11/03/2026
Week 8 Notebook
- The Panthers are falling apart. Bryce Young cant get the ball down the field, hes under duress and they cant get the run game going. For as well as the Panthers started, its looking like the limitations of Carolina are showing up.
-This might be it for the Ravens, Lamar Jackson on IR, Snoop Huntley goes down and they are down to an undrafted rookie. The Ravens cannot get anything going in the right direction despite the 4 wins.
- Im never betting against Jahmyr Gibbs again. He put 150 yards in a top 3 defense in the league and showed that Detroit still has a lot to say about the North. But also, what a frickin catch by Justin Jefferson
-The Rain had something to do with it but the Bucs won a game with completions. Baker Mayfield does not look anywhere near as good as he did last year. Or even anywhere near what he was before the thumb injury. The Bucs are lucky they have 2 RBs that can drop as many yards as they did.
-The Dallas Cowboys defense is known as the "Theoretical Defense" from here on out because thats all their defense is.....a theory. What a collapse in Arlington today
-8 sacks, thats all you need to know about the Browns/ Steelers to know that the Browns got put in their place.
-The Bengals put me on shaky ground with my trust in them, they should have decimated the Titans instead of going to OT with them in a shootout.
-Speaking of shootouts, who doesnt love a good shootout between two teams that dont have high expectations? The Raiders and Jets delivered today and man what a performance by Braelen Allen.
-Jags decimated a Colts team having a fire sale....all you need to know.
-If the Chargers lose next week without scoring a TD, they will have as many losses as they do TDs, It might be wholesale change time in LA
-The Broncos claim first place in the AFC West and slow the momentum the Chiefs had built. For whatever problems they have, the Broncos are still coached by Sean Peyton and he knows how to handle the big time games
-Dolphins played a tough game against the Patriots and we got to see how passionate and determined Ollie Gordon is. I know its a rebuild year, but with his fire and Malik Willis' ownership of a leader roll....there may be something to build on here
-The Commanders needed to show some life in this game or the downhill slide was going to get worse, and lucky for them there is a pulse. Jayden Daniels seemed to build more chemestry with his receivers as the game went on. Does this foreshadow an resurgence for the rest of the season? Who knows, but for at least this week the Commanders dont look DOA
-Its no surprise that Caleb Williams became the first QB this season to throw for over 200 yards on this defense, hes looking like an MVP candidate. Whats making the Bears a bonafide Super Bowl contender is the addition of Jeffrey Simmons, he has had an immediate impact and its clear, theres a new monster in the Midway