NFL Week 8 Grades: Browns earn high marks for surprise, Commanders get 'B+' after Hail Mary win

Welcome to Week 8 Grades!

The big news this week is that the Cleveland Browns are back! Well, maybe they didn't come back, but they did pull off a huge win on Sunday.

Through the first seven weeks of the season, the Browns are the only team in the NFL yet to score 20 points in a single game, but that streak ended with Cleveland's 29–24 upset win over the Ravens. The win marked the first time since Dec. 28 that the Browns have topped 20 points in a game.

With Deshaun Watson out for the season, the Browns turned to Jameis Winston, who diced up the Ravens defense for 334 yards, which is especially impressive when you consider that Watson had never thrown for 200 yards in his seven games prior to this year. was injured last week (his season-high was 196 yards).

So, what kind of grade did the Browns get for their surprising win?

Glad you asked. Let's examine the grades for each team from Week 8, starting with Cleveland.

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Cleveland 29-24 at Baltimore

Philadelphia over Cincinnati 37-17

Detroit over Tennessee 52-14

Arizona 28-27 over Miami

New England 25-22 over NY Jets

Atlanta 31-26 at Tampa Bay

Green Bay over Jacksonville 30-27

Houston is 23-20 against Indianapolis

Buffalo over Seattle 31-10

Denver over Carolina 28-14

LA Chargers 26-8 over New Orleans

Washington over Chicago 18-15

Kansas City over Las Vegas 27-20

San Francisco over Dallas 30-24