NFL Week 9 grades for every team: Cowboys barely pass in win, Bengals earn 'A' in Spain

We're handing out grades for every team that played in Week 9 Nov 8, 2026 at 7:04 pm ET • 12 min read Andy Lyons/Getty Images Welcome to the Week 9 grades!With the NFL trade deadline coming up on Tuesday, we saw a lot of games this week that could end up having an impact on what happens over the next couple of days. For one, the Indianapolis Colts lost. The Colts have already been one of the busiest teams when it comes to trades, and there's been some speculation that they could trade Jonathan Taylor or Daniel Jones. After Sunday's loss to Dallas, the Colts are sitting at a very unimpressive 2-7, and it might make sense to just trade everyone. The Philadelphia Eagles also lost. Howie Roseman loves to make a deal, and with the Eagles now sitting at 2-7 after losing to the NFC East's top team, the Giants, we could see him start working the phones. It could even make sense for the Jets to go into fire sale mode after dropping to 2-7 following a loss to the Chiefs. With that in mind, let's get to this week's grades, starting with the Colts. Cowboys (4-5) 27-23 over Colts (2-7)Broncos (7-2) 26-21 over Panthers (3-5)Saints (3-5) 23-22 over Browns (5-4)Giants (5-2-1) 19-11 over Eagles (2-7)Rams (5-4) 20-13 over Commanders (2-5)Chiefs (6-2) 35-12 over Jets (2-7)Lions (6-2) 19-9 over Dolphins (1-7)Bengals (6-2) 34-17 over Falcons (3-6) in SpainJaguars (6-2) 33-10 over Ravens (4-5)