Week 8 of the NFL season is in the books. Here’s how it looked from an NFLSU perspective.
Packers 27 vs Panthers 19
Zero former Tigers played in this game.
Grade: F-
Cardinals 33 @ Cowboys 30 OT
Zero former Tigers played a snap in this game.
Grade: F-
Buccaneers 16 vs Falcons 0
Falcons LB Harold Perkins Jr. had seven tackles (five solo) including a sack. DL Maason Smith had six tackles (two solo) including a TFL. Bucs TE Bauer Sharp didn’t record a stat, but his blocking helped the team set a franchise record with 324 rushing yards.
Grade: C
Bills 36 vs Ravens 10
Bills C Lloyd Cushenberry III played four
offensive snaps and six special teams snaps without recording a stat, and LS Reid Ferguson recorded an assisted tackle while nailing his snaps.
Grade: D+
Steelers 27 vs Browns 6
Browns S Grant Delpit had four tackles (two solo) including a TFL. Steelers LB Patrick Queen had a monster day with 12 tackles (three solo), a pass defense, and 1.5 sacks.
Grade: B
Jaguars 42 vs Colts 7
For the Colts, S A.J. Haulcy had three solo tackles. For the Jaguars, WR Brian Thomas Jr. caught one of his two targets for a 12-yard TD that opened the scoring.
Grade: C
Raiders 38 @ Jets 33
The only former Tiger to play in this game was Jets TE Mason Taylor. He caught three of his five targets for 19 yards.
Grade: D
Lions 19 vs Vikings 15
Lions OL Miles Frazier played four special teams snaps. Vikings WR Justin Jefferson caught five of his nine targets for 33 yards and a TD.
Grade: C
Bengals 43 vs Titans 36 OT
Titans CB Cor’Dale Flott had five tackles (three solo) and a pass defense. Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase caught 11 of his 16 targets for a season-high 141 yards and 1 TD. Joe Burrow was slinging the ball everywhere. He was 38/48 for 462 yards, a career-high 5 TDs and 3 INTs for a QBR of 115.5. He also had three rushes for 10 yards and what became the game-winning TD in overtime. The only other QB with 450+ yards, 5 passing TDs and a rushing TD in the same game is Norm Van Brocklin in his record-setting 554-yard game on September 28, 1951. Yeah, there were three picks, but that doesn’t matter. This is the best of NFLSU in 2026 so far.
Grade: A+
Rams 24 vs Chargers 9
The only former Tiger to play in this game was Rams LB Omar Speights. He had five tackles (three solo) including a TFL and a pass defense.
Grade: D+
Broncos 28 vs Chiefs 24
Chiefs CB Kristian Fulton had three tackles (two solo). Broncos DE Sai’vion Jones had three tackles (one solo) and a QB hit.
Grade: D
Patriots 24 @ Dolphins 19
The only former Tiger to play in this game was Patriots OT Will Campbell. He finished as the team’s third-highest graded offensive player and highest-graded offensive lineman according to PFF.
Grade: B-
Commanders 27 vs Eagles 10
Commanders LB K’Lavon Chaisson had four tackles (three solo) including a sack and three QB hits. QB Jayden Daniels was 16/29 for 217 yards and 1 TD for a QBR of 90.7. He added two rushes for 23 yards on the ground.
Grade: B
Bears 34 @ Seahawks 17
The only former Tiger to play in this game was Bears WR Zavion Thomas. He caught one of his three targets for four yards and added four kickoff returns for 88 yards.
Grade: D-
