their revenge in a big way.

The Colts became mistake-prone. The Packers wasted opportunities. The Lions got pushed around. The Chiefs fell out of a playoff spot.