Despite Week 8 in the 2025 NFL season being dubbed “Bye-mageddon” – six teams were on bye weeks, leaving fantasy football players scrambling – Sunday was jam-packed with action.
There were last-minute thrills, serious injuries and historic achievements across the day’s games.
Some notable moments that we won’t cover include a serious ankle injury that will need surgery suffered by New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo and Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett having a performance for the ages with five sacks against the New England Patriots.
Here’s everything you need to know about Week 8.
Jets win first game of season in thriller
It’s fair to say that Aaron Glenn’s first season as head coach of the New York Jets hasn’t gone to plan.
Heading into Week 8, the team was 0-7 and had very little to shout about. The build-up for Sunday’s clash with the Cincinnati Bengals played out in typical Jets fashion with starting quarterback Justin Fields benched for back-up Tyrod Taylor, only for Taylor to be ruled out with a knee injury meaning Fields was thrust back in as the starter.
It also came in a week where Jets owner Woody Johnson criticized Fields’ play.
However, on Sunday, the squad – and Fields in particular – looked like a completely different team as they stunned the Bengals 39-38 to get Glenn his first wi
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