NFL Week 9 upset alert: Texans allow Chargers their first win, Vikings overtake Josh Allen’s Bills

As remarkable as it sounds, we've reached the midway point of the 2026 regular season now that Week 9 is on our doorstep. The first half of the year has heard underdogs bark loudly, and there's no reason to think that'll subside as we barrel down this second leg of the season.

That's especially true this week as there are eight home underdogs on the Week 9 slate. Normally, this is a recipe for the league to flip on its head, particularly after a Week 8 schedule that was mostly chalk. Last week, we correctly identified the Raiders as a live road underdog as they came out with the outright win over the Jets, but favorites largely owned the rest of the schedule.

Water may find its level in Week 9, however, which is why we have three road favorites firmly on upset alert as we look forward to another week in the NFL.

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Green Bay and New England have sort of mirrored each other to this point in the season. They both started the year 1-2 and have since surged back into playoff contention with 4-1 records over the past five weeks.

Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/