Before the winter reaches its halfway place, NFL teams have one final chance to make a significant statement, or at least the 30 never on a farewell.

Year 9’s conclusion might lead to some intriguing revelations in the group. Top offices and coaching staffs will have to create a final decision as to whether to stick to any significant personnel changes, either by hiring a senior or offsetting one to increase their draft money or improve their long-term cap prospects as the trade date approaches on Tuesday.

Here are the strong predictions made by the NFL team at YSL News Sports for Week 9:

Jameis Winston did start for the Chargers in 300 miles this year.

The Cleveland Browns offense has a new life with Jameis Winston serving as quarterback now that Deshaun Watson has been ruled out for the season ( again ) due to a broken Achilles tendon. Winston’s 334 yards and 3 TDs without a pick ( 115.3 % passer rating ) in his first start last weekend helped the Baltimore Ravens pull off an upset. And instantly, there are colors of last year, when another former quarterback, Joe Flacco, came off the couch and led the Browns to the finals. Although it’s unrealistic to think Winston may make Cleveland the postseason, a long hot streak is still achievable. And his existence, as was the situation with Flacco in 2023, is such a distinction. Last year, Flacco went 4-1 as the fill-in start and passed for 300 miles in each of his last four activities. Winston then begins a potential 300-yard run. It’s also worth mentioning that while the Browns are 5-1 with Flacco or Winston, they were 1-6 in Watson’s starts since the beginning of the’ 23 year. And not only did Watson fail to crack 300, he did n’t even pass for 200 in a game this season. Passing for 300 yards against L. A. wo n’t be easy for Famous Jameis. The Chargers, ranked eighth in the NFL for yards allowed, lead the league in scoring defense ( 13.0 points per game ) and have n’t allowed a single 300-yard passer. Still.

— Jarrett Bell

After another Jaguars defeat, Doug Pederson fired.

The Jaguars ‘ midseason prime-time plan flex was scheduled for” Sunday Night Football,” but it was replaced by the Colts-Vikings bend because they are so underperforming. However, a fate that Doug Pederson’s team’s team’s likely seventh loss of the season wo n’t be delayed by taking on the Birds in the late afternoon.

With Pederson holding the most popular training position in the division, his solutions may no longer be necessary due to owner Shad Khan’s endurance. Pederson’s penultimate game as the Jaguars ‘ brain coach could be the team that gave him his first head coaching position in the NFL, though Khan could always choose to let him and his team play the string on the season.

General manager Trent Baalke should be directly behind Pederson when they exit the building for good measure ( and for real change in Jacksonville ).

— Chris Bumbaca

Chargers exchange No. 1 large receiver irrespective of Week 9 results

After splitting with their top two devices of the previous year, the Chargers made the decision to review tackle Joe Alt five overall in a receiver-rich review group. Alt has been as posted. According to Next Gen Stats, the right handle against the Saints did not place any tension on any of his 38 go blocking snaps in Week 8, which is the most snaps without pressure allowed by a quarterback address in the previous three months. But, the Chargers ‘ getting army leaves a lot to be desired. Second-round find Ladd McConkey leads the group with 30 strikes and 376 receiving yards. The Chargers are n’t able to find a reliable X wide receiver who can be their number one option, which is a major factor in the team’s passing offense and red zone efficiency. By buying a wide receiver, I think the Chargers will boost their chances of making the postseason playoffs. Jets wide receiver Mike Williams, who the Chargers released over the winter after seven times, is a wideout the Chargers may seem to return with before the NFL’s Nov. 5 industry date.

— Tyler Dragon

Falcons rush for 200-plus yards in trampling of Cowboys

In a 38-20 victory over Carolina, Atlanta almost eclipsed this mark two weeks ago when it ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries. What defense can match the Panthers in terms of the amount of ground gashed it has? That would be the Cowboys, who also are giving up 154.6 rushing yards per game. Last week, the San Francisco 49ers racked up 223 yards on 36 carries against Mike Zimmer’s group, despite Christian McCaffrey still being sidelined and backup Jordan Mason leaving.

The matchup does n’t get any easier Sunday, with Falcons running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier ranking seventh and fifth, respectively, in rushing success rate so far this season. After missing practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury, Chris Lindstrom’s status is interesting to watch. Dallas is too overmatched at the line of scrimmage to keep this competitive, especially with Kirk Cousins more than capable of keeping the Cowboys on their toes by exploiting any favorable looks given to Drake London, Darnell Mooney, and Kyle Pitts in the passing game.

— Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz