NFL Predictions Week 9: Every Game's Odds, Lines and Score Predictions

As we enter Week 9 of NFL action, the landscape has shifted significantly as a result of events that went down in Week 8. 

The Green Bay Packers' undefeated streak came to an end at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, while the Cincinnati Bengals just barely held onto theirs by slipping past the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Injuries ravaged the league in Week 8, the repercussions of which will certainly be felt in Week 9 action. The Steelers placed running back Le'Veon Bell on injured reserve Monday, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith's season is also over after suffering a torn Achilles, as ESPN's Michael Wilbon shared.  

Other players injured in Week 8 include Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bears rusher Matt Forte, 49ers running back Reggie Bush, Browns defensive backs Joe Haden and Donte Whitner, and Packers cornerback Sam Shields. 

Let's break down the early odds for each Week 9 matchup and which teams could be the highest scorers. 

Away	Home	Pick	Line
Cleveland Browns	Cincinnati Bengals	28-20, Bengals	CIN -10
Green Bay Packers	Carolina Panthers	24-21, Panthers	GB -3
Washington Redskins	New England Patriots	34-14, Patriots	NE -13
Tennessee Titans	New Orleans Saints	31-17, Saints	NO -8.5
Miami Dolphins	Buffalo Bills	20-14, Bills	BUF -3
St. Louis Rams	Minnesota Vikings	24-21, Rams	MIN -2.5
Jacksonville Jaguars	New York Jets	20-7, Jets	N/A
Oakland Raiders	Pittsburgh Steelers	24-22, Raiders	PIT -6
New York Giants	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	28-21, Giants	NYG -1
Atlanta Falcons	San Francisco 49ers	20-7, Falcons	ATL -3
Denver Broncos	Indianapolis Colts	28-17, Broncos	DEN -3
Philadelphia Eagles	Dallas Cowboys	20-17, Cowboys	DAL -2.5
Chicago Bears	San Diego Chargers	24-17, Chargers	SD -3.5

Projected Week 9 Highest Scorers

New England Patriots (34 points)

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Can anyone stop Tom Brady and the New England Patriots?

At 7-0, there are very few teams left on New England's schedule that will post a legitimate threat to its attempt at a 16-0 mark on the season. Certainly, Washington, with its middling defense and No. 25 offense, would have a tough time mounting a true challenge. 

Some thought that the Miami Dolphins could put up a tough game against New England in Week 8, but the Patriots put away their division rival 37-6. 

Brady was dominant in the performance, throwing four touchdowns and no interceptions for 356 yards and completing 68 percent of his passes, and all signs point to a similar show in Week 9.

Washington has been allowing opponents an average of 24 points per game and 360.4 passing yards. It's a real possibility that the Patriots could come in above those marks in both categories. 

Even New England's run game, which features a committee approach, could eclipse the 128.4 rushing yards per game Washington has been allowing. In Week 8, LeGarrette Blount rushed for 72 yards, though he had minus-3 the week prior. 

No defense knows what it's going to get with the Patriots rushers, which makes it difficult to game-plan against them. 

With the biggest spread of the week, New England is expected to put up more points than any other team. 

New Orleans Saints (31 points)

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Just when you had written Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints off, they come out and put on a spectacular show like they did on Sunday against the New York Giants. 

After averaging 311.8 yards and a touchdown per game on the season and missing one week with a shoulder injury, Brees came out Sunday and threw for 505 yards and seven touchdowns, flirting with breaking the NFL record for most touchdowns in a single game. 

As it was, he tied it, and boosted a team that has been needing it all season. 

Brees had some help from his playmakers, including a breakout performance from tight end Benjamin Watson with 147 receiving yards and another 114 yards from Marques Colston. Mark Ingram got things moving on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.

The Saints are now just 4-4 on the season, but they're 3-1 at home, slowly re-establishing the dominance they once had at the Superdome. New Orleans will play at home again in Week 9, when it hosts the Tennessee Titans. 

Tennessee's defense is much better than the Giants'—the Titans are fourth in the league in total defense and are allowing an average of 316.6 yards and 22.7 points per game—but they face a challenge against this surging Saints team at the Superdome. 

And for as good as the Titans defense has been, its offense continues to struggle. Tennessee is averaging just 17.9 points per game, the second-least in the league, and just 309.9 total yards.

New Orleans doesn't have a stout defense, so the Titans are projected to put up some points, but ultimately the Saints should ride their groove into Week 9. 

Cincinnati Bengals (28 points)

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The Bengals just barely held onto their undefeated record in Week 8, sliding past the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-10 to advance to 7-0 on the season.

It was by far Cincinnati's lowest-scoring game of the season, as the Bengals are averaging 28.3 points per game, good for third in the league. 

The Bengals were thrown by the return of Ben Roethlisberger, which boosted the Steelers for most of the game. But Cincinnati's defense helped turn things around, intercepting Roethlisberger three times.

The Bengals saw the close win as a character-building game and appear to be fired up for their division matchup against the Browns in Week 9. 

"We're playing for something greater than being 7-0," wide receiver A.J. Green said, per ESPN.com. "We're trying to win a championship. We feel a game like this helps us build resiliency going into the postseason."

The Browns have proven to be a tough matchup for teams like the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals this season, but they have looked anemic in other games, such as the one against the St. Louis Rams. 

Cleveland heads into Week 9 with a defense that ranks only 30th in the league, and Cincinnati should be able to exploit it to get back into its high-scoring pattern. 

NFL odds via Odds Shark and current as of Nov. 2.