NFL Week 8 grades: Steelers receive solid grade for beating Giants, Commanders get ‘B+’ after Hail Mary win

Welcome to the Week 8 grades!

The big news this week is that the Cleveland Browns are back! OK, maybe they’re not back, but they did pull off a huge win on Sunday. 

Through the first seven weeks of the season, the Browns were the only team in the NFL that had yet to score 20 points in a single game, but that streak ended with Cleveland’s 29-24 upset win over the Ravens. The win marked the first time since Dec. 28 that the Browns topped 20 points in a game. 

With Deshaun Watson out for the season, the Browns turned to Jameis Winston, who diced up the Ravens defense for 334 yards, which is especially impressive when you consider that Watson didn’t throw for 200 yards in any of his seven games this year before getting injured last week (his season-high was 196 yards). 

So, what kind of grade did the Browns get for their surprising win? 

Glad you asked. Let’s check out the grades for every team from Week 8, starting with the Monday night game in Pittsburgh. 

(The grades for the Rams‘ win over the Vikings on Thursday can exclusively be found in our NFL newsletter here. It’s free and you don’t have to sign up for anything, you just have to click over.)

Pittsburgh 26-18 over N.Y. Giants

Cleveland 29-24 over Baltimore

Philadelphia 37-17 over Cincinnati

Detroit 52-14 over Tennessee

Arizona 28-27 over Miami 

New England 25-22 over N.Y. Jets

Atlanta 31-26 over Tampa Bay

Green Bay 30-27 over Jacksonville

Houston 23-20 over Indianapolis

Buffalo 31-10 over Seattle

Denver 28-14 over Carolina

L.A. Chargers 26-8 over New Orleans

Washington 18-15 over Chicago

Kansas City 27-20 over Las Vegas

San Francisco 30-24 over Dallas