Dowdle's biggest play came in the final minute, when his long 19-yard run set up Ryan Fitzgerald 's 49-yard game-winning field goal. Since making his first start of the season in Week 5, Dowdle has rushed for an NFL-best 633 yards, with the Panthers going 4-1 in that span.

Sam Darnold plays a perfect half. Sam Darnold had a perfect first half against the Commanders, going 16 of 16 for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the first two quarters of Seattle's 38-14 win. Darnold is the only QB over the past 35 years to complete 100% of his passes for at least 250 yards passing and four passing touchdowns in a single half.

Rookies Kyle Monangai of the Bears and Oronde Gadsden of the Chargers are among those players who can help cure your bye-week blues.

The table below lists the five most popular survivor picks for Week 9 from Yahoo Fantasy, with the percentage of pick distribution for each of those teams as well as the point spread, from BetMGM, for each of their games as of Oct. 29.

Week eight is in the books, and we learned quite a bit about the contenders. Whether it be their playoff experience, leadership qualities, coaching staffs, super star players, or all of the above, these are the 12 teams in the NFL who can contend for a Super Bowl title this season.

The typical Sunday in the NFL features slates filled with tight games in the second half, back-and-forth lead changes and several comeback attempts. Despite all that, the drama was missing in a Week 8 that was one of the most lopsided the NFL has seen since the merger with the AFL in 1970.

Week 8 was probably the most disappointing week of this NFL season, with 12 of the 13 games being decided by double digits. Still, it did leave us with some intriguing questions to take into Week 9 and beyond. Here’s what we’ve got:

Obviously times are tough for America’s Team following their 44-24 drubbing at the hands of the Denver Broncos. The franchise still has yet to win consecutive games since Weeks 4 and 5 of the 2024 season.