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Week Nine is in the books and the Pickle is back with his thoughts and observations on the past weekend's action in the NFL. The Eagles disappoint on Sunday night, Fast Willie is done in Pittsburgh, give me Chris Johnson, Steelers and the Colts are the teams to beat in the AFC, and more.

Week Nine of the NFL season is upon us and that means it is time to start breaking down the fantasy match ups for this weekend. The marquees showdowns this week feature Dallas traveling to Philly for the Sunday night game and the Broncos host the Steelers on Monday night. The Texans also travel to Indianapolis looking to game respect around the league but it will be tough road to hoe after losing Pro Bowl tight end Owen Daniels to a knee injury this past weekend.

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As we get to the midpoint of the NFL season the contenders start to separate themselves from the pretenders. Heading into week nine the Indianapolis Colts remain as the lone unbeaten team in the AFC with the Broncos holding tight with just one loss. The Bengals and Steelers sit atop the AFC North at 5-2 with the Bengals holding the head-to-head tie-breaker beating the Steelers a few weeks ago. The Patriots sit comfortably atop the AFC East and as long as Belichick and Brady are around they should never be taken lightly. So, the question remains who are the contenders and who are the pretenders in the AFC right now.