NFL Week 9 Late Window: Packers Rout Patriots 45-27, 49ers Beat Raiders and Chargers Stay Winless
Jordan Love threw for 372 yards at New England, San Francisco forced five turnovers, Houston hit Los Angeles for 44 and Seattle won ugly behind Drew Lock in Sunday's afternoon games.
Monday, November 9, 2026/2 min read
Sunday's four late-afternoon NFL games each ended with a clear winner. Green Bay hammered New England 45-27, San Francisco beat Las Vegas 38-17, Houston beat the winless Los Angeles Chargers 44-22 and Seattle shut down Arizona 17-3, per the scores on ESPN's scoreboard. This piece covers those games only; the early window and Sunday Night Football are separate reads, and the night game is in our Bears and Buccaneers report.
How did the Packers beat the Patriots by 18?
Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns, according to ESPN, and added a rushing score without an interception. Matthew Golden caught 10 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, and Christian Watson had seven for 171 and a score. Drake Maye threw three first-half interceptions for New England, and Yahoo Sports noted that 45 points is the most the Patriots have allowed at Gillette Stadium. Green Bay forced four turnovers.
What happened in Texans-Chargers and 49ers-Raiders?
C.J. Stroud threw five touchdown passes for Houston, including a 63-yarder to Kayshon Boutte, who scored twice, Yahoo reported. Justin Herbert was sacked eight times and pulled. The Chargers, 0-8, have still not won, though Quentin Johnston did catch a 58-yard touchdown from Herbert. Backup DJ Uiagalelei threw the first touchdown pass of his career, to Derius Davis.
In San Francisco the 49ers moved to 7-1 on the back of five forced turnovers, per ESPN. Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions for the Raiders, all in the second half. Brock Purdy passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing score, one of them a 37-yarder to Jordan Watkins, the first touchdown of Watkins's career, per Yahoo. Yahoo noted that Las Vegas also lost two straight drives to tight-end fumbles and had a Michael Mayer touchdown called back for offensive pass interference.
Why did Seattle beat Arizona with Drew Lock?
Lock started in place of the injured Sam Darnold and completed 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers, ESPN said. AJ Barner scored once running and once receiving. Arizona, led by Gardner Minshew according to Yahoo, managed only a field goal from two red-zone trips.
The weekend also feeds the trade market. ESPN's post-week overreactions column lists Seattle, San Francisco and New England among the contenders needing receiver help, with the deadline on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. It also says the Chargers publicly insist they are not trading players, while expecting calls about Johnston, and floats Arizona safety Budda Baker as a possible target for Cincinnati. Houston, meanwhile, simply enjoyed an afternoon in which its offence did what it liked. Monday night brings Buffalo at Minnesota to close the week.
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