NFL Week 9 grades: Steelers have ‘A’ effort in upset over Colts

Welcome to week 9 classes!

The NFL kicked off the month of November by giving us the craziest week of the season.

• The Steelers defense finally showed up for a game by forcing five turnovers in a 27-20 win over the Colts.
• The Bengals offense pulled off a miraculous comeback in the final two minutes against the Bears, only to be disappointed by a historically bad defense that gave up a game-winning 58-yard TD pass with just 17 seconds left.
• Jaguars kicker Cam Little set an NFL record with a 68-yard field goal in a win over the Raiders.
• Bo Nix led another wild fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos in an 18-15 win over the Houston Texans.
• The Carolina Panthers came into Green Bay and stunned the Packers 16-13.
• Josh Allen beat Patrick Mahomes with a near-perfect passing performance in Buffalo’s 28-21 win over Kansas City.
• Sam Darnold had a perfect first half against the Commanders, going 16 of 16 for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the first two quarters of Seattle’s 38-14 victory. Darnold is the only QB in the last 35 years to complete 100% of his passes for at least 250 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in a single half.

It was a week of surprises and we’re going to dole out our own surprises as we grade each game, starting with the Steelers’ win over the Colts.

Pittsburgh 27-20 vs. Indianapolis

Seattle 38-14 against Washington

LA Rams 34-10 against New Orleans

Jacksonville 30-29 vs. Las Vegas

Buffalo 28-21 against Kansas City

Denver 18-15 vs. Houston

Minnesota 27-24 against Detroit

Chicago 47-42 against Cincinnati

Carolina 16-13 vs. Green Bay

LA Chargers 27-20 against the Titans

New England 24-23 against Atlanta

San Francisco 34-24 against the New York Giants

Baltimore 28-6 against Miami (Thursday)