NEW YORK –– Oct. 26, 2025 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, October 26, the eighth week of the 2025 season.
- The Indianapolis Colts won their fourth consecutive game to improve to 7-1, the first time since 2009 (began 14-0) that the team has won seven of its first eight games of a season.
The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots each extended their winning streaks to five with victories in Week 8.
The Broncos, who lead the NFL with 36 sacks and have allowed a league-low eight sacks this season, are the first team in NFL history with at least 35 sacks and 10-or-fewer sacks allowed in its first eight games of a season.
Three teams – Baltimore, Miami and the New York Jets – earned victories in Week 8 after entering the week with one-or-fewer wins. The Jets overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure their first win of the season.
Entering 2025, teams had lost 135 consecutive games when trailing by 15-or-more points entering the fourth quarter, including the postseason – there have been four such wins so far in 2025 (Buffalo in Week 1, Tennessee Week 5, Denver in Week 7 and the New York Jets in Week 8). - New York Jets running back Breece Hall rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and had the go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:54 remaining in the team’s 39-38 comeback win at Cincinnati.
Hall is the fourth non-quarterback since 1950 with a game-winning touchdown pass in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, joining Rod Gardner (Nov. 9, 2003 with Washington) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Curtis Martin (Sept. 24, 2000 with New England) and Paul Krause (Oct. 16, 1977 with Minnesota).
Hall is the first non-quarterback with multiple rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of a single game.
Hall is the fifth running back since 1950 with at least 125 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (Sept. 25, 2005 with San Diego), Mario Bates (Sept. 21, 1997 with New Orleans), Chuck Muncie (Sept. 2, 1979 with New Orleans) and George Taliaferro (Nov. 18, 1951 with the New York Yanks). - Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones passed for 272 yards and three touchdowns with a 136.0 rating and running back Jonathan Taylor, in his 75th career game, totaled 174 scrimmage yards (153 rushing, 21 receiving) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in the Colts’ 38-14 win over Tennessee.
Jones joined Brock Purdy (with San Francisco) as the only quarterbacks ever with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of their first five home starts with a team.
Taylor is the fifth player since 2000 with at least three scrimmage touchdowns in four games in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (six games in 2006 with the San Diego Chargers) and Marshall Faulk (five in 2000 with the St. Louis Rams) as well as Shaun Alexander (four in 2005 with Seattle) and Priest Holmes (four in 2002 and four in 2003, both with Kansas City).
Taylor is the sixth player in NFL history with at least 70 scrimmage touchdowns in his first 75 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (79 scrimmage touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (79) and Emmitt Smith (72) as well as Chuck Foreman (71) and Todd Gurley (71).
Taylor has 63 rushing touchdowns in 75 career games andtied Pro Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (63 rushing touchdowns) for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 75 career games in the Super Bowl era, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (71 rushing touchdowns) and Emmitt Smith (69) as well as Adrian Peterson (66).
Taylor is the fourth player since 2000 with 10 games with at least 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in his first six seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (14 games), Adrian Peterson (13) and Derrick Henry (11). - Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns in Baltimore’s 30-16 win over Chicago.
Henry has 112 career rushing touchdowns and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (110 rushing touchdowns) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (164 rushing touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (145) and Marcus Allen (123) as well as Adrian Peterson (120) have more.
Henry has 29 career games with at least two rushing touchdowns and surpassed Adrian Peterson (28 games) for the third-most such games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (38 games) and Emmitt Smith (36) have more. - Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts had four touchdown passes with no interceptions and a 141.5 rating, while running back Saquon Barkley rushed for 150 yards, including a 65-yard rushing touchdown, and added a touchdown reception in the Eagles’ 38-20 win over the New York Giants.
Hurts – who has 15 touchdown passes, five rushing touchdowns and one interception this season – is the first quarterback in NFL history with at least 15 touchdown passes, five rushing touchdowns and one-or-fewer interceptions in his team’s first eight games of a season.
Barkley has nine career rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (nine) and Derrick Henry (nine) for the second-most rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards in NFL history. Only Adrian Peterson (15 rushing touchdowns of 60-or-more yards) has more.
