The Athletic has live coverage of NFL Week 8.

We’re just about at the midpoint of the NFL season, and things certainly have gotten interesting.

We have surprise divisional leaders across the league, projected playoff teams grappling with potentially devastating injuries, and squads slowed by early-season struggles now turning things around.

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The action kicked off Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings were blown out by the Chargers in Los Angeles. There is no international game this week, so the action kicks off with seven 1 p.m. ET games and wraps up in Pittsburgh, where the Green Bay Packers face the Steelers on Sunday night. The Kansas City Chiefs host the Washington Commanders on Monday night.

Here’s a look at five of the most compelling storylines to follow this weekend.

1. Streaking teams

Don’t look now, but some teams that are still in the building stage seem to be figuring things out and have started stringing together wins. The Indianapolis Colts remain one of the biggest surprises of the season and have won three straight to improve their record to a league-best 6-1. Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos delivered a historic 33-point fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Giants and extend their win streak to four games while moving into first place in the AFC West with a 5-2 mark. Meanwhile, Mike Vrabel’s New England Patriots got revenge for their coach against his former team, the Tennessee Titans, to capture their own four-game win streak and m