J.J. Watt will get to call his second Houston Texans game of his rookie season in the broadcast booth, but this will be his first inside NRG Stadium where his name hangs in the Ring of Honor.

The Sunday afternoon slate for Week 9 is headlined by two big AFC matchups with playoff implications. In the early afternoon window, it's two first-place teams facing off when the Indianapolis Colts (7-1) head to Pittsburgh (4-3) for a showdown with the Steelers.

C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards with two touchdowns and the Texans got off to a quick start and held on for a 26-15 victory.

Janice McNair was co-founder of the Houston Texans in 2002 with her husband Bob McNair. She joins Bob, J.J. Watt and Andre Johnson in the NRG stadium rafters.

The Seattle Seahawks (5-2) triumphed 27-19 over the Houston Texans (2-4) in a game that wasn't as close as the scoreboard indicated. Seattle struggled to get out of their own way, committing four turnovers -- their most in a game since 2020.

When Denver sends a five-man rush, it has a 51.8% pressure rate, second best. When it sends four, there's still a pressure rate of 42%, by far the best. Overall on the season, the Broncos pressure signal-callers on 45.9% of their dropbacks, the best.

A couple of teams looking to bounce back from disappointing losses share the field at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati Cincinnati Bengals host the Chicago Bears. The Bears are 4-3 after losing to the Baltimore Ravens 30-16 last week.

Week 9 of the NFL season is here and this week, the Pittsburgh Stee l ers welcome in the best team in the league through the first half of the season as they host the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon.