# NFL Week 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 21, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161 "2025-10-21T14:39:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 21, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/1 "2025-10-21T14:39:53Z")
The Colts are now the only 6-1 team, as the Bucs fell in Detroit. Green Bay also has 1 loss and leads the NFC North, while the Steelers were surprised by the Bengals in the AARP Showdown. The Cowboys improved to .500 and are in second place in the NFC East, while the AFC West-leading Broncos executed an amazing comeback over the Giants with 33 4th-quarter points. The Chiefs shut out the Raiders, while the Rams, Niners, and Seahawks all remained tied atop the NFC West at 5-2. And there may be a coaching vacancy soon in Miami as the Fins got stomped by the Browns. This week’s slate opens with the Chargers hosting the Vikes on Thursday night. Lamar Jackson is set to return when the Ravens host the Bears, and the Eagles host the Giants in the NFC East. The Colts are huge favorites over the Titans, while Dallas visits Denver in an interesting inter-conference matchup. Sunday night is a battle of first-place teams when Green Bay visits Pittsburgh. The week concludes with Washington visiting KC on Monday night. Here are this week’s lines. All spreads taken from ESPNBet on Tuesday the 21st at 9:35 am CT. Thursday: Vikings @ Chargers (-3.5) Sunday early: Dolphins @ Falcons (-7.5) Jets @ Bengals (-6.5) Browns @ Patriots (-7.5) Giants @ Eagles (-7.5) Bills @ Panthers (+7.5) Bears @ Ravens (-6.5) 49ers@ Texans (+1.5) Sunday late: Bucs @ Saints (+5.5) Cowboys @ Broncos (-3.5) Titans @ Colts (-14.5) Sunday night: Packers @ Steelers (+3.5) Monday night: Commanders @ Chiefs (-10.5) Byes: Lions, Raiders, Rams, Cardinals, Seahawks, Jaguars ---
**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:** [October 21, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/2 "2025-10-21T16:04:12Z")
Go Texans! I hope they are angry and embarrassed after last night and are eager to take it out on San Francisco. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/3 "2025-10-21T17:13:43Z")
Packers and Steelers is gonna be fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/4 "2025-10-21T21:57:55Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > And there may be a coaching vacancy soon in Miami as the Fins got stomped by the Browns. With no announcement yesterday or today, it’s now most likely that McDaniel keeps his job for at least another two weeks. They have a Thursday game following this week against the Falcons, and it’s unlikely they’d fire him on a short week. Not impossible, but unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/5 "2025-10-21T22:55:24Z")
The Ravens being favored by almost a touchdown is a bit of a surprise. I kind of get it with Lamar expected back and them being at home, but it’s not like Lamar being out is the only reason they are 1-5. If the Bears play like they did against New Orleans they probably get rolled, but if the Ravens D continues to be Swiss cheese we should score a bunch of points. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/6 "2025-10-22T01:34:14Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > The Ravens being favored by almost a touchdown is a bit of a surprise. I kind of get it with Lamar expected back and them being at home, but it’s not like Lamar being out is the only reason they are 1-5. No doubt, they sucked **before** he got hurt. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/7 "2025-10-22T01:53:59Z")
It is amusing to me that a 1-5 team is such a heavy favorite over a 4-2 team. Not a lot of respect for the Bears. I’m already a bit over my skis (got in at -5.5), but, to no one’s surprise, I disagree with @Omniscient. Giving less than a TD with the Ravens, at home off a bye with Lamar and Roquan back seems almost too easy. As always, we shall see. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/8 "2025-10-22T20:14:08Z")
After going 0-7, the Jets have finally decided to bench Justin Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor… who now has a knee injury and is day-to-day. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/9 "2025-10-22T20:19:33Z")
They only have two QBs on the active roster. Brady Cook, a rookie from Missouri who went undrafted, is the only one on their practice squad. He can’t produce worse results than Fields and Taylor, right? ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/10 "2025-10-24T03:19:13Z")
Thursday night game is pretty one sided, and Carson Wentz is clearly not 100 percent due to shoulder issues. Which makes one wonder why they started him. Is he that much better than his backup ( who I don’t think is injured?) ? I was also surprised to see that the post-game show is sponsored by JC Penney. Surprised because I did not know that JC Penney still, you know, existed. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/11 "2025-10-24T04:44:42Z")
Not only do they exist, Shaq is a spokesperson for them. Though that’s not saying much, Shaq will sell his image to anyone paying. It was fun to watch the Vikings absolutely fall apart, though. ETA: Justin Jefferson is now the fastest wide receiver to accumulate 8000 receiving yards. Viking or not, that’s a feat worth mentioning. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/12 "2025-10-24T15:32:13Z")
