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NFL Week 9 Picks on Around The Couch

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Solo ranks the Eagles first, the Chiefs second, and the Lions third in his power list.

Axel and Brett open the show with Week 9 picks and a joke about the regular season hitting the halfway point after Week 9 in an 18-week schedule. The conversation stays loose the whole time, with side chatter and corrections slipping in between the football talk. Baltimore is the first big topic. They do not write off the Ravens yet, especially with the division still open and more games left against Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The discussion keeps coming back to Lamar and Derrick Henry, with the point that Lamar can still take over a game and the offense opens up when he is back. Pittsburgh comes next, with the hosts openly wondering whether the Steelers are contenders or pretenders. Cincinnati stays in the mix too, but only as a late-season long shot: they discuss Joe Burrow's injury timeline, note that he is expected to be out for the year, and still leave a narrow opening if he returned late enough. The episode then shifts to the NFC playoff picture, where the Packers, Eagles, Bucs, Seahawks, Lions, Rams, and 49ers are in the mix, while the Bears, Panthers, and Cowboys sit on the bubble. The whole episode keeps its casual back-and-forth feel, but the stakes never really let up.

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Week 9 picks turn into a loose, funny playoff debate with real football underneath.

Axel and Brett spend Week 9 sorting out the league in a way that feels open and a little off the cuff. The Ravens urgency comes first, then the Steelers doubt, Bengals hope, and a wider NFC playoff picture.

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You want Week 9 NFL picks with playoff-picture talk, jokes, and hosts working through the AFC and NFC races out loud.

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