Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season is officially in the books. It was a weekend filled with blowouts, and while it might not be the most entertaining thing to watch, these types of weekends can really tell you a lot about the state of the league.
It may not have made for great TV, but we learned a lot this weekend. Here were some of my key takeaways from Week 8.
If the Chargers get healthy, watch out
The Los Angeles Chargers could be a dangerous team if they can get healthy. They have injuries all over the place. Rashawn Slater and Najee Harris are out for the year, but they need guys like Omarion Hampton, Mekhi Becton, and Derwin James to get healthy sooner rather than later.
If they can stay in the playoff hunt while those guys get healthy, which they’re doing a great job of

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