The Bengals offense pulled off a miracle comeback in the final two minutes against the Bears, only to be let down by a historically bad defense that gave up a 58-yard game-winning TD pass with just 17 seconds left to play. Bo Nix led another wild fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos in an 18-15 win over the Houston Texans.

Welcome back to Scoop City! James Palmer and The Athletic ’s senior NFL insider Dianna Russini are breaking down the midseason stretch of the NFL heading into Week 9 — including which teams are surging, who’s slipping, and what’s still to come at the trade deadline.

The Colts were bad in a 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's the kind of game from quarterback Daniel Jones that will fuel more doubts about him and the Colts going forward.

The Lions, like the Packers, lost a game they probably should have won, and did so in their own stadium. Detroit was nearly a double-digit favorite against division rival Minnesota on Sunday, but instead allowed the Vikings to grab an early lead and largely control the game from start to finish.

We overreacted to the trade deadline this week, including whether the Saints should trade Chris Olave and the Dolphins being open to anything.

Sam Darnold carved apart the Washington Commanders in one of the best first-half performances you'll see all season in the NFL.

The Washington Commanders host the Seattle Seahawks in tonight's Sunday Night Football showdown on NBC and Peacock. Live coverage begins at 7 PM ET.

Carolina's secondary could use more help - and one analyst believes they a boost their group by making a deal with the Saints.