Welcome to Week 9 of The Worksheet, Rich Hribar's comprehensive fantasy football preview.
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The Worksheet is a comprehensive weekly fantasy football preview for each NFL game. Rich Hribar analyzes matchups for every notable fantasy player in every game, every week of the NFL season.
Eight weeks are in the books, and we are at the halfway point of the NFL regular season.
We have flipped the calendar to November and are cruising toward the stretch run of most leagues' fantasy football regular season.
Week 8 was a limited week for passing output and efficiency across the league.
The 206.2 passing yards per team were the fewest of the year, going along with season highs in interception rate (2.8%) and sack rate (8.1%).
62.8% of the yardage gained in Week 8 came through the air, the lowest of the season.
On the other side of the coin, offenses ran for a season-high 122.0 yards per game, the most in a week this season.
Unfortunately, that was cumulative and didn't lead to much scoring.
Offenses failed to gain a single first down on a season-high 35.5% of their possessions.
The league's third-down conversion rate was 36.8%, the second-lowest of the year.
Offenses turned the ball over on a season-high 12.7% of possessions.
Offenses averaged 1.93 points per possession, the third-lowest mark of the year.
As we flip to Week 9, we are monitoring the approaching NFL trade deadline.
We have already seen activity, and this week could have several more moving pieces.
If and when we do have trades, circle back for updates on those teams and the players impacted.
We have another international game this week, with the Bengals and Falcons playing in Spain on Sunday morning.
Make sure your lineups are set for that early kickoff.
Only two teams are on bye this week (Titans and Steelers), so adjust your lineups to account for those absences.
This article will be updated throughout the week to reflect major news or injury implications.
I encourage you to use the game-by-game tables and data points here, along with the player rankings available every Wednesday.
Enjoy the games!
Click the matchups below for the individual game previews.
Week 9 Fantasy Football Matchups
| Week 9 NFL Games | Time |
|---|---|
| Jaguars @ Ravens | Thursday Night Football |
| Bengals vs. Falcons | Sunday -- 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Jets @ Chiefs | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Cowboys @ Colts | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Lions @ Dolphins | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Browns @ Saints | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Giants @ Eagles | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Rams @ Commanders | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Broncos @ Panthers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Texans @ Chargers | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Packers @ Patriots | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Raiders @ 49ers | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Cardinals @ Seahawks | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Buccaneers @ Bears | Sunday Night Football |
| Bills @ Vikings | Monday Night Football |
