Favorites went 11-2 against the spread during Week 8, which was the best weekly showing by favorites since December 1985, according to Action Network’s Evan Abrams. It was the second straight week that favorites cleaned up — in Week 7, those favored went 10-5 against the spread.

Saquon Barkley finally got on the board with a breakout game. He should stay hot after the team's Week 9 bye. Jonathan Taylor, meanwhile, has the Colts on pace for a historically efficient season.

The Cincinnati Bengals, who upset the Pittsburgh Steelers with a prime-time shootout back in Week 7, found themselves on the wrong end of a similarly high-scoring affair. The Drake Maye-led New England Patriots stayed hot to win their sixth game in eight weeks.

The Texans played without veterans Niko Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring). The outing was similar to a Week 6 loss in Tampa in which little-known Buccaneers receivers Tez Johnson and Kam Johnson had big games. The 49ers only sacked Baker Mayfield once in that game. They had no sacks on Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 981 scrimmage yards (516 receiving, 465 rushing) this season

Let’s see what the snap counts had to say about the Bengals’ loss to New York. Cincinnati made a statement by making Cam Taylor-Britt (55) inactive in Week 7, and proceeded to make another statement by starting him in Week 8.

Here's where the Tennessee Titans stand in a multitude of power rankings throughout the NFL heading into Week 9.