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NFL Week 9, 2019: 5 Teams on upset alert

By Dan Parzych

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws the ball during the second quarter of an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles at New Era Field on October 27, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws the ball during the second quarter of an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles at New Era Field on October 27, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /
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4. Seattle Seahawks

One week after suffering a surprise loss at home to the Baltimore Ravens, the Seattle Seahawks were in the perfect position to bounce back with a meeting on the road against an Atlanta Falcons team with only one win to their name.

The Seahawks managed to win, but the fact that Atlanta played without Matt Ryan, and Seattle only won by seven points shows why this team deserves to be on this list for a second week in a row as they prepare for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With all due respect to the Buccaneers, this seems like one of those contests in which Seattle should have little trouble taking down Tampa Bay since Russell Wilson could be in for another one of those monster games on offense.

But also, keep in mind that Bruce Arians is familiar with the Seahawks from his days as head coach for the Arizona Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Rams already learned the hard way in September what this Buccaneers team is capable of on the road.

Plus, with Jameis Winston’s time to prove himself worthy of the starting job winding down, the former No. 1 pick could be playing with plenty of extra motivation. And if that happens, this could turn into a tougher battle than originally expected for Seattle.

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