Week nine of the 2010 National Football League season provided 13 games spread out between Sunday, November 7, 2010, and Monday, November 8, 2010. One quarter of Sunday games, three out of 12, were very close, needing overtime to decide a winner.http://www.nfl.com/scores/2010/REG9 Six teams, the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins, did not play.http://www.nfl.com/schedules/interactive#/week=9

The Sunday night game featured the Green Bay Packers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Playing without quarterback Tony Romo, who was injured in week eight, the Cowboys worsened their season to 1-7 in the 45-7 loss.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110711/2010/REG9/cowboys@packers/recap The next morning, Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was fired and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was named the interim head coach.http://www.timesleader.com/FwBp/news/106930619.html

In other notable games, the New England Patriots, who entered week 10 as the top team in the league, were upset by the Cleveland Browns 34-14. In the three overtime games, the New York Jets topped the Detroit Lions 23-20, the Minnesota Vikings pulled out a win over the Arizona Cardinals 27-24 and the Oakland Raiders used extra time to top the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20.http://www.nfl.com/scores/2010/REG9

Other NFL week nine 2010 Sunday action included the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Miami Dolphins 26-10, the San Diego Chargers topping the Houston Texans 29-23 and the Buffalo Bills remaining winless with a 22-19 loss to the Chicago Bears in Toronto. Additionally, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the Atlanta Falcons 27-21, the New Orleans Saints dominated the Carolina Panthers 34-3, the New York Giants blew out the Seattle Seahawks 41-7 and the Philadelphia Eagles edged out the Indianapolis Colts 26-24.http://www.nfl.com/scores/2010/REG9