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Alex Smith has led the Chiefs to a perfect record, but can they be beaten by the Bills?
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Week 9 of the NFL season has brought about some very strange matchups. Quite a few of those matchups are extremely lopsided on paper and hardly seem fair at all as teams try to make a push as we move into the second half of the NFL season.

NFL Week 9 Complete Predictions
Date
Matchup
Prediction
Sunday, Nov 3
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills
KC 35, BUF 14
Sunday, Nov 3
Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings
DAL 45, MIN 13
Sunday, Nov 3
Tennessee Titans vs. St. Louis Rams
TEN 21, STL 9
Sunday, Nov 3
New Orleans Saints vs. New York Jets
NO 28, NYJ 17
Sunday, Nov 3
San Diego Chargers vs. Washington Redskins
SD 17, WSH 14
Sunday, Nov 3
Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
CAR 24, ATL 17
Sunday, Nov 3
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders
OAK 27, PHI 24
Sunday, Nov 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks
SEA 28, TB 3
Sunday, Nov 3
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns
CLE 21, BAL 14
Sunday, Nov 3
New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
NE 27, PIT 21
Sunday, Nov 3
Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans
IND 35, HOU 13
Monday, Nov 4
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
GB 35, CHI 17
Schedule via ESPN.com
Here are a few of the most lopsided matchups in Week 9 of the NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills

Andy Reid and his undefeated Kansas City Chiefs are the last team in the league with an untarnished record. But, while their record is spotless, they don't look as dominant as you might think.

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First of all, they haven't played a team with a record better than .500. Secondly, they haven't really been beating teams down, winning their last game over the Browns by just six points and before that by just one point over the struggling Texans.

For being undefeated, the Chiefs are definitely beatable. Their passing offense is ranked 24th in the NFL, averaging just over 200 yards per game. The thing that really saves them is their defense. They haven't allowed more than 17 points in a game this season and have the fourth-best passing defense and the 11th-best rushing defense.

So, do the Bills really have a chance? For some strange reason, maybe. The Bills have knocked off the Chiefs in their last two meetings, which has to count for something, right? Even with the quarterback carousel in Buffalo, the Bills are scrappy. The Bills have pulled off some impressive wins this season and have only lost two games by double-digits.

Unfortunately, it's just not in the cards this week.

The Bills are scrappy and if they had a real quarterback, maybe they could pull it off. Their biggest issue will be their seventh-best rushing attack, which has struggled with njuries to Spiller and Jackson still lingering and they just won't have the oomph to get the job done.

PREDICTION: Kansas City 35, Buffalo 21
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Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 7-1 Seattle Seahawks against the 0-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now there's a matchup. This one won't be as ugly as it probably should be because the one thing the Bucs do well is defend the run.

They have the seventh-best rushing defense in the league, allowing just over 94 yards per game. The Seahawks are real good at running the rock, fourth-best in the league to be exact, so, for the Bucs, at least they matchup well-ish.

Then there's all that stuff Tampa doesn't do well. The Buccaneers offense isn't super effective on the ground or through the air and without Doug Martin, there aren't many options offensively. Vincent Jackson is good and all, but the Seahawks have one of the best defensive backfields in the NFL who will be more than capable of handling one receiver.

No offense means no points for the Bucs, but they'll at least put some points on the board.
PREDICTION: Seattle 28, Tampa Bay 3
Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings

This one might get ugly. The Cowboys have been putting up crazy numbers all season, scoring over 30 points five times. The Vikings...haven't. They've put up some points, but without a legitimate option at quarterback to duel it out with Tony Romo, they just don't have a chance.

Vikings undecided on starting QB https://t.co/kWBUGjiTb2
— Vikings Report (@VikingsReport) October 29, 2013

The Cowboys put up over 260 passing yards per game which is eighth-best in the league. The Vikings are the third-worst in the league against the pass. That doesn't bode well for the Minnesota Adrian Petersons.

Unfortunately for AP, he can't snap, pass and catch the ball. He could be a factor if the game stays close enough to let him run, but if Romo and the Cowboys come flying out of the gates, the Vikes don't have much of an answer.

Tony and America's team are too much to handle for a struggling Minnesota squad.
PREDICTION: Dallas 45, Minnesota 13
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