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You want upsets? We've got upsets. Multiple underdogs took down the favorite in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season. Keep reading to find a comprehensive list of the teams that defied the odds. FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
In Week 9 of the NFL season, the model is shying away from picking the Broncos (6-2) over the Texans (3-4). Although Denver leads the AFC West and is riding a five-game winning streak, the Broncos are just 2-2 on the road this season.
Headed into the 2025 season, teams had lost 135 consecutive games in the regular season and playoffs when trailing by at least 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter since Green Bay rallied from 17 down for an 18-17 win over New Orleans on Sept. 24, 2023.
Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler completed a short pass to wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, who had the ball punched out by Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean when the wide receiver turned upfield. Antoine Winfield Jr. scooped the ball up and raced nearly 50 yards for what looked like a touchdown that would have given Tampa Bay a two-score lead.
Heading into the Commanders-Chiefs game on "Monday Night Football," 11 of the 12 games have been decided by double-digit scoring margins. The average margin of victory of 18.25 points per game is the eighth-largest for any week in the history of the NFL, according to the CBS Sports research department.
The NFC East tightened up a few weeks ago, but things are back to where they were earlier in the season – with the Eagles firmly out in front. Now 6-2, the Eagles have some breathing room as the rest of the division is sub-.
After rushing for over 200 yards and multiple scores, James Cook was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week