Anything can happen in the National Football League, and the kickoff to Week 8 of the 2026 season certainly solidified that idea. With the Green Bay Packers' 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers, they prevailed to 5-3 despite having under 500 rushing yards as a team (485) this season. Green Bay is the first team ever to have a winning record through eight games while also rushing for under 500 yards.
They are also the third team since 1950 with no individual players with 50-plus rushing yards in a game through that span. The Packers' ability to continue to win without any semblance of offensive balance is simply unprecedented. What other astounding things can happen during the rest of the NFL's Week 8 slate on Halloween weekend?
Let's take a look at five bold predictions. The Minnesota Vikings are the NFL's last undefeated team, but it's not because of their offense. They have scored the fewest touchdowns (10) during a 6-0 start since the 1934 Detroit Lions.
Minnesota is 6-0 because defensive coordinator Brian Flores' unit is a horror movie for opposing offenses. The Vikings defense leads the NFL in the following statistics: However, Lions five-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jared Goff will overcome his struggles against the Vikings to light Minnesota up for 250-plus passing yards and three-plus touchdowns while being sacked no more than once. In each of his last two games against the Vikings, Goff was sacked five times each.
This time will be different because Goff is on an all-time heater to start the 2026 season. He enters Week 8 leading the NFL in passing yards per game (298.0), touchdown-to-interception ratio (14-0) and passer rating (112.5). Goff's 223 throws without an interception are the most through the first six games of a season in NFL history.
His 14 touchdowns without an interception are also tied for the most in NFL history in that span, along with Russell Wilson in the 2019 season. Goff has never played better, and he'll stay locked in to shred the Vikings and hand them their first loss of the season. Entering Week 7, it looked like Tennessee Titans Pro Bowl running back Tony Pollard was washed up at the age of 29.
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