The Best Bets of NFL Week 9 - The Ringer
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Even though I had previously thought that the NFL schedules too many international games, I woke up last Sunday an hour early (thanks, daylight saving time) with a feeling of emptiness. There was no football to watch. Liverpool and Arsenal didn’t start until 11 a.m. ET, either.
Somehow, last Sunday marked the only week for two months without international football in the morning. When we needed it most, the NFL abandoned us. I’m not a “football must be on every hour of every day” guy, but I am glad that we have a compelling international game this Sunday morning.
And as is the case for Michael Penix Jr., it can’t possibly go worse for me than it did last week. Both Penix and I had our worst weeks of the season, and now we’re both fighting for our futures.
After a 3-5 record last week, the column is clinging to a winning record at 31-28. The Favorite Five is 21-19. Will the inevitable and looming specter of .500 finally overcome us? Or can we continue to remain above water?
Can Jacoby Brissett Save the Ravens? Plus, More Trade Scenarios.
Can Jacoby Brissett Save the Ravens? Plus, More Trade Scenarios.
Can Jacoby Brissett Save the Ravens? Plus, More Trade Scenarios.
The Ravens were three-point favorites on the lookahead line, and the line has moved nearly 13 points following Sunday’s results, plus injuries to both Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. The Ravens traded for Jacoby Brissett on Wednesday, but he cannot play on Thursday and will be a medium-term fix for the team. That leaves the Ravens with third-stringer Joe Fagnano and Kedon Slovis, whom they signed off the Packers’ practice squad after Slovis played in the preseason with the Cardinals.
Fagnano finished 10-of-21 for 91 yards in emergency backup action against one of the league’s worst defenses on…
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