Outside of that Hail Mary, however, multiple starting quarterbacks fell to injuries around the league on Sunday. Here’s a look at the latest news, injury updates and more across the NFL as Week 8 wraps up.
Love left their 30-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third quarter on Sunday after taking an awkward hit in the back after the whistle. He was slow to get up after the play, and was then replaced by Malik Willis with what the Packers called a groin injury.
Love’s status moving forward isn’t known, but coach Matt LaFleur said after the game that there is “obviously a high level of concern.” The Packers will host the Detroit Lions next on Sunday afternoon. If Love isn’t ready to go for that critical NFC North matchup, Willis will get the start.
Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made helmet-to-helmet contact with Maye from behind as Maye slid on a scramble. Sherwood was not called for a penalty, but Maye went to the medical tent and was ruled out of the rest of the game with a head injury. Jacoby Brissett took over, and led the Patriots to a 25-22 win.
Maye is now in concussion protocol, and it’s unclear when he will be able to return for the Patriots. They will take on the Tennessee Titans next week. If Maye has not cleared protocol in time, Brissett will likely start. Brissett was the Patriots’ starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, but Maye took over earlier this month.
Stefon Diggs evaluated for knee injury
Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs went down with a non-contact knee injury in their tight win over the Colts on Sunday afternoon.
Diggs’ right knee awkwardly bent in as he planted while running a route in the second half, which sent him down to the turf in pain before he eventually walked off to the locker room. He didn’t return, and is now being evaluated. Specifics on his knee injury aren’t yet known, but it didn’t look good.
Diggs had a team-high five catches for 81 yards when he went down. The Texans have a short week, too, as they’ll take on the New York Jets on Thursday night.
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National Tight Ends Day became a real holiday in Week 8
Every year we hear about National Tight Ends Day, a “holiday” made up by 49ers TE George Kittle to pay tribute to an under-appreciated position. Just like every holiday you read about in email forwards from your elderly relatives, it’s not a real thing.
But on the Sunday of Week 8 in the 2024 season, National Tight Ends Day became a real holiday. Tight ends combined for 177 total receptions, the most by tight ends on any single day in NFL history. Those receptions equaled 1,965 receiving yards and included 16 touchdowns.
Was the increase in TE action just a happy accident? Or did every team get a memo from the commissioner’s office reminding them about National Tight Ends Day, so there would be an explosion of great TE play on one chosen day?
We don’t know. We may never know. Maybe National Tight Ends Day will just be a normal Sunday next year. Maybe this past Sunday was a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the stars and planets which brought tight ends to the forefront and highlighted their utility and usefulness in a variety of football situations.
Sunday was stuffed to the bursting point with exciting games, incredible plays, and wild finishes, but Week 8 was a tough one for injuries. Here are a few players who left yesterday’s games with an injury.
The AFC North remains up for grabs—and John Harbaugh's squad is heading to the playoffs for a third straight year.Behind three passing touchdowns from star qu
