CREATE TABLE table_name_13 (attendance VARCHAR, result VARCHAR, week VARCHAR)

What was the total attendance with a result of W 31-21 before week 9?
SELECT COUNT(attendance) FROM table_name_13 WHERE result = "w 31-21" AND week < 9
SELECT COUNT("attendance") FROM "table_name_13" WHERE "result" = "w 31-21" AND "week" < 9