It’s been a season of big numbers as teams continue to light up the scoreboard. There have been a total of 107 games played in seven weeks, and clubs have already reached the 30-point mark 60 times.
This week, the Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers have some time off. Last Sunday, Kyle Shanahan’s team lost for the first time this year.
This week’s slate includes 14 contests, seven of those of those divisional showdowns.
Take a look at 5 key statistics that highlight the NFL Week 8 games
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It’s the first week of the season in which we will see clubs face each other for the second time in 2026. On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, and Philadelphia Eagles will each look to complete season sweeps of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, and Washington Commanders, respectively. More times than not, an NFL club takes two from a division rather than settle for a split. That’s been the case the past three seasons. The last time there were more sweeps than splits in a season was in 2022.
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It’s obviously extremely early into the season, but it doesn’t really hurt to take a look at the standings. At this point, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers are the only two defending division champions sitting in first place. You will recall that a year ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were the only team to repeat as division champs. Will there be a similar result in 2026? It’s worth noting that Nick Sirianni’s club, in the midst of a five-game losing streak, is the only reigning division winner with a losing record at this moment.
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Seven weeks into 2026 and there have been a total of nine overtime games played this season. There were 16 contests that went more than 60 minutes in 2025, and the single-season record remains at 25—set in 2002. Over the past three weeks, there have been a total of 42 games played and six have gone into overtime, with a minimum of one each week. The New York Giants have played in two of those six contests—settling for a 27-27 tie with Washington in Week 5 and beating the Texans, 27-21, in Week 7.
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He has as many trips to the end zone as does his team’s Week 8 opponent. Detroit Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Dallas’ Javonte Williams are tied for the NFL lead with nine touchdowns. The former is putting together quite the resume. Gibbs has appeared in 55 regular-season games and already scored 58 touchdowns. He’s amassed 5,919 total yards from scrimmage. That’s an impressive average of 107.6 yards per game. But Gibbs and the Lions’ attack face the NFL’s second-ranked defense at home this Sunday.
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The 2025 NFL Offensive Player of the Year and the league leader in receiving yardage this past season is at it once again. This season, Seattle Seahawks’ wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (867) is currently 216 yards ahead of Cowboys’ wideout CeeDee Lamb (651). The former has totaled 100-plus receiving yards in six of his seven outings this season. The NFL single-season record for 100-plus yard receiving games is 11, held by Dallas’ Michael Irvin (1995), Detroit’s Calvin Johnson (2012), and the Rams’ Cooper Kupp (2021).
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