Hurts has thrown for 505 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception over his last two games. He had a perfect passer rating in a win over Minnesota. Hurts ranks third in the NFL in passer rating and, in more fan-friendly metrics, has thrown 15 touchdowns against just one pick this season.

The Arizona Cardinals moved up slightly in the newest NFL power rankings from USA TODAY's Nate Davis while on their bye week. They now sit at No. 25 in the league as they prepare to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday. But what about the rest of the NFC West?

NFL Week 9 has arrived and we asked USA TODAY Sports' staff for their best NFL bets today for the entire slate. Here are their picks and predictions.

The Lions are the most-bet team by both tickets and money at one sportsbook heading into their home game against the Vikings.

Could the team be active at the 2025 NFL trade deadline in an effort to build for the future? Could it decide to trade some key players before the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. MST?

The Bengals hit rock bottom in Week 8 in a 39-38 home loss to the New York Jets where the visitors piled up 502 yards of offense, which is more than they had totaled in their past two games COMBINED (302). The performance was so bad that the Cincinnati defense called a players only meeting one day later .

The Chiefs and Bills resume their epic rivalry in Week 9, a 4:25 ET game on CBS in front of a national audience.