There will probably be no scarcity of storylines when the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Miami Dolphins sq. off to kick off the NFL’s Sunday schedule for Week 9.
Maybe none are larger than this burning query: Will Taylor Swift will probably be in Frankfurt, Germany to observe Travis Kelce?
After all there may be additionally the likelihood that that is an AFC championship recreation preview with the Chiefs and Dolphins each enter this conflict with 6-2 data, tied with the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars for greatest mark within the convention.
Then there’s the little indisputable fact that Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill faces the workforce that drafted him, and the one which he helped win Tremendous Bowl 54.
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What NFL video games are exhibiting at present?
Listed below are the kickoff instances and TV information for all of Sunday’s NFL motion.
- Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (Frankfurt), 9:30 a.m. (NFL Community)
- Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Los Angeles Rams at Inexperienced Bay Packers, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Washington Commanders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
- New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
- Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
- Buffalo Payments at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Bye week: Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers
Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle injured
Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle was injured on the second play of Miami’s first drive.
Waddle gave the impression to be caught underneath a sort out when working again Raheem Mostert ran towards the best facet for no achieve on the play.
Waddle began the drive with a 15-yard completion from Tua Tagovailoa to begin the drive.
Waddle has been coping with a again damage in latest weeks. One thing to keep watch over as the primary quarter continues. — Safid Deen
Rashee Rice landing: Chiefs 7, Dolphins 0
Properly, the Chiefs don’t seem jetlagged.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense blazed down the sphere, and are on the board first on this one.
Mahomes discovered receiver Rashee Rice for an 11-yard landing on a large receiver display screen one play after a landing was taken off the board. Mahomes almost has an 11-yard landing to Justin Watson, however the ball hit the sphere as Watson completed his catch.
The Chiefs wanted simply seven performs and 75 yards to achieve the top zone on the opening drive of the sport. — Safid Deen
No European trip
The Chiefs and Dolphins have taken drastically completely different journey approaches to this recreation, and that is all the time an enchanting (and extremely parsed) part of Worldwide Collection video games performed throughout the Atlantic.
The Chiefs are 2-0 in worldwide matchups, each occurring throughout HC Andy Reid’s tenure. They beat the Lions in London in 2015 and defeated the Chargers in Mexico in 2019. Coming off a Week 8 loss in Denver’s mile-high altitude, Reid opted to let his AFC West leaders recuperate in Kansas Metropolis earlier than arriving in Germany on Friday.
Conversely, the Dolphins – they’re 1-4 internationally, dropping the first-ever regular-season recreation in London to the New York Giants in 2007 – landed in Germany on Tuesday. Coach Mike McDaniel needed his first worldwide recreation with Miami to double as a bonding expertise for his gamers whereas additionally giving them enough time to adapt their our bodies to the native time zone.
Who did it higher? Verdict in about three hours. — Nate Davis
Chiefs get opening kickoff
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense will probably be on the sphere first.
NFL picks Week 9
The NFL is again, its 104th season set to kick off, and USA TODAY Sports activities’ panel of resident NFL specialists have made their Week 9 picks. Test them out right here.
Chiefs-Dolphins inactives
These gamers won’t be in uniform at present, no enormous surprises.
NFL’s worldwide outreach increasing to Brazil and Spain?
Germany has joined England, Canada and Mexico amongst worldwide nations the place the NFL has staged regular-season video games since 2007. Sunday morning, throughout an interview with NFL Community, Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned the league plans to develop to a brand new nation in 2024 – Brazil and Spain vying for the consideration. — Nate Davis
Whats up, Deutschland!
As we speak’s matchup between Kansas Metropolis and Miami – each divisional leaders with 6-2 data which at the moment personal the AFC’s high two projected playoff seeds, respectively – marks the NFL’s second regular-season recreation in Germany. Final 12 months, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 in entrance of roughly 70,000 very spirited followers in Munich.
The Chiefs and Dolphins will meet in Frankfurt, not an hour from the place I graduated from highschool on a U.S. Military base. Again within the day, Germans very a lot backed the Frankfurt Galaxy within the outdated World League of American Soccer (aka NFL Europe). As I wrote two years in the past when the NFL revealed its intention to develop to the German market, “I used to be witness to a passionate base of Frankfurt Galaxy followers … even when their enthusiasm for American soccer usually outstripped their schooling – additional factors and punts usually drawing way more cheers than first downs or touchdowns. I nonetheless cannot unhear these ardent chants of ‘Goooo, Galaxy’ tinged with the native accent. And European trend being what it was on the time, common to see a neighborhood carrying inexperienced and purple knockoff Los Angeles Raiders gear, the NFL Properties police opting to not cross the Atlantic to crack down on such unofficial merchandise.” — Nate Davis
NFL Week 9 odds
Our information to the NFL betting odds, picks and spreads has you coated with Thursday Evening Soccer odds, Sunday Evening Soccer odds and/or Monday Evening Soccer odds.
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Chiefs vs. Dolphins in Germany: Predictions, picks and odds
The Chiefs are favorites to defeat the Dolphins, in accordance with BetMGM NFL odds.
- Unfold: Chiefs (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Chiefs (-125); Dolphins (+105)
- Over/underneath: 50.5
USA TODAY Sports activities’ employees picks for this recreation:
- Lorenzo Reyes: Chiefs 29, Dolphins 23
- Tyler Dragon: Chiefs 28, Dolphins 27
- Safid Deen: Dolphins 31, Chiefs 28
- Victoria Hernandez: Dolphins 32, Chiefs 27
- Jordan Mendoza: Dolphins 29, Chiefs 27
Is Taylor Swift going to Chiefs-Dolphins recreation in Germany?
Travis Kelce declined to debate Taylor Swift’s standing for Sunday’s recreation in Germany.
The Chiefs tight finish spoke Friday at a information convention however wouldn’t say whether or not the pop star plans to attend the sport towards the Dolphins at Deutsche Financial institution Park.
“Once I point out or all people is aware of that she’s on the recreation, the Vegas, the over underneath on my catches type of goes up and down, the unfold goes up and down,” Kelce joked. “I don’t wish to mess with any of that stuff, so I’m simply going to maintain it to myself.” — The Related Press
Tyreek Hill stats: Dolphins WR in midst of historic season
Dolphins All-Professional WR Tyreek Hill enters his first recreation towards the Chiefs, the membership which drafted him in 2016, main the NFL with 1,014 receiving yards (and eight TDs). He’s the primary participant within the Tremendous Bowl period (since 1966) to be on the receiving finish of 1,000 yards in a season’s first eight video games. And with 9 extra contests on the docket, he is on tempo to complete with 2,155 – that will shatter Corridor of Famer Calvin Johnson’s single-season normal (1,964 yards in 2012) – and obtain Hill’s avowed aim of changing into the league’s first 2,000-yard receiver. Rams WR Cooper Kupp is the one different man to exceed 1,900 within the common season, doing so two years in the past. — Nate Davis
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce season stats: Taking purpose at one other 1,000-yard 12 months
The Chiefs celebrity tight finish will not be surpassing 2,000 yards this season … or most likely ever (his profession excessive being 1,416 yards in 2020, a file for a decent finish). Kelce, who missed Week 1 with a knee damage, is at the moment monitoring towards 1,333 yards for 2023 — and if he eclipses 1,000, it could be the eighth consecutive 12 months he is managed that. Greg Olsen is the one different tight finish to show the trick even three seasons in a row. — Nate Davis
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