2023 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools: Week 9 Predictions
Updated: Sunday, Nov. 5 at 6:50am ET
With NFL Week 9 kicking off tonight with the Thursday Night Football game between the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s time for us to finalize out football picks for those playing in Pick Em Confidence Pools. We may not be getting an exciting game to start the week off, but there are some fantastic games ahead, most notably the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany and the Buffalo Bills taking on the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night Football. The rest of the NFL Week 9 match-ups are…well…just okay. But of a top-heavy slate, but we have to make our picks nonetheless.
In addition to making our picks, we also have to start taking a look at where we are in the overall standings of our pool as we now need to start thinking about taking some chances with picks and moving further up the leaderboard. In my primary NFL Confidence Pool, I’m right at the cusp of the top-10 and I may need to do some maneuvering now in order to prevent the leader from running away with it. I’m not saying that it’s time to make outlandish calls, but it’s time to start pushing some of the more questionable match-ups to the top of my list, looking to tighten the points gap we have right now. You’ll be able to see where I am doing just that based on the money-lines I have in the chart below.
- Season Record: 72-50
- Season Points: 642
Ready for NFL Week 9? Let’s get it!
| Game | Pick | Confidence # | Money Line |
| Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints | Saints | 14 | -395 |
| Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns | Browns | 13 | -360 |
| Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens | Ravens | 12 | -265 |
| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons | Falcons | 11 | -205 |
| New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders | Raiders | 10 | -125 |
| Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers | Colts | 9 | -135 |
| Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets | Chargers | 8 | -175 |
| Washington Commanders at New England Patriots | Patriots | 7 | -148 |
| Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles | 6 | -162 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans | Texans | 5 | -148 |
| Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers | Packers | 4 | -185 |
| Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers | Steelers | 3 | -148 |
| Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals | Bengals | 2 | -115 |
| Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs (Germany) | Dolphins | 1 | 100 |
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ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Saints hosted free agent CB Asante Samuel for a visit Monday.
Samuel, fresh off offseason neck surgery, visited with the Saints Monday as he pursues his next playing opportunity. He has clear connection to the franchise after they hired Brandon Staley to fill their defensive coordinator position, for whom Samuel played under with the Chargers. Fowler adds that Samuel has another doctor visit scheduled for early July, during which time he hopes to gain clearance to resume football activities.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Packers met with WR Jayden Reed’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to clarify his status with the team.
The meeting comes after the Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round for the first time since 2002 in this year’s draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter added that the team emphasized Reed’s status as the top option at wide receiver after the selection of Matthew Golden and Savion Williams. “Green Bay’s top receiver” means far less for fantasy than it does in other places around the league considering Reed led the team with just 62.6% of the team’s offensive snaps played in 2024.
Saints signed QB Hunter Dekkers.
Dekkers spent three seasons with the Cyclones of Iowa State before stepping away from football following an indictment surrounding charges related to sports gambling. He then played his final collegiate season at Iowa Western before being invited to Saints camp. Dekkers spent his redshirt season backing up Brock Purdy at Iowa State.
Seahawks signed No. 18 overall pick OG Grey Zabel to a four-year contract.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Zabel’s deal is worth a guaranteed $18.471 million. The former North Dakota State guard will be tasked with bolstering a Seahawks line that ranked 26th in PFF pass blocking grades and 24th in run blocking grades. The Seahawks didn’t do much to address their offensive line this offseason, with Zabel being the biggest addition to date. The FCS stud showed out at this year’s senior bowl, and brings high expectations into his rookie season after dominating at the college ranks.
Free agent WR Gabe Davis is visiting the 49ers on Monday.
It’s the first known interest we’ve seen of Davis, who was released by the Jaguars last week with a failed physical designation. The 49ers will likely be without Brandon Aiyuk to start the season, and the idea of adding another veteran to the room is appealing. Kyle Shanahan can turn a lot of football players into something fantasy-interesting, but Davis might be a step beyond even his schemes.
Falcons released WR Phillip Dorsett.
What was your favorite moment of Dorsett’s three-month run on a reserve/future contract with the Falcons? Was it when the signing was announced, or was it when the release happened? Dorsett will try to bounce to another team as wideout depth as he enters his age-32 season. He did not play NFL snaps last year and was only targeted three times by the Broncos in 2023.