Barkley has 11 career rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards, tied with Chris Johnson (11) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards in NFL history. Only Adrian Peterson (16 rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards), Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (15) and Jim Brown (12) as well as Derrick Henry (12) have more. - Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen had three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) and running back James Cook recorded 216 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 19 attempts in Buffalo’s 40-9 win at Carolina.
Allen has 46 career games with both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown, surpassing Cam Newton (45 games) for the most such games in NFL history.
Allen has 70 career regular-season rushing touchdowns and joined Cam Newton (75 rushing touchdowns) as the only quarterbacks with at least 70 regular-season rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
Cook is the fifth player since 1990 with at least 200 rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns on fewer than 20 rushing attempts, joining the De’Von Achane (Sept. 24, 2023, with Miami), Derrick Henry (Dec. 6, 2018 with Tennessee), Frank Gore (Sept. 20, 2009 with San Francisco) and Barry Word (Oct. 14, 1990 with Kansas City).
Per Next Gen Stats, Cook gained 141 of his rushing yards before contact, the most by any player this season and third-most since 2018.
For more information on Next Gen Stats, check out NFL Pro, available within NFL+ Premium. With NFL+ Premium, get access to NFL Pro and track advanced analytics powered by Next Gen Stats and watch All-22 film. Available on desktop and mobile web, visit pro.nfl.com for more information. - New England quarterback Drake Maye passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns for a 135.8 passer rating in New England’s 32-13 victory over Cleveland.
Maye is the second player under the age of 24 and fifth player in NFL history to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in seven consecutive games, joining Aaron Rodgers (12 consecutive games in 2011 and eight in 2020), Tom Brady (eight in 2007), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) and Patrick Mahomes (seven in 2018 at age 23).
Maye is the first player in NFL history with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 135-or-higher in five of his team’s first eight games of a season. - Additional notes from Sunday include:
- Miami running back De’Von Achane had 91 scrimmage yards (67 rushing, 24 receiving) and a touchdown reception in Miami’s 24-10 win at Atlanta.
Achane has 13 receiving touchdowns since he entered the league in 2023, tied with Kelvin Bryant (13 receiving touchdowns) and Roger Craig (13) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a running back in his first three seasons since 1970. Only Chuck Foreman (17 receiving touchdowns), Christian McCaffrey (15) and Austin Ekeler (14) have more. - Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett recorded a career-high and single-game franchise record five sacks in Week 8.
Garrett has 10 sacks in 2025 and is the third player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 10 sacks in eight consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (nine from 1985-93) and John Randle (eight from 1992-99).
Garrett, who turns 30 years old on Dec. 29, 2025, has 112.5 career sacks and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (108 sacks) for the most sacks by a player under the age of 30 since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. - Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase registered 12 receptions for 91 yards in Week 8.
Chase – who had 10 receptions in Week 6, 16 receptions in Week 7 and 12 receptions in Week 8 – has 38 receptions in his past three games, tied with Michael Thomas (38 receptions from Weeks 1-3 in 2018 with New Orleans) for the most receptions in a three-game span in NFL history. - New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, in his fifth career start, had a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown in Week 8.
Dart is the second quarterback since 1950 with a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown in four of his first five career starts, joining Cam Newton. - New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara had two receptions in Week 8 and has 600 career receptions, becoming the fifth running back all-time with at least 600 career receptions, joining Larry Centers (827 receptions), Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk (767) and LaDainian Tomlinson (624) as well as Keith Byars (610).
- San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey had 43 receiving yards and 25 rushing yards in Week 8.
McCaffrey has 6,877 rushing yards and 5,025 receiving yards in his career and is the fifth player all-time with at least 5,000 rushing and 5,000 receiving yards in their career, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Lenny Moore and Marshall Faulk as well as Tiki Barber.
- Miami running back De’Von Achane had 91 scrimmage yards (67 rushing, 24 receiving) and a touchdown reception in Miami’s 24-10 win at Atlanta.
