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NFL Week 9 2026 round-up: Cowboys rally, Giants win in Philadelphia, Bengals roll in Madrid

Chicago beat Tampa Bay 27-24 on Sunday Night Football with a field goal as time expired, despite four Caleb Williams interceptions, to close NFL Week 9 Sunday on 8 November 2026. Earlier, Dallas rallied past Indianapolis, the Giants won in Philadelphia for the first time since 2013, and Cincinnati beat Atlanta 34-17 in Madrid.

By Kabeer Ahmad7 min read
A US Army soldier carries the American flag onto a snowy field at Soldier Field, flanked by flag bearers in Chicago Bears orange and the Bears mascot, before a 2014 home game
A US Army soldier carries the American flag onto a snowy field at Soldier Field, flanked by flag bearers in Chicago Bears orange and the Bears mascot, before a 2014 home game · Credit: Photo: Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret / U.S. Army, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Military_service_members_honored_during_Chicago_bears_game_(15622484018).jpg) — November 2014 file photo at Soldier Field, not from Sunday's game

The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on Sunday Night Football when Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, after Caleb Williams had thrown four interceptions. Thirteen games were played on Sunday 8 November 2026, the main day of Week 9 of the NFL regular season, starting with Cincinnati's 34-17 win over Atlanta in Madrid and finishing with the Bears’ last-second win in Chicago. The day's biggest storylines were a dramatic Dallas comeback in Indianapolis, the New York Giants ending a 12-year wait for a win in Philadelphia, and Houston's rout of the still-winless Los Angeles Chargers.

The scores and statistics below come from the official NFL.com Week 9 report, Associated Press coverage published by The Guardian, and the ESPN game record. Win-loss records are as reported after each game.

What were all the NFL Week 9 Sunday scores?

  • Cincinnati Bengals 34, Atlanta Falcons 17 (Madrid)
  • Dallas Cowboys 27, Indianapolis Colts 23
  • New York Giants 19, Philadelphia Eagles 11
  • Denver Broncos 26, Carolina Panthers 21
  • Los Angeles Rams 20, Washington Commanders 13
  • Detroit Lions 19, Miami Dolphins 9
  • Kansas City Chiefs 35, New York Jets 12
  • New Orleans Saints 23, Cleveland Browns 22 (overtime)
  • Houston Texans 44, Los Angeles Chargers 22
  • San Francisco 49ers 38, Las Vegas Raiders 17
  • Green Bay Packers 45, New England Patriots 27
  • Seattle Seahawks 17, Arizona Cardinals 3
  • Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 (Sunday Night Football)

How did the Cowboys come back against the Colts?

Dallas trailed by three points with 97 seconds left and needed less than 30 seconds to go 65 yards. Dak Prescott found Ryan Flournoy deep, Javonte Williams ran to the 11-yard line, a defensive penalty moved the ball to the six, and Williams scored from a yard out with 1:08 remaining. Rookie safety Caleb Downs then intercepted Daniel Jones with 35 seconds left to seal a 27-23 win.

Prescott threw for 335 yards and CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards, according to AP. Dallas outgained Indianapolis 508 yards to 271 but was penalised 14 times for 153 yards and turned the ball over twice, which kept the Colts in the game. Dallas moved to 4-5; Indianapolis fell to 2-7.

Why does the Giants' win in Philadelphia matter?

The Giants had lost 13 straight home meetings to the Eagles, including one playoff game, since their last win in Philadelphia on 27 October 2013. Jameis Winston came in when JJ McCarthy went off with a hip injury and threw the go-ahead touchdown; McCarthy later returned to help close out a 19-11 win. Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese had three sacks, 12 tackles and a forced fumble, according to NFL.com.

The Giants improved to 5-2-1 and are the only NFC East team with a winning record. Philadelphia (2-7) has now lost seven in a row, its longest losing streak since 2012, with starting quarterback Jalen Hurts likely out for the season with blood clots, AP reported. Both teams' situations could shape moves before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.

What happened in the NFL game in Madrid?

