The NFL season enters Week Nine, and Dave Lapham Keys to Victory is back as the Cincinnati Bengals will look to rebound after their Halloween night disaster against the Cleveland Browns.

The Carolina Panthers may be 2-6 but are playing hard for interim head coach Steve Wilks who they would like to get the job full-time.

A lot has happened with the Panthers as they traded their best player, running back Christian McCaffrey, to the San Francisco 49ers and benched quarterback Baker Mayfield in favor of P.J. Walker, a former starting quarterback in the XFL for the Houston Roughnecks, where he led the league in passing touchdowns (15) and passing yards (1,338) in five games before the season was suspended.

The Bengals enter the game with more injuries, as Mike Hilton will miss Sunday. 

Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense need to start quickly, while the defense needs to rebound after their struggles against the Browns.

To learn about all the "KEYS" to a Bengals victory, jump into In The Trenches with Dave Lapham, presented by First Star Logistics.