Our guide to every NFL Week 8 game: Matchup previews, predictions, picks and nuggets

Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season kicks off with matchups and projections spanning every game, ending Monday Night Football with the Bears vs. Seahawks on ESPN. The guide lays out what ESPN’s reporters are hearing from locker rooms, key stats, and predictions across matchups, with odds provided via DraftKings. It also includes Football Power Index projections and picks from analysts including Seth Walder, Eric Moody, and Pamela Maldonado. In the Ravens-Bills matchup preview, Baltimore is preparing defensively with coach Jesse Minter emphasizing run-game work after practices in pads, while Buffalo’s Josh Allen acknowledges that facing Lamar Jackson changes his approach. The Bills’ rushing strength is highlighted by their league-leading 14 rushing TDs, tied with the 2004 Chiefs for third-most in the Super Bowl era’s first six games.