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NFL Sunday Games Week 8 – Key Takeaways and Results As Jets Win First Game, Eagles and Bills Dominate on the Ground, Broncos Crush Cowboys, and Aaron Rodgers Loses First Game against Packers

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With as many as 6 teams having their bye week in week 8, the Sunday slate of games was reduced to just 11 games. However, there was no let-up in the quality of football, and while some results were as expected, there were some surprises as well in the NFL Sunday Games, week 8.

Ravens Back to Winning Ways with Victory Over Bears

Heading into their bye week last week, the Baltimore Ravens had much to ponder with a 1-5 record and a week 8 matchup against an in-form Chicago Bears team. The Ravens came into the game once again without Lamar Jackson, who is still recovering from his hamstring issue.

Tyler Huntley started under center and played a decent game, while Derrick Henry had 71 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns as the Ravens defeated the Bears 30-16 in a must-win game.

MOVING UP THE RECORD BOOKS!!

111 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS. 5TH-MOST IN NFL HISTORY. 👑 pic.twitter.com/91jm4sxuI4
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 26, 2025

Jets Rally Over Bengals in Fourth Quarter for First Win of the Season

Last week, the Joe Flacco-led Cincinnati Bengals won a thriller over the Steelers, and it looked like Cincinnati finally had an answer. On Sunday, they put up 38 points on the New York Jets’ defense, but gave away 39 themselves.

The Jets, who were behind 31-16 at the start of the final quarter, went on to score 23 points as running back Breece Hall finished with 133 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Jets finally won their first game of the season, while the Bengals now fall to 3-5.

The Jets were down by 14 points in the fourth quarter and had just a 2.5% chance to win the game 😳

A stunning comeback by New York to get their first win of the season 👏 pic.twitter.com/o4YG8Cuc1s
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) October 26, 2025

James Cook and Bills Crush Panthers

The Bills rode on the back of running back James Cook in their crushing win over the Panthers on Sunday. Cook, who had a monstrous first half, continued to torment Carolina throughout the game, finishing with 216 yards and 2 touchdowns from just 19 carries.

Andy Dalton stepped in for the injured Bryce Young, but the veteran quarterback was unable to keep the Panthers’ winning momentum going as Carolina succumbed to a huge 40-6 loss.

James Cook had a DAY against Carolina pic.twitter.com/sR4ZSGedn2
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 26, 2025

Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby Run Giants to the Ground

Week 8 saw yet another chapter in the NFC East rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. After a surprising win over the Eagles just a couple of weeks ago, the Giants were looking to make it 2 wins out of 2, but Philly had other ideas.

The Eagles have gotten their season back on track with 2 wins in a row. Jalen Hurts finished with 179 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, while Saquon Barkley had 150 yards and a touchdown from just 14 carries. Tank Bigsby added another 104 yards from just 9 carries as the Eagles ran riot over the Giants and closed out an easy 38-20 win.

Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby are the first Eagles RB duo with 100+ rush yards in the same game since LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown in Week 16, 2013 vs CHI.

HAVE A DAY BOYS. pic.twitter.com/S5WvOhytAd
— SleeperEagles (@SleeperEagles) October 26, 2025

Broncos Win Big over Cowboys

The Denver Broncos continued their strong run to the season with yet another dominating win over the Dallas Cowboys. Leading the AFC West, the Broncos are 5-2 and on a 4-game win streak.

Bo Nix had 247 yards and threw 4 touchdown passes, while J.K. Dobbins added 111 yards from 15 carries. Dak Prescott had a rough day, throwing 2 picks and was held to just 188 passing yards, going 19 of 31 as the Cowboys fell 44-24 to a 3-4-1 record.

DOMINATING win for the @Broncos over Dallas!

Denver has now won 8 straight home games: The longest active streak in NFL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EamjO1JkDR
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 26, 2025

Jordan Love and the Packers Deny Aaron Rodgers a Win against All 32 Teams

Aaron Rodgers came into the SNF game facing the Green Bay Packers for the first time and had the chance to earn a win against all 32 teams in the league. Had he been able to do so, he would have joined a select group of quarterbacks, including Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Brett Favre, to achieve this feat.

Trailing for much of the game, the Packers found a different gear in the final quarter, outscoring the Steelers 21-6. Jordan Love had a spectacular outing as he finished with 360 yards and 3 touchdowns as he completed 29 of his 37 pass attempts.

FINAL: @packers win the Love-Rodgers matchup on SNF! #GBvsPIT pic.twitter.com/17vKRAGm4P
— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2025

Results Table

Of the 11 games that took place on Sunday, the final game of the day was the Sunday Night Football (SNF) matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here is the list of results for the Sunday slate of games in week 8.

Matchup	Result
Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins	10-34
Baltimore Ravens vs Chicago Bears	30-16
Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Jets	38-39
Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills	9-40
Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers	26-15
New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns	32-13
Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants	38-20
New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3-23
Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans	38-14
Denver Broncos vs Dallas Cowboys	44-24
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers	25-35

With the Sunday slate of games all over, week 8 will come to an end following the Monday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Commanders.

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