Bears 47-42 Bengals
After being down 41-27, quarterback Joe Flacco would lead his team to a 42-41 lead after throwing a touchdown to tight end Noah Fant to make it 41-35 with 1:45 left to go.
The Bengals recovered an onside kick, which gave Flacco another opportunity to capitalize on - which he did after throwing a touchdown to Andrei Iosivas to take the 42-41 lead.
But 54 seconds is also that the Bears needed to eventually win after quarterback Caleb Williams threw a 58-yard touchdown to rookie tight end Colston Loveland with just 18 seconds left.
Flacco finished with 470 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Bengals fall to 3-6 on the year, losing back-to-back games at home despite putting up 80 points between each game.
Williams finished with 355 total yards and four total touchdowns. He became the first QB in NFL history to throw for multiple touchdowns, multiple receptions (2 for 22 yards), and a receiving touchdown in the same game as the Bears improved to 5-3.
Minnesota Vikings 27-24 Detroit Lions
QB J.J. McCarthy led his Vikings to an upset after coming back from injury as they improved to 4-4 on the season.
After taking a 17-14 lead, McCarthy took the Vikings' final touchdown of the game in himself with just over six minutes left in the third quarter.
He finished with 155 total yards, three touchdowns, and one interception.
As the Lions attempted a comeback, the Vikings would block a field goal that eventually led to a field goal for the Vikings to put up 27.
Detroit would drive down the field and score one last touchdown on a gorgeous throw and catch from Jared Goff to Jameson Williamson, but it wouldn't be enough as they fell to 5-3 on the year.
Sam LaPorta and Amon-Ra St. Brown led all receivers with 97 yards each, the former scoring one of Goff's two touchdowns, who finished the game with 284 yards on 25-of-37 passing.
Minnesota held Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery to 65 combined yards and one touchdown.
Carolina Panthers 16-13 Green Bay Packers
In the lowest-scoring game of Week 9, the 13.5-point underdog Carolina Panthers upset the Packers in Green Bay for QB Bryce Young's return from injury.
Despite being out-gained 369 to 265, Carolina's Rico Dowdle made sure to lead the way to their fifth win (5-4) of the season after posting 130 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
After Green Bay's QB Jordan Love had his best game of the season last week, Carolina's defence held the Packers to just one touchdown on a goal-line rush from Josh Jacobs and Love to 273 passing yards on 26-of-37 completed passes with a season-worst 80.1 passer rating as they fell to 5-2-1.
Los Angeles Chargers 27-20 Tennessee Titans
The Chargers were able to squeeze by the Titans to improve to 6-3 in what would be a pheuric victory after left tackle Joe Alt left the game on a cart with what was believed to be a high ankle sprain, meaning the much-needed Alt would miss significant time.
Despite a pick-six and allowing a punt return for a touchdown, the Chargers held the Titans' offence to just 206 total yards.
Since being traded to the Chargers, defensive end Odafe Oweh has four sacks in four games.
Justin Herbert finished the game with 307 total yards, leading the team with 57 rushing yards, and three touchdowns with the one interception, despite being sacked six times.
Chargers rookie wide receiver Oronde Gadsden II led all receivers with five receptions for 68 yards.
Ward finished the game with 151 total yards, the first time in the last five weeks he's been held to under 200 yards, as the Titans fall to 1-8.
New England Patriots 24-23 Atlanta Falcons
In another close matchup, the Patriots improved to 7-3 on the year after their defence held on just long enough to secure the win.
After going up 24-14, the Falcons would put up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to possibly tie up the game.
But kicker Parker Romo missed the extra point to tie the game, giving New England 4:40 left to run out the clock to their win.
Falcons wide receiver Drake London had his third 100+ day in the past four games after putting up 118 yards and three touchdowns on nine receptions (14 targets).
QB Michael Penix Jr. finished with 240 total yards and three touchdowns.
Patriots QB Drake Maye finished with 279 total yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and was sacked six times.
Pats rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson started in place of the injured RHomndre Stevenson, rushing for 55 yards on 14 carries and 32 receiving yards on four receptions.
San Francisco 49ers 34-24 New York Giants
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey led the team in both rushing yards (106 with one touchdown) and receiving yards (67 yards with one touchdown) as the team improved to 6-3 on the season.
QB Mac Jones put up 239 total yards with two passing touchdowns and a 135.2 passer rating.
Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart totaled 247 yards for the game, leading the team in rushing with 56, and three touchdowns (one rushing) as his boys in blue fall to 2-7 on the year - the third straight year the team started with a 2-7 record under head coach Brian Daboll.
Pittsburgh Steelers 27-20 Indianapolis Colts
In one of the biggest upsets of the week, the Steelers forced six turnovers and five sacks as they held on to the win to improve to 5-3.
