# NFL 2026-2027: Week 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 29, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237 "2026-10-29T12:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/61 "2026-11-02T22:04:03Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > **The Eagles** : With their loss to the Commanders, they are now 2-4 and have sunk to the bottom of what is a pretty mediocre NFL East. They dream about 2 - 4. They’re actually 2 - 6, having just lost their 6th in a row. Brutal. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/62 "2026-11-02T22:21:50Z")
I’m glad you guys are holding out hope for the Commies. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/63 "2026-11-02T23:37:26Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > And, since the Colts are clearly tanking, I have to find out who it is for. The Jets. New York gets their 1st round pick next year. > **[Sauce Gardner Trade Keeps Aging Like Fine Wine for Jets After Quenton Nelson...](https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/onsi/sauce-gardner-trade-keeps-aging-fine-wine-jets-quenton-nelson-news-01m5z7y37ntf)** > > And just like that, the Jets' decision to move Sauce Gardner to the Colts continues to age better after Tuesday's Quenton Nelson trade. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/64 "2026-11-03T00:24:29Z")
Cardinals make the QB change, and Beck is now the #2. > ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/65 "2026-11-03T00:42:18Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Cardinals make the QB change, and Beck is now the #2. They’re ready to ride the mustache for the rest of the season. [![](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nfl/players/full/4038524.png) ](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nfl/players/full/4038524.png) ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/66 "2026-11-03T02:39:43Z")
I’m begining to think Jaxon Smith-Njigba might be good at football. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/67 "2026-11-03T03:13:44Z")
Carson Wentz and Gardner Minshew as potential season saving QBs for their respective teams? Have we learned nothing over the last decade? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/68 "2026-11-03T03:34:00Z")
Still a quarter to play, but Da Bears are certainly outplaying the Seahawks thus far tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/69 "2026-11-03T03:36:33Z")
And of course I put the kiss of death on the Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/70 "2026-11-03T03:36:40Z")
Damn you to hell 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/71 "2026-11-03T03:55:11Z")
I’m a lifelong (well for the 30 years I’ve followed football anyway) Chiefs fan, and I’m cheering every Chiefs loss. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/72 "2026-11-03T04:17:08Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > I’m cheering every Chiefs loss. May I ask why? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/73 "2026-11-03T04:20:40Z")
Butker and Tucker. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/74 "2026-11-03T04:21:35Z")
I suspected as much. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/75 "2026-11-03T13:19:54Z")
Speaking of the Chiefs, what the heck did Emmett Johnson put in his Wheaties this weekend? [Dude was playing like a man possessed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss7bML45eBY). Pretty good for a 5th round rookie. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/76 "2026-11-03T13:22:20Z")
> [@3AxisCtrl](#): > > They’re actually 2 - 6, having just lost their 6th in a row. Brutal. Oops! I guess I can’t keep with their descent. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/77 "2026-11-03T13:34:00Z")
[Brandon Aiyuk hires Drew Rosenhaus as agent, eyes return to NFL - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50360681/brandon-aiyuk-hires-drew-rosenhaus-agent-eyes-return-nfl) It appears Brandon Aiyuk is trying to get back in the league. With his current “left team” designation, could the 49ers actually release him without incurring a massive dead cap hit? I think there is zero chance this guy plays again (he already hasn’t played football since a major knee injury TWO YEARS ago), but I’d love to know the actual administrative logistics of what it would take to get him under contract for another team. Or is it as simple as the 49ers agreeing to release him and eat the dead cap money? What would happen if he actually reported to 49ers team facilities? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/78 "2026-11-03T13:54:00Z")
I think a lot of it was the liberating feeling of the defense focusing on K9 and not taking him seriously. By Walker III standards, Walker III was pretty close to shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/79 "2026-11-03T13:59:59Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I think a lot of it was the liberating feeling of the defense focusing on K9 and not taking him seriously. Rarely, if ever, are K9 and EJ on the field at the same time. But I’ve thought all season that, until Sunday, the Chiefs were underutilizing EJ. He showed in early games what he is capable of doing. I’d like to see KC run a 2-back set every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237/80 "2026-11-03T14:02:21Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > Or is it as simple as the 49ers agreeing to release him and eat the dead cap money? I don’t know if it’s “simple” but the whole Aiyuk situation is just a mess. He can’t actually “just report”. He’s declared himself out of the league. That’s why he’s trying to get reinstated. But he’s still under SF team control as his contract would come back in force. The timing on this is no accident. The trade deadline is a week from now. If he applied for reinstatement to the NFL after that point, SF could just outright deny that request on their own. It appears he’s trying to get his act together so he can get in under that deadline with the league and have a chance SF will trade or outright release him. SF has been able to save some money because Aiyuk just plain didn’t report. Don’t show up, don’t get paid. Financially, it’s better for them if he never reports. But from their perspective, the 2nd best option, if he does get reinstated to the league and they don’t want to be jerks about it, is to designate him a post-Jun 1 cut or trade. That means he doesn’t play this season but it also means they’re not on the hook for nearly $60 million in dead cap over the next few seasons. They’d still have some $20-25 million in dead cap to deal with, but that’s a more manageable figure. A trade is, of course, unlikely. He hasn’t played in a while and he’s obviously a risk to sign. And I don’t know many teams who would want to take on a multi-year contract with tens of millions in guarantees to an “erratic” (to put it mildly) player who hasn’t played since 2024 and wasn’t a top 10 receiver even then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-8/1034237.md?page=5)