After two bad weeks, it's back to the winning ways for me with my NFL picks. I went 9-4 against the spread last week and 10-3 straight up. That's my kind of week. It ups my season records to 64-57 ATS and 86-34-1 straight up.

We turn the page to 14 games in Week 9 with the Jets, Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers on byes. Lamar Jackson is now confirmed to make his official return from a hamstring injury on “Thursday Night Football” after the Ravens deemed it safer within a short week.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 9 showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints

When you look at this list, please keep the following things in mind: Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to the AFC title game in 2018, Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to a 15-1 record in 2011, Tom Brady led the Patriots to a 16-0 season in 2007 and Peyton Manning led the Colts to a 12-4 record in 2004.

The Chiefs are the Chiefs again. They won their third consecutive game, blowing out the Commanders in the second half for a 28-7 win. The Chiefs are now 5-3, while the Commanders lost their third in a row to fall to 3-5.

Before making any waiver wire moves for Week 9, check out our quarterback suggestions below. See the list below for potential fantasy football targets you might be able to grab off of the waiver wire this week.

Weekly individual and composite rankings for each position in PPR and IDP formats, as well as Eric Karabell's superflex ranks.