The Bengals offense pulled off a miracle comeback in the final two minutes against the Bears, only to be let down by a historically bad defense that gave up a 58-yard game-winning TD pass with just 17 seconds left to play. Bo Nix led another wild fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos in an 18-15 win over the Houston Texans.

Welcome back to Scoop City! James Palmer and The Athletic ’s senior NFL insider Dianna Russini are breaking down the midseason stretch of the NFL heading into Week 9 — including which teams are surging, who’s slipping, and what’s still to come at the trade deadline.

The Washington Commanders host the Seattle Seahawks in tonight's Sunday Night Football showdown on NBC and Peacock. Live coverage begins at 7 PM ET.

The Lions, like the Packers, lost a game they probably should have won, and did so in their own stadium. Detroit was nearly a double-digit favorite against division rival Minnesota on Sunday, but instead allowed the Vikings to grab an early lead and largely control the game from start to finish.

Washington enters play having lost three games in a row, looking to get back in the win column with Jayden Daniels back in the lineup.Seattle won back-to-back games prior to its Week 8 bye and is aiming to remain atop a competitive NFC West.

Trumpy played collegiately at the University of Utah before being drafted by the AFL expansion Bengals in the 12th round of the 1968 common draft. He scored the franchise’s first receiving touchdown on a 58-yard reception against Denver on Sept. 15, 1968.

The NFL took to social media to share that a major record held by retired quarterback Tom Brady has been broken.