#423: 2023 Week 9 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 8 -DKrom: Joe Burrow is back -Hal: Bad matchups on paper exceed expectations 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Will Levis, Hal: Josh Allen) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Jimmy Garoppolo, Hal: Brian Daboll) 3. Do you think the Raiders did the right thing by pulling the plug on the McDaniels/Ziegler era now? Is it safe to say Jimmy G has played his final snap for the Raiders? 4. Grading The Trades -Commanders trade Montez Sweat to Bears for 2024 second-round pick (WAS: DKrom [A], Hal [A-]; CHI: DKrom [D+], Hal [F]) -Giants trade Leonard Williams to Seahawks for 2024 second-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick (NYG: DKrom [B+], Hal [A]; SEA: DKrom [B+], Hal [B+]) -Commanders trade Chase Young to 49ers for 2024 third-round pick (WAS: DKrom [D], Hal [B-];. SF: DKrom [A], Hal [A]) 5. Truth or Exaggeration -Even though he'll be 36 years old and coming off a torn Achilles, the Vikings must re-sign Kirk Cousins -The Packers will bench Jordan Love for Sean Clifford after Thanksgiving (or even sooner) barring substantial improvement by Love -Every team in the AFC North will finish with a record above .500 -The Seattle Seahawks will win the NFC West -Taylor Heinicke will be the starting QB for the Falcons for the rest of the 2023 season -Beating the Chiefs for the first time in 16 games proves that Sean Payton is doing a far better job as Broncos HC than Nathaniel Hackett -If they start scoring more points, the Jaguars will be a serious contender for the AFC's #1 seed -For the first time since the 2017 season, the Chiefs will NOT host the AFC Championship game 6. Dolphins at Chiefs Preview 7. Cowboys at Eagles Preview 8. Week 9 Picks -Locks (DKrom: Browns over Cardinals, Hal: Rams over Packers) -Upset Specials (DKrom: Cowboys over Eagles, Hal: Panthers over Colts) -Titans at Steelers -Seahawks at Ravens -Commanders at Patriots -Vikings at Falcons -Bears at Saints -Bucs at Texans -Giants at Raiders -Bills at Bengals -Chargers at Jets 9. Bold Predictions -DKrom: Chiefs rising star CB Trent McDuffie picks off Tua twice, one for a pick-six in the first half, and the other in the final two minutes of regulation to seal the win for KC -Hal: Rashid Shaheed scores 4 40+-yard TD's 10. Challenge Flags -Hal: Brian Daboll...vindicate my faith in you and get Daniel Jones back on track this week!!! -DKrom: Minnesota Vikings...find a running game and stick with it!!!