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NFL Week 8 preview and matchups: Ravens at Bills, Vikings at Lions, Chiefs at Broncos and Falcons at Buccaneers. Lamar Jackson's return against a Bills defense giving up points, Jared Goff against the Brian Flores blitz, Bo Nix against Steve Spagnuolo and the numbers that decide each one, plus two sneaky matchups: Sam Darnold vs the Bears on Monday night and the Patriots passing game at Miami.

Josh Allen, D.J. Moore, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, Jared Goff, Brian Flores, Jahmyr Gibbs, Bo Nix, Sean Payton, Steve Spagnuolo, Patrick Mahomes, Kenneth Walker, Bijan Robinson, Michael Penix, Baker Mayfield, Todd Bowles, Sam Darnold.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why the Ravens defense has not faced a real passing offense yet, and what happened the two times it did
• How Josh Allen's downfield passing changes with D.J. Moore on the field
• The Bills defense is allowing the most points per drive in the NFL, and what Lamar Jackson's return does to that
• Derrick Henry's numbers with Lamar on the field and what Baltimore's offense looked like in his last half of football
• Zay Flowers in the slot against a Buffalo defense that struggles with slot receivers
• Brian Flores is blitzing at a rate the league has never seen, and how Jared Goff has handled the blitz this year versus last year's meetings
• Why Jahmyr Gibbs keeps getting stuck in pass protection against Minnesota
• Denver has played the hardest schedule of defenses in the NFL, and why the offense is still last in the league in four categories
• How Bo Nix handled the Arizona blitz and the downfield throws he missed
• Patrick Mahomes' Week 1 air yards against Denver and the Chiefs' passing game since
• Kenneth Walker's 173 yards at Denver in Week 1 and whether the Broncos run defense has changed
• Can Bijan Robinson run on Tampa Bay, and what Michael Penix does with a quick-release passing game
• Baker Mayfield playing through a thumb injury against the Falcons pass defense
• Sam Darnold against the Bears pass defense on Monday night, and the trades both teams just made
• The Patriots passing game against a Miami defense that cannot cover tight ends

CHAPTERS

00:00 Week 8: what you need to know
00:56 MATCHUP 1: Josh Allen's Bills offense vs the Ravens defense
08:09 Lamar Jackson's return: the Ravens offense vs the Bills defense
14:35 Subscribe
15:04 MATCHUP 2: Jared Goff vs the Brian Flores blitz
22:09 Jahmyr Gibbs vs the Vikings
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28:25 MATCHUP 3: Sean Payton's Broncos offense vs Steve Spagnuolo
33:43 Kenneth Walker vs the Broncos run defense
39:14 MATCHUP 4: Can Bijan run? The Falcons offense vs the Bucs defense
46:35 SNEAKY: Sam Darnold vs the Bears pass defense
50:19 SNEAKY: The Patriots passing game vs the Dolphins
52:56 Wrap

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