The NFL evidently contacted Al Michaels in the middle of his broadcast last night to get him in line on the Vikings field attempt from a few weeks ago that ~~hit the wire~~ definitely **didn’t** hit the wire. In the first half, Michaels mentioned that Will Reichard’s only FG miss so far was because of the wire. He later offered a non-correction. > “The league wants to take my lunch away because I said before that Reichard’s only miss was hitting a wire in London,” Michaels said. “They league says, ‘No, no. It was an optical illusion.’ Not what Reichard thinks. Anyway, there you have it.” > **[NFL is sensitive about Will Reichard field goal that apparently hit wire in...](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-is-sensitive-about-will-reichard-field-goal-that-apparently-hit-wire-in-london)** > > During the first half of Thursday night's Vikings-Chargers game, Prime Video's Al Michaels said the Minnesota kicker Will Reichard's only missed field goal of the season happened when the ball struck a camera wire during a win over the Browns in... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/13 "2025-10-24T16:38:48Z")
The 49ers finally had an impressive win, last Sunday against the Falcons. Even their patched up, banged up defense held together adequately. Brock Purdy’s turf toe remains troublesome. We’ll see Mac Jones probably for a few more weeks. **CBS Sports** ➜ [Mac Jones now looks like the best QB from the 2021 draft class - CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mac-jones-is-best-qb-from-2021-nfl-draft-class) ■ (which isn’t saying much) And now the 49ers keep slipping downwards in their hopes of winning the Super Bowl. Surprisingly, the Chiefs remain at the top. Will this be the year the Detroit Lions finally win the Super Bowl? Will this be the year they finally go to one? ➜ [FanDuel Sportsbook](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl?tab=super-bowl) ■ **Super Bowl LX Winner** Kansas City Chiefs +550 Detroit Lions +700 Buffalo Bills +700 Green Bay Packers +800 Philadelphia Eagles +950 Los Angeles Rams +1100 Indianapolis Colts +1300 Denver Broncos +2000 Los Angeles Chargers +2200 Baltimore Ravens +2200 San Francisco 49ers +2200 Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2500 Seattle Seahawks +2700 Jacksonville Jaguars +3500 New England Patriots +3500 Washington Commanders +5000 Dallas Cowboys +5500 Pittsburgh Steelers +5500 Chicago Bears +6000 Atlanta Falcons +6000 Houston Texans +6000 Minnesota Vikings +12500 Cincinnati Bengals +15000 Carolina Panthers +25000 Arizona Cardinals +35000 Cleveland Browns +40000 Miami Dolphins +40000 Las Vegas Raiders +40000 Tennessee Titans +40000 New York Giants +40000 New Orleans Saints +40000 New York Jets +40000 ---
**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:** [October 24, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/14 "2025-10-24T17:43:27Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The NFL evidently contacted Al Michaels in the middle of his broadcast last night to get him in line on the Vikings field attempt from a few weeks ago that ~~hit the wire~~ definitely **didn’t** hit the wire. Is Wiregate gonna be a thing? I’m on record saying that the footage we (the viewers at home) had access to was inconclusive, but at the same time I think it hit a wire. It was so weird that it seems like the simplest explanation. I think the NFL needs to make the case that it didn’t with whatever footage they have privy to, because I don’t think most of us are buying it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/15 "2025-10-24T17:51:25Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > He later offered a non-correction. I rather respect and enjoy how much Al Michaels does not give a fuck ---
**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:** [October 24, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/16 "2025-10-24T20:57:58Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Surprisingly, the Chiefs remain at the top. I really do not remember the lines before the start of the season. Did KC have the shortest odds? I would have guessed the Eagles or the Bills. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/17 "2025-10-26T02:05:17Z")
According to the week 1 thread, it was the Ravens, followed by the Eagles, Bills and Chiefs. Baltimore seems like a bad bet now for sure ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/18 "2025-10-26T02:26:40Z")
Some are saying it was a non professional thing for the Ravens to say Jackson would play, then suddenly change status. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/19 "2025-10-26T20:18:37Z")
And we have no more winless teams as the Jets pick up their first win. I just watched the end of the game (it wasn’t shown in our area) but 39-38 seems like an odd score. From the summary it looks like it seemed another routine loss until the fourth quarter when they scored three touchdowns and converted two 2-point conversions. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161/20 "2025-10-26T20:23:57Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > 39-38 seems like an odd score Indeed it is. It’s just the second time that this final score has been recorded. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/1024161.md?page=2)