Perhaps to the surprise of some, the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, who are both 6-2 and atop their respective divisions with second-year quarterbacks at the helm, enter Week 9 with the longest active winning streaks in the NFL.

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for NFL Week 9, with Josh Allen and the Bills defeating the Chiefs and the Chargers and Rams both winning.

We make picks for all 14 NFL games with levels of confidence ahead of Week 9. The NFL heads into the back half of the schedule as Week 9 is upon us. The Ravens and Dolphins kick things off on Thursday Night Football to close out October, and then we’re off and running in November.

New England is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Falcons vs. Patriots odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. The Patriots are -248 money line favorites (risk $248 to win $100),

I hope everyone enjoyed their peaceful Sunday last weekend, because we’re back to fretting over the Las Vegas Raiders with their Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. And of course, our Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition continues as we are about to enter the second half of the regular season after this weekend.