Week 9 of the NFL football seasonmeans we are past the midpoint.The week starts with a rematch of last year's NFC championship game between the Packers and 49ers, a key game for both teams in this year's playoff race.The Sunday schedule features five Las Vegas Raiders Hoodies Sweatshirts matchups between teams with winning records, andall ofthose games have intrigue. The cro s-conference matchups between, Chicago andTenne see,Seattle and Buffalo and Miami and Arizona should be fun.Baltimore and Indianapolis meet in a battle of AFC contenders, and it builds up toward the Sunday Night Football rematch between New Orleans and Tampa Bay. These are games that should impact the playoff picture later.Last week was an unpredictable me s in our picks the first losing record in a single week. We'll try to bounce back to start the second half of the season.Last Week: 6-8Season: 41-28With that as the mind, below are our picks and predictions for Week 9 of the NFL season.NFL POWER RANKINGS: The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.NFL picks, predictions for Week 9Green Bay Packers(-2.5)at San Francisco 49ers Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET, FOX/NFL Network This is a tricky game for the Packers. Aaron Rodgers is 4-6 against the 49ers (including playoffs) and Aaron Jones, Allen Lazard and David Bakhtiariare battling injuries. San Francisco will be without Jimmy Garoppolo and George Kittle, among others. That should lead to an unpredictable finish.Pick: Packers 27, 49ers 24Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons (-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS The Falcons are 0-4 S/U and ATS as a favorite this season Derek Carr Jersey , and they play a hot-and-cold Broncos team led byDrew Lock, who led a thrilling comeback against the Chargers in Week 8. Atlanta's defense has improved a touch with interim coach Raheem Morris.So why are we feeling a small upset?Pick: Broncos 27, Falcons 25 The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.Seattle Seahawks(-3)at Buffalo Bills Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Seattle is a slight road favorite in another show-case home game for the Bills.Ru sell Wilson is completing 73.9 percent of his pa ses on the road this season, and he will make enough plays to keep the Seahawks ahead in a fun early shootout.Pick: Seahawks 31, Bills 28Chicago Bears at Tenne see Titans (-6) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX The Bears are good play here knowing they are 5-2 ATS as an underdog this season, but will Nick Foles be able to generate enough offense to keep up with the Titans? Tenne seaverages 34.8 points per game at home and breaks a two-game losing skid.Pick:Titans 28, Bears 23 Baltimore Ravens(-3)at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Philip Rivers is heating up and he's pa sed for three TDs in each of Indianapolis'last two games.Lamar Jackson's completion percentage has stayed under 60 percent the last three weeks, and the Colts match up well on defense. At least we think they do.Pick:Colts 28, Ravens 27Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs (-11.5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Teddy Bridgewater avoided a serious injury in a lo s to the Falcons last week, and Christian McCaffrey might be able to return to the lineup. That will help against the Chiefs,but it won't be enough. Kansas City has won their last two games by an average of 26.5 points per game.Pick: Chiefs 34, Panthers 21 The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.Detroit Lionsat Minnesota Vikings (-3.5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Dalvin Cook put on a show against the Packers, and the Vikings have won the last three meetings with Detroit.Kirk Cousins is 4-0 against Detroit since coming to Minnesota, Nate Hobbs Jersey and he averages 250 pa sing yards with nine total TDs and one interception in those games. Stay with the track record.Pick: Vikings 30, Lions 24New York Giants atWashingtonFootball Team(-3.5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX The Giants won an ugly first meeting between these Marquel Lee Jersey teams,but Daniel Jones will have to do more in the pa sing game to win on the road.Even in a short week, we think New York makes enough plays to win.Bad NFC East football breeds ugly games, and this won't be an exception.Pick: Giants 20, Redskins 17 The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.Houston Texans(-6.5)at Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Both teams had bye weeks to preparefor this battle of 1-6 teams. The Texans have won the last five meetings in this series, and the Jaguars have scored 14 points or le s in those games. The spread still looks too high somehow.Pick: Texans 27, Jaguars 23Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers (-1.5) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS The Chargers have become meme material for blowing second-half leads, and that has overshadowed the play of rookie quarterback Justin Herbert. If the Raiders truly are a playoff contender, then they win this game. Las Vegas is 3-1 S/U on the road.Pick: Raiders 31, Chargers 28 The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.Miami DolphinsatArizona Cardinals (-4.5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS TuaTagovailoaand Kyler Murray meet for the first time since the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal, but this time it's a matchup to stay in the playoff race.Miami is 4-2 S/U and ATS as an underdog this season, and they have given up 17 points or le s in their last three wins. Their Daniel Carlson Jersey unexpected succe s against the NFC West continues.Pick: Dolphins 28, Cardinals 24Pittsburgh SteelersatDallasCowboys Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS There isn't a line yet, which is a nod to how ugly this could be. These franchises have played head-to-head in three Supers Bowls. Dallas'season of misery continues against Pittsburgh, whichmatches its win total from last season with an eighth victory.Pick: Steelers 31, Cowboys 13 The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.New Orleans Saintsat Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-4) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC The two hottest teams in the NFC meet in a rematch from Week 1. Drew Brees didn't make the big mistakesin the first meeting, and it's on Tom Brady to even the season series.This Sunday Night Football thriller atones for last week's debacle between the Eagles and Cowboys.Pick: Buccaneers 34, Saints 31New England Patriots(-7.5)at New York Jets