Gruden Family Football Show Week 9 rides Saints vs. Browns

The headline pick is a bold one on paper. The Grudens looked at a 5-3 Browns team and a 2-5 Saints team and went with New Orleans.

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It's less crazy than the records make it look. New Orleans comes off its bye and hosts at the Superdome as a 3.5-point favorite, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. Cleveland comes in banged up. Deshaun Watson took a concussion last week, so Shedeur Sanders makes his season debut. Running backs Travis Etienne and CJ Donaldson are both out. A rested home team against a backup QB with no run game behind him is the kind of spot the Grudens have always liked.

The 2 Minute Warning cut goes around the league fast, and the most fun matchup it points at is Packers vs. Patriots. If you want shots downfield, that's your window this week.

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If you like deep passes, you'll love this Packers vs. Patriots game

Then there's Minnesota, where the quarterback room has turned into a rotation. Kevin O'Connell announced Thursday that Kyler Murray has a hamstring strain and is week-to-week. Carson Wentz gets his 2nd start of the year, with Max Brosmer behind him, against a 6-1 Buffalo team on Monday Night Football.

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When will the Vikings' revolving door of QBs stop? @LucyNicotine

The betting world has noticed the change too. On Warren Sharp's Week 9 preview, the line on Minnesota was sitting around 3 points, and the starter news was already part of the read.

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“Carson Wentz is going to be starting this game for the Vikings.”

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Jon Gruden's prescription for Minnesota is pure Chucky. Don't wait around with a backup under center. Score early, get the building loud and make Josh Allen's offense chase.

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Minnesota needs to get the offense rolling and get the crowd rockin EARLY against Buffalo! @LucyNicotine

So the Week 9 card is set. The Saints have to back up the family's faith Sunday afternoon against a Cleveland team starting a debuting quarterback. Then Wentz has to prove Monday night that the Vikings' revolving door doesn't sink them against Buffalo. If New Orleans covers coming off the bye, the Grudens look smart going into Week 10. If not, there will be a lot to answer for next Sunday.