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MMQB Week 8: Bengals Are Back, Eagles Have ‘Dog Mentality’

Links to all our coverage from NFL Sunday, including conversations with Joe Burrow, Nick Sirianni, Geno Smith, Frank Reich, Zach Wilson and more. Plus, thoughts 24 hours before the trade deadline.

Welcome to Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season here at The MMQB. Below are links to everything Albert Breer wrote over the weekend, plus more from our staff.

How We Know Joe Burrow Is Really Back

Joe Burrow points before taking a snap against the 49ers

The Bengals have weathered the storm and gotten back above .500.

Albert Breer talks to the star QB about overcoming his calf injury earlier in the season and his biggest plays against the 49ers.


Eagles’ ‘Dog Mentality’ Helps Philly Avoid Super Bowl Slump

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and Philadelphia have the NFL's best record at 7-1 after their win over the Commanders in Week 8.

The Eagles have won seven of eight games since the heartbreaker in the Super Bowl last February.

Albert Breer talks to Nick Sirianni about the attitude in Philadelphia. Plus, why a receiver could win league MVP, Will Levis’s big day, Bengals having last laugh, the latest on the NFL trade deadline and much more in Albert Breer’s Ten Takeaways.


Inside Zach Wilson’s Heroics—Without Aaron Rodgers’s Influence

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson helped New York come from behind to beat the Giants in overtime in Week 8.

Wilson was good enough when it counted to help the Jets stack another win.

Albert Breer talks to the Jets’ quarterback about the frantic ending in a win over the Giants.


Latest NFL Trade Deadline News and Notes

Giants general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll talk before a game preseason game. Both are wearing sunglasses.

Giants GM Joe Schoen dealt Leonard Williams for draft picks Monday afternoon.

The Giants deserve credit, not much action on available pass rushers, a Cardinals lineman teams should call about, Chiefs will likely stand pat, Titans have complicated case.


More From the MMQB Staff:

49ers QB Brock Purdy fumbles on a sack

Purdy has now lost three straight games after the perfect start to his career.

Gilberto Manzano: Five Things We Learned in Week 8: 49ers Have a Brock Purdy Problem

Conor Orr: Week 8 Clarifies Which Teams Should Be Buying

Conor Orr: Injuries Play Key Role in Identifying Trade Deadline Sellers

Gilberto Manzano: Fact or Fiction: Cowboys Flirting With a Return to Super Bowl Contender Status

Matt Verderame: NFL Week 8 Recap: What We Learned About Every Team