NFL 2019 Week 9 results and Week 10 picks

An unbeaten fell and one team won their first game, leaving the league with just one team in each category.  Can the 49ers go unbeaten?  Will the Bengals win a game?  Interesting questions.

This week looked much more normal, as most of the home teams won.  We'll see if that starts a trend, although I'm hoping not so soon, as I am picking several visiting teams this week.  I'm also stepping out on a limb and picking a couple of upsets.

Power Rankings [Last week's rank]
1.  New England Patriots (8-1) [1] : The Pats remain on top despite their loss, but San Fran is bridging the gap
2.  San Francisco 49ers (8-0) [2]
3.  Baltimore Ravens (6-2) [5] : Being the first to beat the Pats jump them two spots
4.  Dallas Cowboys (5-3) [7]
5.  Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) [8] : They beat Minnesota and get to leap over them
6.  New Orleans Saints (7-1) [6]
7.  Minnesota Vikings (6-3) [4]
8.  Houston Texans (6-3) [10]
9.  Green Bay Packers (7-2) [3] : A poor showing dropped them, and it could be an indication of things to come
10. Los Angeles Rams (5-3) [9]
11. Seattle Seahawks (7-2) [11]
12. Buffalo Bills (6-2) [12]

Division Rankings [Last week's rank]
1.  NFC West [2] : They finally leaped over the NFC North after the North failed to win a game last week
2.  NFC North [1]
3.  AFC South [3] : The Jags are the only team with a negative point differential, and it's not much
4.  AFC West [4] : The Chargers are on a roll, every team won, and they swept the NFC North
5 (tie). AFC East [5] : At least they don't have a winless team anymore
5 (tie). NFC South [6] : Carolina dug out of a negative point differential, and Tampa is showing improvement
7 (tie). AFC North [6] : Definitely being dragged down by Cleveland and Cincy
7 (tie). NFC East [8]

Thursday night
Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders:  As I write this, Oakland leads 3-0, but that won't last.  The Chargers have won their last games, and they have been getting stronger as the weeks have progressed.  While I do not think the Chargers will outpace the Chiefs for the division title, this game will leapfrog them over the Raiders.  CHARGERS, 27-20

Sunday early games
Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Bucs:  The Bucs have a better point differential, but I have to pick the upset here.  The Cards have actually played non-divisional opponents tough, and I think they'll do that again here.  CARDINALS, 23-20

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints:  The Saints didn't need an extra week of practice, as the Falcons are falling apart.  SAINTS, 34-20

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals:  The Ravens move from an unbeaten team to a winless team.  This should be a breeze.  RAVENS, 30-16

Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns:  The Browns may fight and scratch in desperation, but the Bills just have too much talent to let this game slip away.  BILLS, 23-16

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears:  The Bears offense has been atrocious, and I don't think the key to turning it around is shutting off all sports coverage on the televisions in the training rooms.  However, I still think they will win this game, because Matt Stafford folds under tough defenses, and that's what the Bears have.  A couple of interceptions, one a pick-six, will turn Stafford's brain to mush and allow the Bears to control the game.  BEARS, 20-17

Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans:  What do the Chiefs do for an encore after knocking off the Vikings?  Tame the chaotic Titans, who can flip from wildly successfully to dangerously foolish in an instant.  CHIEFS, 27-20

New York Giants at New York Jets:  Explain to me how the team for whom this stadium was built, and was named for many years, can be the VISITING team?  No matter, they'll still win.  GIANTS, 23-16

Sunday late games
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers:  The Packers will attempt to bounce back from last week's debacle, but the Panthers won't make it easy.  PACK, 24-23

Los Angeles Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers:  The Rams defense gets to intimidate Hodge, just as he was starting to look good.  RAMS, 24-16

Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts:  Can the Fins make it two wins in a row?  Nope.  COLTS, 23-17

Sunday night
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys:  The Vikings want to bounce back from their loss to the Chiefs, but the Cowboys will certainly make that tough.  Whoever has the ball last might win this, and for ball control, I favor the Vikings.  VIKINGS, 23-20

Monday Night Football
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers:  The 49ers will keep their unbeaten record, even though the Seahawks have been unbeaten on the road so far this season.  I just don't see that streak lasting.  49ERS, 27-17