Buck's Week 9: Niners Bulldoze Vegas, Bucs Stop the Run and Still Lose

Scores

Bengals 34, Falcons 17. Chiefs 35, Jets 12. 49ers 38, Raiders 17. Packers 45, Patriots 27. Texans 44, Chargers 22. Lions 19, Dolphins 9. Seahawks 17, Cardinals 3. Rams 20, Commanders 13. Giants 19, Eagles 11. Bears 27, Buccaneers 24. Broncos 26, Panthers 21. Cowboys 27, Colts 23. Saints 23, Browns 22 in overtime.

Thirteen games. Zero remotes survived my recliner. Let's go.

Coming Up

Tonight, 7:15 PM Central, U.S. Bank Stadium. Bills at Vikings. Both teams are 6-1. Wings are already in the oven. I am not picking a side. Nobody gets my love, everybody gets my sauce.

The Run Report

Here is the proof, folks. The 49ers ran for 190 yards on the Raiders. Vegas ran for 24. The Raiders own the 32nd ranked run defense at 149.9 allowed per game. If you can't stop the run, you can't win. 38-17. Case closed.

The Chiefs got 163 on the ground against the Jets, and the Jets lost 35-12. The Saints piled up 160 on the Browns, and Cleveland lost in overtime. The Cowboys ran for 179 on Indianapolis. Dallas has the 31st ranked run defense and still escaped 27-23. Colts, you got run over and still made it close. I respect it. Barely.

Now the exceptions, because I am honest. The Bucs allowed just 72 rushing yards to Chicago, owned the ground 126 to 72, and still lost 27-24. The top ranked run defense in the league, and they lost anyway. The Chargers held Houston to 104 and rushed for 138 themselves. They lost 44-22 and sit at 0-8. That is not a run problem. That is a "please stop giving it away" problem.

The Rest

The Packers hung 45 on the Patriots, who came in with the 8th ranked run defense. Green Bay still got 129 on the ground. That is a statement.

Falcons and Panthers both outran the teams that beat them. Atlanta had 157 to Cincinnati's 123. Carolina had 96 to Denver's 82. Rushing yards are great. Points are better.

The Giants are 5-2-1 after beating the Eagles 19-11 on 80 rushing yards. The Seahawks held Arizona to 3 points and 50 rushing yards. That is defense, baby. That is my love language.

The Lions, Rams, and Bears all took care of business too. Bears are 7-2. Broncos are 7-2. Niners are 7-1. Somebody pass the ranch.