NFL Week 9 has arrived and we asked USA TODAY Sports' staff for their best NFL bets today for the entire slate. Here are their picks and predictions.

The Colts could pickup primetime games with a Week 12 visit to the Chiefs; but adding those games will be tougher than you think

It's Week 9 of the NFL schedule and the Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting the Indianapolis Colts at Acrisure Stadium today. Here's how you can watch the game. Pittsburgh (4-3) hosts Indianapolis (7-1) today as the Steelers look to bounce back from primetime losses on the road in Cincinnati two weeks ago and at home last week against the Packers.

Week Eight has been one of the most uncompetitive weeks in NFL history.

Why, you ask? Well, the Minnesota Vikings are now firmly in the mix. The club went into Ford Field and took down the Detroit Lions, 27-24. On top of simply notching a divisional win, the key development in this game and what makes the victory hold bigger ramifications for the second half was the return of J.J. McCarthy .

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.

We look at the five NFL games on FOX this weekend, headlined by an NFC North showdown between the Lions and Vikings.