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Sunday’s Week 9 NFL action started with a boom. The early slate saw the Carolina Panthers mark their territory in a win over a hapless Buccaneers squad. Meanwhile, over in the AFC, John Harbaugh’s seat in Baltimore got a tad hotter following a loss to the division-rival Pittsburgh Steelers. As the action turned to the late-afternoon slate, the New Orleans Saints made a huge statement at home against the then-undefeated Los Angeles Rams. And in New England, Tom Brady and Co. did big time work against the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers. These are among the top takeaways from Sunday’s Week 9 NFL action. Michael Thomas is just absurd This third-year Saints receiver entered Week 9 having caught 58-of-64 targets for 669 yards and four touchdowns in seven games. His 90.6 percent catch rate is among the most ridiculous individual stats we’ve seen in recent NFL history. Taking on an undefeated Rams team and struggling cornerback Marcus Peters, the hope was that Thomas might be able to continue his stellar play. He didn’t
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