The NFL's international series lands in Spain for the first time Sunday as the Cincinnati Bengals face the Atlanta Falcons at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, with a 9:30 a.m. ET kickoff on NFL Network opening the Week 9 slate.

Joe Burrow arrives in historic form: per Yahoo Sports, he is the first quarterback in NFL history to post a 70-plus completion percentage and four passing touchdowns in three consecutive games, fueling MVP chatter. Across the field, Michael Penix Jr. leads a Falcons offense looking to spoil the party on European soil.

Oddsmakers and pundits lean Cincinnati: CBS Sports' Pete Prisco picked the Bengals to rout Atlanta in his Week 9 selections, and SportsLine's model weighed in on the Madrid matchup as betting markets opened on the game. Both teams published their inactive lists shortly before kickoff as the league's Spanish debut got underway.