NFL Week 9 winners and losers: Tyler Bass in the clutch, Dak Prescott exits early

NFL Week 9 winners and losers: Tyler Bass in the clutch, Dak Prescott exits early originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The calendar has flipped to November, and it’s time for NFL teams to start getting serious.

With the season now halfway over, time is of the essence as squads look to position themselves for the playoffs. That jockeying continued in Week 9, with several playoff hopefuls suffering painful losses.

Here are all the winners and losers from Sunday’s games:

WINNER: Buffalo still owns Miami

It took a 61-yard field goal by Tyler Bass with five seconds left, but the Buffalo Bills continue to own the Miami Dolphins.

The Bills have now won six straight overall against the Dolphins, plus nine straight in Orchard Park. The Dolphins needed this one to cling to life in the AFC, as they now drop to 2-6 with a lot of work to do to make the postseason. Miami’s offense continued to look solid with Tua Tagovailoa back in action for his second game back from a concussion, but it wasn’t able to hold up defensively.

Meanwhile, Josh Allen just keeps building his case for MVP. The Bills quarterback had 235 yards and three touchdowns as his team improved to 7-2.

LOSER: Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys lost another game — and their quarterback.

Dak Prescott exited with a hamstring injury and did not return in the 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, with Cooper Rush finishing the game for Dallas. Even before the injury though, Prescott wasn’t helping the Cowboys much. He went 18 of 24 for 133 yards.

Atlanta, on the other hand, is now 6-3 and firmly in control of the NFC South. Kirk Cousins was solid yet again with 222 yards and three touchdowns.

WINNER: Jayden Daniels keeps rolling

The Washington Commanders can’t stop winning.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels helped the team to another victory, their seventh of the season, in a road game against the New York Giants. It was a narrow 27-22 victory in the end, but Daniels had another standout effort. The LSU product went 15 of 22 for…

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Publish date : 2024-11-03 22:13:20

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