Should the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles be on upset alert on Sunday?

Weirder things have happened this season. The Bills are coming off a bye and are on the road, against veteran backup QB Andy Dalton and the Carolina Panthers, but Buffalo hasn’t looked like itself lately, losing two straight entering Week 8. The Eagles bounced back nicely last week in Minnesota, but are without A.J. Brown and face a New York Giants team that beat them two weeks ago.

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Our NFL writers Jeff Howe, Mike Sando and Zak Keefer discuss that and other Week 8 happenings, including a Dallas Cowboys-Denver Broncos match up that has one of the league’s top offenses and defenses against each other. The Kansas City Chiefs are also up for discussion and whether or not they’ve rediscovered their offensive mojo.

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Cowboys-Broncos should be interesting on Sunday. The Broncos arguably have the league’s best defense. The Cowboys arguably have the league’s best offense.

What makes the biggest difference in this one?

Keefer: The Broncos pulled off a miracle on Sunday, scoring 33 fourth-quarter points to stun the Giants. How do they respond? While their defense is still one of the league’s best — they lead the NFL in sacks — it’s not as good as it was in 2024, and is coming off a game in which it gave up a season-high 32 points. There’s also the Javonte Williams factor. The former Bronco is having a career year with the Cowboys, with two games above 115 rushing yards, and had a 66-yard burst against the Jets. I like Dallas winning a close one.

Sando: The Cowboys’ improvement on defense over the past three games is t