NFL Week 8 Takeaways: 49ers bounce back to keep pace in wild NFC West

On Oct 28, 2024

Hey, did you hear? Sunday was Nationwide Tight Ends Day.

(Sure, you heard.)

For a completely made-up event, tight ends across the NFL certain stepped up to have a good time. Kyle Pitts scored a pair of touchdowns to assist the Falcons down the Buccaneers, the Lions’ trouncing of the Titans featured two tight finish scores, Travis Kelce lastly regarded like his outdated self to assist the Chiefs keep good in a win over the Raiders, and George Kittle supplied the cherry on high along with his efficiency in opposition to Dallas on the Sunday Evening stage. Kittle caught six passes for 128 yards and a landing to assist get the 49ers back on observe with an important 30-24 win over the Cowboys to get back to .500 on the season.

Each time Dallas and San Francisco meet on the gridiron, discuss of this storied rivalry resurfaces — tales of playoff showdowns and Tremendous Bowl dominance of many years previous. However with each golf equipment stumbling via the primary half of the 2024 season and coping with various accidents, Sunday evening’s assembly felt extra like a measuring stick for every crew’s future than a possibility to reminisce in regards to the previous.

Each the Cowboys and 49ers entered Sunday with simply three wins on the season and loads of query marks. The energy of the 2023 Cowboys — defence, and loads of it — has been a significant weak spot of the 2024 squad, whereas the 49ers’ deep arsenal of weapons we noticed on the sector final yr has been banged up early and sometimes this season. Each groups have been pressured to make things better on the fly, to various ranges of success.

The 49ers’ offence, which continues to be with out star working back Christian McCaffrey and staring down a season with out Brandon Aiyuk, took one other hit Sunday when backup RB Jordan Mason left the sport with what’s being known as a shoulder damage. In typical 49ers next-man-up trend, backup-to-the-backup Isaac Guerendo stepped up with 14 carries for 85 yards and a landing.

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So, what comes subsequent for either side? The 49ers enter a 4-4 gridlock in the NFC West sandwiched between the Cardinals and Seahawks with matching data whereas the Rams (3-4) are only one win shy of becoming a member of them. That division won’t be the most effective in soccer, nevertheless it is essentially the most attention-grabbing. A well-timed Week 9 bye ought to enable them just a little time to get wholesome.

As for the Cowboys, the uphill climb is steep. They now sit three wins behind the Commanders (6-2) and two behind the Eagles (5-2). They play each squads in the subsequent 4 weeks.

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TUA’S BACK, BUT IS IT TOO LATE FOR DOLPHINS?

All eyes had been on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa earlier Sunday as he made his return to motion for the primary time since struggling a concussion in Week 2. And whereas there have been a number of victories to be had by the Dolphins in this one — a profitable game-opening scoring drive, a season-high level complete, a textbook QB slide that had followers on their toes and chanting their QB’s identify, and, above all, a wholesome Tagovailoa from begin to end.

But it surely didn’t add up to an important Week 8 win over the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to a late drive by Kyler Murray to arrange kicker Chad Ryland for a walk-off subject aim to take the 28-27 W.

Whereas the Cardinals now sit at .500 atop what’s a surprisingly winnable NFC West following the Seahawks’ late-window loss to the Buffalo Payments, the Dolphins stay in troubled waters. Their 2-4 file heading into their Week 7 bye was at all times going to be a significant hurdle in the hunt for a wild card berth. A 2-5 file nearing mid-season is an entire lot harder. A loss to the 6-2 Payments subsequent week may simply sprint all hope of a run.

Now, about that AFC East…

JETS’ SEASON GETS MESSIER WITH LOSS TO PATRIOTS

Each the New York Jets and the New England Patriots entered Week 8 driving the form of streak no person needs to keep. The 1-6 Patriots hadn’t gained since their season-opening stunner over the Bengals, stringing all six of their losses into one unhappy chain ensuing in their very own coach calling them comfortable after loss No. 6, whereas the Jets entered Sunday having misplaced all 4 of their video games since their final assembly with New England, their season getting messier by the minute.

Simply once we thought issues couldn’t worsen for the Jets, Gang Inexperienced went and misplaced to a one-win divisional rival whose success this yr isn’t actually measured on the scoreboard.

