NEW YORK –– Nov. 1, 2026 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 1, the eighth week of the 2026 season.
- With two games remaining in Week 8, there have been seven games decided by one score (eight points or less). This season, 71 games have been decided by one score (eight points or less), tied with 2022 for the most such games through Week 8 in NFL history.
Four teams – Arizona, Cincinnati, Denver and Detroit – recorded a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this week.
There have been 38 games to feature a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, tied with 2021 for the most such games through Week 8 in NFL history.
Four teams – Arizona, Cincinnati, Denver and New England – overcame deficits of 10-or-more points to win this week.
There have been 24 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of 10-or-more points to win this season – only two seasons, 1987 (26 games) and 2020 (26), have had more such games through Week 8 all-time.
Denver overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Kansas City, 28-24, as quarterback Bo Nix recorded his 15th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or in overtime, surpassing Dak Prescott (14 games) for the most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime by a quarterback in his first three seasons since 1970.
Jacksonville defeated Indianapolis 42-7 and became the first team since 2004 (Kansas City on Dec. 13, 2004) with at least two touchdown passes of 25-or-more yards and at least two rushing touchdowns of 25-or-more yards in a single game.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who completed 10 of 14 attempts (71.4 percent) for 210 yards and three touchdowns with a 153.3 rating, became the third player in the Super Bowl era with at least 200 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 150-or-higher on 10-or-fewer completions in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (Dec. 12, 1971 with Dallas) and Steve Tensi (Oct. 2, 1966 with the San Diego Chargers).
Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta, 16-0, as running backs Bucky Irving (27 attempts for 170 yards and one touchdown) and Kenny Gainwell (25 attempts for 140 yards) contributed to a franchise-record 324 rushing yards on Sunday.
The Buccaneers became the first team in 52 seasons (Buffalo on Sept. 29, 1974) to win a game with no pass completions and the first team in 20 years (Houston on Dec. 3, 2006) to win a game with zero-or-fewer net passing yards.
Irving and Gainwell became the first pair of teammates in 50 seasons and the fourth pair of teammates in NFL history each with at least 20 rushing attempts and 125 rushing yards in the same game, joining San Francisco’s Wilbur Jackson and Delvin Williams (Nov. 29, 1976), Cleveland’s Pro Football Hall of Fame duo of Jim Brown and Bobby Mitchell (Dec. 13, 1959) and the Los Angeles Rams’ Ron Waller and Tank Younger (Dec. 4, 1955).
Per Next Gen Stats, the Buccaneers called a designed run on 90.0% of plays against the Falcons, the highest rate in a single game since 2021 and the 2nd-highest rate in a game in the NGS era.
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- Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen passed for 289 yards and had three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) and running back James Cook had 101 scrimmage yards (80 rushing, 21 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the Bills’ 36-10 win over Baltimore.
Allen has 102 wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018, surpassing Tom Brady (101 wins) for the third-most wins by a quarterback in his first nine seasons, including the postseason, in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (112 wins) and Russell Wilson (107) have more.
Allen and Cook have each recorded a rushing touchdown in the same game on 16 occasions, surpassing Dallas’ Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott (15 games) for the most such games by a pair of teammates in NFL history.
The Bills have scored 233 points under first-year head coach Joe Brady, the second-most points by a team in their first seven games of a season with a first-year head coach in the Super Bowl era, trailing only the 2000 St. Louis Rams under Mike Martz (296 points).
- Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 462 yards and had six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) while wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had 11 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown, wide receiver Tee Higgins had 10 receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns and tight end Mike Gesicki had four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown in the Bengals’ 43-36 overtime win over Tennessee.
Burrow is the second player in NFL history with at least 450 passing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin (Sept. 28, 1951 with the Los Angeles Rams).
Burrow is the third quarterback with at least 400 passing yards and three touchdown passes in eight games within his first seven seasons in NFL history, joining Patrick Mahomes (nine games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (nine).
Burrow is the fourth quarterback all-time with at least four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 115-or-higher in three consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (2004 with Indianapolis), Matthew Stafford (2025 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Russell Wilson (2020 with Seattle).
Burrow has 33 career games with at least three touchdown passes since entering the NFL in 2020, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (32 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (42 games) and Patrick Mahomes (38) have more.
Burrow and Chase have connected for 54 career touchdowns, the second-most touchdown passes by a quarterback and receiver both under the age of 30 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Mark Clayton (65 touchdowns with Miami) have more.
Chase has 60 touchdown receptions in 85 career games and is the fourth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 60 touchdown receptions in his first 85 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (77 touchdown receptions) and Randy Moss (66) as well as Rob Gronkowski (67).
Chase has 12 games with at least 10 receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown catch, surpassing Michael Thomas (11 games) for the most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history.
Chase and Higgins are the seventh wide receiver duo all-time each with at least 10 receptions, 140 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in the same game, joining Miami’s Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle (Sept. 18, 2022), the New York Giants’ Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks (Sept. 16, 2012), Houston’s Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter (Sept. 19, 2010), Arizona’s Anquan Boldin and Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (Nov. 16, 2008), Cincinnati’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson (Dec. 5, 2004) and Denver’s Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith (Nov. 19, 2000).
