NFL Week 9 grades: Steelers earn ‘A’ for shocking Colts, Bengals get low mark for meltdown against Bears

Welcome to the Week 9 grades! 

The NFL kicked off the month of November by giving us the wildest week of the season. 

• The Steelers defense finally showed up for a game by forcing five turnovers in a 27-20 victory over the Colts. 
• The Bengals offense pulled off a miracle comeback in the final two minutes against the Bears, only to be let down by a historically bad defense that gave up a 58-yard game-winning TD pass with just 17 seconds left to play. 
• Jaguars’ kicker Cam Little set an NFL record with a 68-yard field goal in a win over the Raiders. 
• Bo Nix led another wild fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos in an 18-15 win over the Houston Texans. 
• The Carolina Panthers went into Green Bay and stunned the Packers, 16-13. 
• Josh Allen outdueled Patrick Mahomes with a nearly perfect passing performance in Buffalo’s 28-21 win over Kansas City. 
• Sam Darnold had a perfect first half against the Commanders, going 16 of 16 for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the first two quarters of Seattle’s 38-14 win. Darnold is the only QB over the past 35 years to complete 100% of his passes for at least 250 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in a single half. 

It was a week of surprises and we’re going to hand out our own surprises by grading every game, starting with the Steelers’ win over the Colts. 

Pittsburgh 27-20 over Indianapolis

Seattle 38-14 over Washington

L.A. Rams 34-10 over New Orleans

Jacksonville 30-29 over Las Vegas

Buffalo 28-21 over Kansas City

Denver 18-15 over Houston

Minnesota 27-24 over Detroit

Chicago 47-42 over Cincinnati

Carolina 16-13 over Green Bay

L.A. Chargers 27-20 over Titans

New England 24-23 over Atlanta

San Francisco 34-24 over N.Y. Giants

Baltimore 28-6 over Miami (Thursday)