Cincinnati beat Atlanta 34-17 under the closed roof of Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu stadium for a fourth straight win. Joe Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score. Ja'Marr Chase had 142 receiving yards in the first half alone and finished with 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown, while Tee Higgins caught two touchdown passes.

NFL.com said it was the first time in franchise history that the Bengals had won four straight games while scoring at least 30 points in each. Cincinnati (6-2) is tied with Pittsburgh at the top of the AFC North, and the two meet on Sunday Night Football in Week 10. Atlanta's Bijan Robinson passed 100 rushing yards again, but the Falcons committed 12 accepted penalties and fell to 3-6.

Which other results stood out?

Packers 45, Patriots 27. Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as Green Bay forced four turnovers. Christian Watson (171 yards) and Matthew Golden (164 yards) both set career highs. NFL.com said 45 points was the most New England has ever allowed at Gillette Stadium. Green Bay is 6-3; running back Josh Jacobs suffered a fractured finger.

Texans 44, Chargers 22. CJ Stroud threw five touchdown passes and 384 yards, and Houston sacked Justin Herbert eight times. The Chargers, now beaten in all eight games, ended a 37-drive run without a touchdown, the second-longest in NFL history according to AP. Herbert left with an injury to his non-throwing hand.

49ers 38, Raiders 17. San Francisco (7-1) forced five second-half turnovers, including a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown by rookie Jaden Dugger on the first play after half-time. Linebacker Fred Warner forced a fumble and recovered another.

Rams 20, Commanders 13. Puka Nacua caught 14 passes for 150 yards and the go-ahead touchdown, and Myles Garrett had three sacks in his first game since Week 1. NFL.com, citing ESPN and NFL Network reports, said Nacua hurt his knee on the final snap and was due to have an MRI scan on Monday. The Rams are 5-4.

Saints 23, Browns 22 (OT). Tyler Shough threw a 15-yard touchdown to Juwan Johnson on the first possession of overtime. Shedeur Sanders answered with a touchdown for Cleveland, but the two-point attempt to win the game fell incomplete.

Broncos, Lions, Chiefs and Seahawks. Denver (7-2) won its fifth straight, sealed by Nik Bonitto's strip-sack of Bryce Young. Detroit beat Miami 19-9 for a fourth straight win despite a season-low offensive output. Kenneth Walker scored three touchdowns as Kansas City (6-2) beat the Jets, and Seattle won 17-3 with backup Drew Lock starting in place of Sam Darnold.

How did the Bears beat the Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football?

Chicago scored two first-quarter touchdowns, a 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams to Rome Odunze and a 56-yard catch by Luther Burden III, and led 17-6 at half-time. But Williams threw three interceptions in the second quarter, two to Zyon McCollum and one to Tykee Smith, according to NBC Sports, which noted he had never thrown three in a professional game before. He threw a fourth to Alex Anzalone later, according to the ESPN box score.

Tampa Bay converted only three points from those three first-half takeaways. After Bucky Irving's 2-yard touchdown run cut the gap to 17-13, Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson intercepted Baker Mayfield and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown. The Buccaneers kept coming: Chase McLaughlin kicked his third field goal, and with 2:51 left Irving scored again from 6 yards before Mayfield ran in a two-point conversion to tie the game at 24-24. Chicago then drove into range for Santos, whose 38-yard kick with no time left won it.

Williams finished 22 of 37 for 279 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions, and Burden caught seven passes for 97 yards. Mayfield completed 18 of 32 for 243 yards with two interceptions, and Irving ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns. The Bears improved to 7-2; Tampa Bay fell to 3-6.

What happens next?

The NFL trade deadline falls on Tuesday, and AP noted that struggling teams such as Philadelphia could reshape their rosters before then. Injury updates to watch this week include Nacua's knee scan, Herbert's hand and McCarthy's hip. This article covers Sunday's games only.

Image: Photo: Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret / U.S. Army, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Military_service_members_honored_during_Chicago_bears_game_(15622484018).jpg) — November 2014 file photo at Soldier Field, not from Sunday's game

About this article: prepared by The Daily Context editorial desk using automated, source-based reporting from the publications linked below. No reporter was on the ground.

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