Identical to the Jets’ season, New York’s 25-22 loss was a collection of self-inflicted wounds. Kicker Greg Zuerlein missed an additional level on the Jets’ first landing, and later missed a subject aim in what was in the end a three-point loss. New York’s defence allowed a struggling offence, which averaged simply 3.9 yards per play and misplaced rookie starter Drake Maye mid-game, to keep pace — and in the end take over in the ultimate minutes.

The Jets’ 2-6 file now matches that of the Patriots. Firing Robert Saleh wasn’t the reply. Neither was bringing in Davante Adams. A season that began with Tremendous Bowl expectations now appears to be like like the start of one other rebuild — identical to their Sunday opponent.

When you can’t beat ‘em, be part of ‘em… proper?

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CHIEFS STAY PERFECT. HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs haven’t discovered themselves on the dropping aspect of a soccer recreation since Christmas Day of final yr.

The crew that delivered that loss? The Las Vegas Raiders, who hosted the league’s final remaining undefeated crew on Sunday hoping to stump their division rival once more. The Raiders couldn’t repeat that Christmas success, although, falling quick in each main offensive class and failing to cease Patrick Mahomes & Co. — a unit that now contains DeAndre Hopkins, whose Chiefs debut noticed him catch two passes for 29 yards.

The win inside the win for Kansas Metropolis is the person atop the Chiefs’ receiving leaderboard in the 27-20 victory: tight finish Travis Kelce, who after a comparatively quiet first six video games led the crew in catches (10) and yards (90) and scored his first landing of the season.

There’s nonetheless greater than half a season to go, however we’re on the level the place we will begin to marvel… how lengthy, precisely, can this Chiefs win streak go? The 7-0 squad faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers subsequent Monday, adopted by one other divisional conflict in opposition to Denver in Week 10. Circle Week 11 on the schedule, which sees Mahomes tackle Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments in what must be a basic.

BROWNS STUN RAVENS. NOW WHAT?

Following seven weeks of déjà vu on offence for the Cleveland Browns, Week 8 introduced a change of pace. With Watson formally out for the season with a torn Achilles, the beginning job now belongs to Jameis Winston — and the backup made good on his first begin since September 2022. After seven weeks of sub-20 level tallies and only one win all season with Watson on the helm, the Browns’ offence got here to life Sunday in opposition to Baltimore — for sooner or later, anyway.

Cleveland shocked the Ravens 29-24, Winston & Co. stealing the victory with a last-minute toss to receiver Cedric Tillman. Winston accomplished 27 of 41 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions to stun Baltimore and do Pittsburgh a strong in the method — the Steelers, who face the New York Giants Monday evening, can now take a one-game lead atop the division with a victory.

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Winston’s first begin feels just a little bit acquainted, too. When Watson went down final yr, the membership known as Joe Flacco, who guided the roster into the post-season. And everyone knows the Winston expertise sometimes ends on the bench, thanks to his big-risk model of play.

Now 2-6, the Browns are nonetheless in the basement of the AFC North. They’ve already bought their high vast receiver, Amari Cooper, to the Buffalo Payments, and are nearer to going back to a rebuild this yr than they’re to reviving their contender standing. Watson wasn’t the long-term reply, and Winston probably isn’t, both, but when he can reap the benefits of this opportunity to begin he might not less than make issues attention-grabbing.

DANIELS SAVES HIS BEST PLAY FOR LAST

It was a showdown that just about didn’t occur. When Jayden Daniels left final Sunday’s matchup in opposition to the Panthers with a rib damage, it regarded just like the Week 8 contest between the primary and second general picks of the category of 2024 can be in jeopardy.

Even with Daniels cleared to begin in opposition to fellow rookie Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, this recreation wasn’t trying just like the showdown we’d all been hoping for. Each rookies have blossomed this season, however Sunday’s recreation was a sluggish burn of subject targets.

That’s, till the final play, when Daniels took a three-point deficit with zeros on the clock and turned it into one of many wildest Hail Mary walk-off wins we’ve ever seen. Daniels dipped and dodged Bears defenders for nearly 13 seconds earlier than unleashing a bomb into the tip zone, which was tipped into the palms of Noah Brown for the game-winning rating by Bears defender Tyrique Stevenson. Stevenson’s misplay was even worse when a fan’s video revealed he was busy taunting Commanders followers in the course of the play earlier than becoming a member of the fray.

Stevenson posted an announcement post-game on social media, promising to be taught from the state of affairs.

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