NFL Week 9, 2018: Best games to watch on Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Alvin Kamara #41 and Mark Ingram #22 of the New Orleans Saints on field before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Alvin Kamara #41 and Mark Ingram #22 of the New Orleans Saints on field before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Here are the best games for football fans to watch on Sunday during NFL Week 9 of the 2018 season.

Football fans received quite the surprise on Thursday from an excitement perspective when seeing how the San Francisco 49ers put on a show against the Oakland Raiders in which Nick Mullens emerged out of nowhere in the 34-3 win with three touchdown passes. If fans are fortunate enough to see this same level of excitement on Sunday, NFL Week 9 will certainly have the potential to live up to the hype.

Luckily, there are plenty of reasons to believe this will happen when looking at the lineup the NFL has in store, whether it involves an AFC North showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers or Tom Brady battling it out with Aaron Rodgers. However, when it comes to the top contest from Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams hitting the road to take on the New Orleans Saints deserves strong consideration for being the best game.

While the Rams look to continue being the lone undefeated team after winning each of their first eight games, the Saints certainly aren’t going to make it easy since Sean Payton’s team has won six in a row of their own. Many believe New Orleans has a pretty good chance to hand Los Angeles their first loss, and if that does end up being the case, Payton could end up with the new top team to beat in the NFC.

Of course, that’s always easier said than done since the Rams are 8-0 for a reason, and have done one heck of a job at living up to the offseason hype so far as a strong Super Bowl contender. So along with this meeting between the Saints and Rams, here are the top games from Week 9 to look forward to on Sunday.