Gesicki is the third tight end all-time with a touchdown reception in six of his team’s first seven games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (2010 with the San Diego Chargers) and Julius Thomas (2013 with Denver).
- Las Vegas quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 247 yards and had four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) while tight end Brock Bowers had seven receptions for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Raiders’ 38-33 win over the New York Jets.
Cousins is the second quarterback age 38-or-older in NFL history with three touchdown passes, a rushing touchdown and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (Nov. 11, 2018 with New Orleans at 39 years and 300 days old).
Bowers is the first tight end in NFL history with at least 70 receiving yards in each of his first six games of a season.
Bowers has 217 career receptions since entering the NFL in 2024, surpassing George Kittle (216 receptions) for the second-most receptions by a tight end in their first three seasons in NFL history, trailing only Trey McBride (221 receptions).
Bowers has 11 career games with at least 90 receiving yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. (11 games) and Rob Gronkowski (11) for the second-most such games by a tight end in his first three seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (13 games) has more.
- Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had seven receptions for 46 yards while running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown in the Lions’ 19-15 win over Minnesota.
St. Brown, who has 600 receptions in 90 games, became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions, surpassing Keenan Allen (96 games), Antonio Brown (96) and Cooper Kupp (96).
St. Brown has 68 career games with at least five receptions, tied with CeeDee Lamb (68 games) for the most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history.
Gibbs has 59 career touchdowns since 2023, tied with Alvin Kamara (59 touchdowns) for the third-most touchdowns by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis (61 touchdowns) and LaDainian Tomlinson (60) have more.
- Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown in Week 8.
Henry has 89 career games with a touchdown, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (88 games) and Adrian Peterson (88) for the fourth-most such games by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (124), Marcus Allen (106) and LaDainian Tomlinson (100).
Henry has 136 touchdowns, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 touchdowns) for the fourth-most touchdowns by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (145).
Henry, who has 130 rushing touchdowns, is the third player in NFL history to reach 130 career rushing touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (164 rushing touchdowns) and LaDainian Tomlinson (145).
- Arizona quarterback Gardner Minshew passed for 188 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions after entering the game in the third quarter while tight end Trey McBride had seven receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 33-30 overtime win at Dallas.
Minshew is the first non-starting quarterback in 33 seasons (Bobby Hebert on Sept. 12, 1993 with Atlanta) with at least 175 passing yards, three touchdown passes and no interceptions in the fourth quarter and overtime of a game they didn’t start.
McBride is the third player in NFL history with at least seven receptions in 10 consecutive games, joining Antonio Brown (14 consecutive games from 2014-15 with Pittsburgh) and Cooper Kupp (11 in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams).
McBride has 66 receptions this season, surpassing Zach Ertz (61 receptions in 2018 with Philadelphia) for the most by a tight end in his team’s first eight games of a season in NFL history.
McBride, who has 413 receptions and 4,019 receiving yards in 74 career games, joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 400 receptions and 4,000 receiving yards in their first 75 career games.
- Additional notes from Sunday include:
- Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in Week 8.
Mahomes has 49 career games with at least three touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (48 games) and Dan Marino (48) for the most such games by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history.
- Tennessee safety Amani Hooker had a career-high three interceptions and defensive end Jacob Martin had a career-high three sacks on Sunday against Cincinnati.
With Hooker and Martin, the Titans became the first team to have a player with three interceptions and a player with three sacks in the same game since Seattle in 2007 [Marcus Trufant (three interceptions) and Patrick Kerney (three sacks) on Dec. 9, 2007].
- Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua had 11 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ 24-9 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nacua has 4,756 receiving yards in 50 career games, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (4,729 receiving yards) for the second-most by a player in their first 50 career games in NFL history, behind only Justin Jefferson (4,825 receiving yards).
Nacua has 12 games with at least 10 receptions, surpassing Ja’Marr Chase (11 games) for the second-most games with at least 10 receptions by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history, trailing only Michael Thomas (18 games).
Nacua has 56 receptions in his first six games this season, tied with Cooper Kupp (56 receptions in 2022 with the Los Angeles Rams) for the second-most receptions by a player in their first six games of a season in NFL history, behind only Adam Thielen (58 in 2018 with Minnesota).
- Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt had two sacks in the Steelers’ 27-6 win over Cleveland.
Watt has 28 career games with at least two sacks, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent (28 games) for the fifth-most such game by a player in their first 10 seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (38 games), Jared Allen (34), Lawrence Taylor (31), as well as Simeon Rice (33) have more.
- Denver linebacker Alex Singleton had 14 tackles, a sack and a pass defensed in the Broncos’ 28-24 win over Kansas City.
Singleton has 101 tackles this season and is the second player since 2000 with at least 100 tackles in their team’s first eight games of a season, joining Zaire Franklin (102 tackles in 2023 with Indianapolis).
- Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in Week 8.