Commanders vs Chiefs Week 8 inactives
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The Cincinnati Bengals, who upset the Pittsburgh Steelers with a prime-time shootout back in Week 7, found themselves on the wrong end of a similarly high-scoring affair. The Drake Maye-led New England Patriots stayed hot to win their sixth game in eight weeks.
The Commanders will face off against the Chiefs in Week 8 Monday Night Football. We will leverage these players in our Perfect FanDuel Showdown Lineup.
Stroud was very efficient when blitzed, completing 11 of his 13 attempts for 90 yards, a touchdown and a 121.2 passer rating. When the 49ers did not blitz, they only were able to get pressure on Stroud a meager three times over 28 plays.
Heading into the Commanders-Chiefs game on "Monday Night Football," 11 of the 12 games have been decided by double-digit scoring margins. The average margin of victory of 18.25 points per game is the eighth-largest for any week in the history of the NFL, according to the CBS Sports research department.
Pro Football Focus released its Week 8 grades, and Caleb Williams once again struggled to find rhythm in the Bears’ offense.
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Not every 49ers performance was awful in Week 8 loss vs. Texans
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud passed for a season-high 318 yards and Houston outgained San Francisco in total yardage 475-223. As rough as parts of Sunday were, the 49ers had their chances to make it a more competitive ball game and just fell short.
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NFL Week 8 sucked
You know what time it is: Grossest quarterbacks of Week 8 time. And there were a lot to choose from Sunday. Antonio Gates was allegedly implicated in a rigged poker game that also included one of the men indicted in the scandal that just rocked the NBA, according to a report by Pablo Torre.
Despite an upset loss, Joe Flacco continues to shine in Cincinnati. Could he be a QB1 going forward? Also, what to make of R.J. Harvey's 3-TD day?