NFL Week 8 standouts: Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix headline our top performers

Week 8 was the latest chapter of the NFL season that has given fans a little bit of everything.

Behind every one of those results were the players who delivered when it mattered most. 

Three players. Three game-changing performances. Ranked from one to five, here’s who stood out for me in what was an incredible Week 8.

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Patrick Mahomes

Three games in a row for Mahomes in which he's thrown for three touchdowns. Monday Night's performance got off to a shaky start, but Mahomes ended up 25 of 34 for 299 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. One of those was to his favorite, Travis Kelce, for the 75th time in a 28-7 victory over the Washington Commanders. Three straight games with three touchdowns has resulted in a three-game winning streak heading into Sunday's showdown with the Buffalo Bills. 

 

Bo Nix

It was going to be hard for Nix to top his four-touchdown performance in the fourth quarter last week against the Giants. That didn't mean, though, that Nix didn't try on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. 

Nix went 19 of 29 for 247 yards and four touchdowns and one interception to help the Denver Broncos blow out the Cowboys 44-24.

Eight touchdowns in the last five quarters is nothing to sneeze at as Nix has led the Broncos to first place in the AFC West. 

Jordan Love

The plot line heading into Sunday Night Football was Aaron Rodgers facing his old team, the Green Bay Packers. But it was Rogers' successor who ended up being the story of the game. 

Love went 29 of 37 for 360 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Packers to a 35-25 win over the Steelers. The Packers were down 16-7 at the half and 19-14 after three quarters. Love turned it on in the fourth to help the Packers score 21 points. Anytime the Packers needed yards, Love was the guy to deliver.