What To Watch For: 2024 NFL Season Week 8

As Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season approaches, several storylines are worth keeping an eye on. Rookie quarterbacks continue to impress, with Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, and Caleb Williams leading their teams to victories. Veteran quarterbacks Jared Goff, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, and Joe Burrow are also showcasing their skills, putting up impressive numbers and leading their teams to success. The Philadelphia Eagles are soaring high with the help of running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver A.J. Brown, while rookie receivers and tight ends like Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas Jr. are making history with their outstanding performances.

With these exciting narratives unfolding, Week 8 promises to be another thrilling chapter in the 2024 NFL season…

Rookie Quarterbacks Shining in 2024 NFL Season

• Between Washington’s Jayden Daniels (five wins), Denver’s Bo Nix (four) and Chicago’s Caleb Williams (four), rookie quarterbacks have combined for 13 wins this season, tied with 1987 (13 combined wins) for the second-most by rookie quarterbacks in the first seven weeks of a season in NFL history, trailing only 2012 (14).
• The 2024 season can become the third in NFL history in which three rookie quarterbacks each had five-or-more wins, joining 2012 (Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden and Russell Wilson) and 2018 (Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield).
• Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, leads rookies with nine touchdown passes. Over his past two games, he has totaled at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 120-or-higher in each game.
• The Washington Commanders are 5-2 this season behind quarterback Jayden Daniels. If Daniels starts on Sunday and Washington wins, they will become the fourth team since 1950 to win six of their first eight games of a season with a rookie starting quarterback, joining the 2016 Dallas Cowboys, 2011 Cincinnati Bengals and 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Bo Nix has led Denver to a 4-3 record this season and can become the first Broncos rookie starting quarterback ever to win five games. Nix ranks third among all rookies in 2024 with 255 rushing yards and has totaled over 60 rushing yards in each of his last two games.

The Brilliance of Jared Goff, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, and Joe Burrow

• Detroit quarterback Jared Goff ranks second in the NFL with a 111.5 passer rating this season. Over his last three games, he has recorded an 85.3 completion percentage (58 of 68 pass attempts), seven touchdowns, no interceptions and a 153.1 passer rating, with a passer rating of 140-or-higher in each game.
• Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 12 touchdowns with no interceptions on 189 pass attempts this season. He is the only player in the league with at least 100 pass attempts and no interceptions.
• Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is tied for second in the league with 15 touchdown passes this season and has recorded at least two touchdown passes in each of his five games in 2024. Since Week 15 of the 2023 season, Love has recorded multiple touchdown passes in nine consecutive games.
• Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow ranks fourth in the NFL with 14 touchdown passes this season and has totaled 111 career touchdown passes in 59 games.

Eagles Soaring with Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown

• Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley ranks second in the NFL with 761 scrimmage yards this season and is the only player in the league with at least 115 scrimmage yards in five games.
• Wide receiver A.J. Brown has recorded at least five receptions, 85 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his three games this season. If he reaches the marks again on Sunday, Brown will become the third player in NFL history to record at least 85 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his first four games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marvin Harrison (1999) and Randy Moss (2007).
• Last week, Philadelphia recorded eight sacks and allowed only 119 yards, their most sacks in a single game since 2022 and the fewest yards they have allowed in a game since 2018. In Week 6, they totaled five sacks and allowed 244 yards.

Rookie Receivers and Tight Ends Making History

• Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers ranks second among all players with 47 receptions this season, the third-most ever by a rookie in his first seven career games.
• New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers has 39 receptions in five games this season, the second-most among rookies. With one reception at Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN), Nabers will become the third player ever with at least 40 receptions in his first six career games, joining Puka Nacua (50 receptions) and Saquon Barkley (40).
• Jacksonville wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. leads rookies with 513 receiving yards and is tied for the lead with four touchdown receptions.