Yahoo Sports Staff Updated Mon, November 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season is nearly a wrap, with just the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks left to play on "Monday Night Football."
There was plenty of excitement on Sunday, including two games that went into overtime, but they unfortunately weren't without injuries. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson made his return to the lineup after rehabbing an ankle injury, but that excitement was short-lived, as he suffered a thumb injury on his first pass attempt of the game. Per head coach Jesse Minter, he'll require surgery and a stint on the injured reserve list — a brutal blow.
Backup Tyler Huntley is also dealing with what is thought to be a turf toe injury , which forced Baltimore to resort to their emergency third quarterback, Joe Fagnano. He completed 10-of-21 passes for 91 yards and an interception in relief of Jackson and Huntley this week.
The Ravens are playing on a short week, as they're set to host the Jacksonville Jaguars on "Thursday Night Football" in Week 9.
The Detroit Lions handed the Minnesota Vikings their first loss of the season, but lost a key playmaker on defense as All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell suffered a scary-looking neck injury. He was immobilized on a backboard before being transported to the hospital as his teammates gathered around him in an emotional scene.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest NFL news, injury updates and more coming out of Week 8.
Colts head coach Shane Steichen says the team won't be making a change at quarterback this week, The Athletic's James Boyd reports .
Jones has struggled this season coming off a torn Achilles that ended his 2025 season and was eventually pulled in the fourth quarter in Week 8's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, relieved by QB2 Anthony Richardson.
Jones completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions in the loss.
He added that Jones gives the team "the best chance to win right now," and winning is something they desperately need to do — especially if Steichen hopes to continue as the team's head coach.
They find themselves at 2-6 and have traded away two foundational players in OG Quenton Nelson and DT DeForest Buckner.
Bucs linebacker YaYa Diaby has a grade 2 MCL sprain and is expected to miss multiple weeks, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports . He sustained his injury in Sunday's win over the Falcons.
Diaby has 3 sacks, 16 tackles and 6 tackles for loss in eight starts this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars could be without defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton the rest of the way. The team reportedly fears Hamilton will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a torn quad in Week 8, per NFL Network.
Hamilton was injured during the team's blowout win over the Indianapolis Colts. He needed to be carted off the field due to a leg injury.
The 29-year-old has spent his entire career with the Jaguars and has started every single game for the team this season. He'll be a free agent at the end of the year, so the injury could represent the end of his time in Jacksonville.
Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur isn't ready to commit to a starting quarterback just yet, even if his backup just led them to a wild overtime win against the Dallas Cowboys .
LaFleur opted to bench Jacoby Brissett for Gardner Minshew on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Stadium, a decision that eventually led to their 33-30 overtime win against the Cowboys.
While the expectation is that Minshew will remain the team's starter moving forward, according to ESPN's Josh Weinfuss , LaFleur declined to commit to that when asked directly after the game.
"I'm just excited about this win right now," he said, via ESPN .
Though LaFleur was vague, Minshew should get the start against the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday unless something changes in the next few days.
Josh Jacobs has denied any wrongdoing after three other women contacted police to report abuse allegations against him while the Green Bay Packers running back was being investigated for a different incident earlier this year.
Jacobs' attorneys issued a statement on Sunday afternoon denying all three additional abuse allegations that were made against him, and said that he has "a substantial body of tangible evidence to back up his assertions."
"The three accounts are old, are hearsay and easily disproven, yet released to the media by police without any investigation to determine whether they were accurate or contradicted by evidence," his attorneys said, via the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "Josh is answering them in detail because of the character assassination that is occurring, unfairly threatening his career."
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