Seven weeks into the league’s 107th campaign, there remains one undefeated team and one club looking for its first victory of 2026.
Kevin O’Connell’s 6-0 Minnesota Vikings are doing it with defense, but face a tall order on Sunday as they travel to the Motor City to face the explosive Detroit Lions.
Jim Harbaugh’s 0-6 Los Angeles Chargers aren’t doing much of anything. They have a “road” game against another disappointing club in the Los Angeles Rams.
For the third week in a row, the NFL schedule features 14 games.
Everything you need to know for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL Season
Off: Houston, New Orleans, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco
Thursday, Oct. 29
Carolina (3-3) at Green Bay (4-3): For the second time this season, the Panthers come off a lopsided home loss and now hit the road. Even with last week’s return of running back Josh Jacobs, the Packers failed to once again run for at least 100 yards in the loss to the Lions. Green Bay leads the NFL with 13 takeaways.
Sunday, Nov. 1
Tennessee (1-6) at Cincinnati (4-2): Robert Saleh’s team is making some progress and gave the AFC North-leading Browns all they could handle last Sunday. However, they will have their hands full with a Bengals’ club that has scored a combined 66 points in consecutive road wins over the Dolphins and Ravens.
Indianapolis (2-5) at Jacksonville (4-2): The Colts, who have traded guard Quenton Nelson (Seahawks) and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (49ers), have dropped three in a row. Liam Coen’s club has won four of its first six games, while the Colts (2-5), Texans (2-5), and Titans (1-6) are a combined 5-16.
Cleveland (5-2) at Pittsburgh (5-2): In Week 4 on a Thursday night at Cleveland, Todd Monken’s club came away with a 27-24 victory over Mike McCarthy’s team. Now the Browns look for their first sweep of the Black and Gold since 1988. The opportunistic Steelers have forced 11 turnovers in seven games.
Baltimore (4-3) at Buffalo (5-1): Jesse Minter’s team took a 13-0 lead into the locker room last Sunday against the visiting Bengals. The Ravens then proceeded to give up five straight touchdown drives in a 35-13 setback. Joe Brady’s team, off last week, has totaled 33 or more points in four of their six contests.
Atlanta (3-4) at Tampa Bay (2-5): While every team in the NFC South owns a 2-1 road record, each of the four clubs in the division owns a losing mark at home. That includes the Buccaneers, who are winless (0-4) in their own building this season. The Falcons are 5-2 in the last seven contests in this divisional series.
Minnesota (6-0) at Detroit (4-2): Only the Buffalo Bills are averaging more points per game than Dan Campbell’s club. On the other hand, no team in the league has permitted fewer points per contests than the undefeated Vikings. Minnesota’s offense has scored nine touchdowns, as has Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs.
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