Week 9 in the NFL brought with it continued dominance from the NFC North, excellence from the Jacksonville Jaguars, a close call for the New York Giants, and a loss the New England Patriots would like to forget.

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Some of the season's most productive quarterbacks showed out in Week 9, from Joe Burrow to Trevor Lawrence, but the slate featured plenty of ugly on the offensive side of the ball. Sunday's games which featured a handful of teams fighting through lost seasons, included plenty of errant passing, inefficient rushing and overall sluggish play.

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