Top five headlines from Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season

C.J. Stroud (Tennessee Titans YouTube, Wikimedia Commons)

The ninth week of the 2023 National Football League season finished on Monday. Here are the top five headlines.

5) Four teams deliver notable wins.

Four teams came through with signature wins on Sunday. They were the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles. The Ravens were completely dominant in their 37-3 win over Seattle. You could make the argument it was the most complete game offensively and defensively by any team this season. The Chiefs got redemption from their shocking 24-9 loss to Denver in week eight as they beat Miami 21-14. The Bengals beat the Bills 24-18 in a rematch of the 2023 AFC Divisional Playoff. The Eagles beat the Cowboys 28-23 in what could be the best NFL game played all year, and a battle of two elite NFL squads.

4)  Joshua Dobbs

The Vikings new quarterback came to Minnesota from Arizona at the trade deadline and put on a magnificent show in Atlanta on Sunday. He completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards, and two passing touchdowns, along with seven rushes for 66 rushing yards in relief for the injured Jaren Hall in a 31-28 Vikings win.

3) Dare Ogunbowale

There was a dramatic event in the Texans’s 39-37 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale of Milwaukee, Wisconsin became the first running back since Tony Galbreath of the New Orleans Saints to successfully make a field goal since 1979. Ogunbowale’s field goal was for 29 yards, and he came into the game because Ka’imi Fairbairn was out with a quad injury.

2) Daniel Jones

The New York Giants starting quarterback is out for the season with a torn ACL. He was replaced on Sunday in Vegas by Tommy DeVito. Quite frankly, DeVito’s time in the NFL looks short-lived because of his ineptness. The Raiders won 30-6.

1) CJ Stroud

The Texans starting quarterback was simply sensational on Sunday. He not only broke rookie records, but was only the sixth quarterback ever to have 450 passing yards (470), five touchdowns and no interceptions in a single game according to ESPN.