Week 8 in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.
Raiders done for the season
Multiple teams across the league that were once contenders already seem to be way out of contention, with the Las Vegas Raiders getting shut out 0-24 by the New Orleans Saints they are now 2-6 on the year and feel like a bottom team in the AFC and not close to a playoff team at all. With multiple players questionable or out like tight end Darren Waller, wide receivers Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow and others on the defense this Raiders team just can’t seem to get it going on either side of the ball, is it newly signed head coach Josh McDaniels? Is it the offensive line getting manhandled or is it just bad luck? Even though we’re only halfway through the season the Raiders just feel so far out of it that I don’t see a way for them to come back and make the playoffs.
Dallas a top tier contender
With the Dallas Cowboys manhandling the Chicago Bears 49-29 is this Dallas team a real contender? I don’t think so and let me explain, before the turnovers happened for the Bears. It was a one score game and Dallas has allowed 23 points through three quarters. Even though Chicago came off a big win against the New England Patriots on Monday night earlier in the week They’re not a good team and Dallas has yet to prove they can beat a legitimate team. For the NFC being so weak this year I see Dallas making it to the divisional round and going home after that, even though this Dallas defense is possibly the best in the league I don’t think the offense is consistent enough week to week to compete with the top teams in the NFL.
NFC beasts falling apart
With the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers both losing on Sunday these two teams seem to be so far out of the Super Bowl window that they were in in the beginning of the year, most fans and media had both of these teams making the playoffs and possibly going further and through eight weeks of the NFL season both of these teams are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs completely. Even in the weak NFC the Green Bay Packers have one of the worst offenses in the league and a very disappointing defense that was supposed to be a top defensive team in the NFL this year. The Rams coming off of Super Bowl year didn’t address some of their all season issues including their left tackle retiring, their number two wide receiver leaving in the off-season and key pass rusher Von Miller leaving for the Buffalo Bills, between all those things and now injuries starting to rattle team their stars, the Rams are facing a hole of missing the playoffs completely and having no draft picks to rebuild this star heavy team.
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