Despite being outgained 368 to 225, Pittsburgh's defence put the offence in plenty of short field positions to take advantage of.
QB Aaron Rodgers finished with 203 passing yards and one touchdown, RB Jaylen Warren with 31 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Colts QB Daniel Jones threw three interceptions and lost two of three fumbles in his worst game of the season, despite throwing for 342 yards and one touchdown.
RB Jonathan Taylor, and heavy favourite for Offensive Player of the Year, finished with a season-low 45 rushing yards and no touchdowns. Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce both had 115 receiving yards as the team fell to 7-2, still holding on to the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Steelers LB Alex Highsmith led the team with two sacks and three tackles for loss, along with a pass deflection, forced fumble, and a quarterback hit.
Broncos 18-15 Texans
Both teams were held to under 300 yards of offence as the Denver Broncos improved to 7-2 on the season, winning their sixth straight game.
Denver QB Bo Nix finished with 209 total yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. RB J.K. Dobbins led all running backs with 61 yards on 15 carries. Rookie RB RJ Harvey led the team with 51 receiving yards and one touchdown.
The Houston Texans fell to 3-5, but lost QB C.J. Stroud for almost three full quarters after sustaining a significant injury in the second quarter, after being hit on a scramble for a first down.
Backup QB David Mills would finish out the remainder of the game with 144 total yards on 17-of-30 passing.
All the players on the field took a knee around Stroud as he received medical attention. Thankfully, Stroud was able to walk off under his own power, but head coach Demeco Ryans had some words after his QB took a nasty hit while giving up his body on a normal quarterback slide.
Rams 34-10 Saints
The Rams took care of business after coming off a bye week as Stafford returned to MVP form after throwing four touchdowns and 281 yards on 24-of-32 passing.
RB Kyren Williams led the game with 114 rushing yards and a touchdown on 25 carries.
WR Puka Nacua led all receivers with 95 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions in his return from injury.
The Rams' offence finished 438 yards, with their defensive unit holding the Saints to 228.
Saints rookie QB Tyler Shough couldn't get much done in his debut - tossing 176 yards, one touchdown, and one interception on 15-of-24 passing.
New Orleans fell to 1-8 on the season, while the Rams improved to 6-2.
Jaguars 30-29 Raiders
Jaguars kicker Cam Little broke the record for the longest field goal in NFL history right before the half.
The Jaguars won in a thriller after the Raiders failed to convert on a two-point conversion in overtime.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers caught his third touchdown of the game to give his team one last opportunity.
But the ball was swatted at the line to secure the Jaguars' fifth win of the season.
Smith would put up one of his best games of the season, despite the loss, putting up 291 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.
Bowers led all receivers with 127 yards and three touchdowns - a single-game best- on 12 receptions (13 targets).
Jags QB Trevor Lawrence finished with 244 total yards, two rushing touchdowns, and one interception, while RB Travis Etienne Jr. led all rushers with 84 yards on 22 carries.
Both teams scored a combined 31 points in the fourth quarter alone.
Buffalo Bills 28-21 Kansas City Chiefs
The Bills got their revenge in this AFC Championship rematch to improve to 6-2 on the season, while the Chiefs fell to 5-4.
Buffalo QB Josh Allen put up 293 total yards and three total touchdowns (two rushing from the goal line), while RB James Cook led all rushers with 114 yards on 27 carries.
Bills TE Dalton Kincaid also led all receivers with 101 yards and one touchdown on six receptions.
Unfortunately, the Bills lost defensive Michael Hoecht for the season with a torn Achilles. Hoect had two tackles and half a sack before exiting his second game of the season.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was held to just 250 yards on 15-of-34 passing, putting up a career-worst 0.0 quarterback rating and 57.2 passer rating - his worst since October 20th last season against the 49ers (44.4).
Kansas City is now holding third place in the AFC West after both the Chargers and Broncos won.
Seahawks 38-14 Commanders
Seattle scored 31 of their 38 points before halftime on Sunday night.
QB Sam Darnold finished with a season high four touchdown passes on top of 330 passing yards (second-most) and one interception, improving his case for the NFL MVP award.
Seattle put up 410 total yards of offence and held the Commanders to 290.
The NFL's leading receiver in Jaxon Smith-Njigba continued his dominance after leading all receivers in the game with 129 yards on eight receptions (nine targets) - no other player on the Seahawks had more than four targets.
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels left the field in the fourth quarter with a left arm injury.
He was seen walking with trainers and a massive brace and a towel wrapped around his left arm (non-throwing).
Daniels left the game after putting up 204 total yards (51 rushing), one interception, and one rushing touchdown.
The Commanders' offence as a whole rushed the ball 36 times for 157 yards and the team's only two touchdowns of the evening.
They fell to 3-6, while the Seahawks improved to 6-2 (4-0 on the road).