Jags’ win over Payments is shock of season, Cardinals impress – The Athletic

After every week of stunning NFL tales off the sphere, the league’s Week 9 motion featured its personal share of surprises. The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei break down the motion.

What was the largest shock from the early slate?

Howe: Overlook the early slate, the Jaguars’ upset of the Bills has been the largest shock of the season. (I suppose I figured Josh Allen can be higher than Josh Allen, however I can’t say I anticipated this Josh Allen to be higher than that Josh Allen.) Anyway, with that out of my system, the Payments must kick an unsightly pattern of sleepy begins. They overcame it final week in opposition to the Dolphins, recovering from a 3-3 tie halfway by means of the third quarter to race away with a 26-11 victory. However they didn’t study their lesson and couldn’t get better in Jacksonville. They’ve now performed right down to their competitors in back-to-back video games — because the bye week, too, which adopted their loss to the Titans — so the Payments have to beat this stretch. Are the Jets the treatment subsequent week? Regardless of the case, it appeared just like the Payments had an insurmountable lead within the AFC East with their 4-1 begin, however they’re now 5-3 and only a half-game up on the Patriots (5-4) with two conferences on the schedule.