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A high-scoring Thursday Night Football affair helped start off Week 8, and the Sunday Night Football matchup this week pitted two playoff contenders from opposite conferences. Six winners in Week 8 put up 35-plus points in a week that saw a lot of points scored but also featured six teams on bye.
Check out ClutchPoints’ Week 9 NFL Power Rankings to see where your team lands.
The Kansas City Chiefs lead the Week 9 NFL Power Rankings and are hosting the Washington Commanders to wrap up Week 8, fresh off shutting out the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7. While sitting at 4-3, the Chiefs have turned things around lately, winning four of their last five games after an 0-2 start.
The Los Angeles Rams are on their bye in Week 8, and it comes at a good time for Puka Nacua. LAR’s star wideout is in line to only miss one game with an ankle injury, something that would be excellent news for a Rams team that hosts the New Orleans Saints in Week 9 out of their break.
The Indianapolis Colts continue to roll, as their 38-14 win over the Tennessee Titans pushed Indy to 5-0 at home, keeping them third in the Week 9 NFL Power Rankings. Jonathan Taylor remains a man on a mission, as he found the end zone three times (twice on the ground), Daniel Jones threw three touchdowns, and Michael Pittman Jr. caught eight passes for 95 yards and a score in the easy win.
It was another easy day at the shop for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as they held the Saints to only three points in a 23-2 win. Very little was needed from the TB offense, as Baker Mayfield only threw for 152 scoreless yards in the win, balanced out by a heavy dosage of the run game.
Sean Tucker ran for a score, Tez Johnson led all Tampa pass catchers (5/43), and Anthony Nelson picked off Spencer Rattler and took it back for a score, as the Buccaneers are now 6-2.
The Detroit Lions are on their bye week in Week 8, as they are fresh off their win on Monday Night Football over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coming out of the break, Detroit’s Week 9 matchup pits them against the Minnesota Vikings in a crucial NFC North matchup, their first divisional matchup since Week 2.
It wasn’t much of a contest for the Buffalo Bills in Week 8, as they easily won their matchup with the Carolina Panthers. It was the James Cook show for the Bills, as he ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
Khalil Shakir goes 54 yards for another big Bills TD!
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