NFL Broncos: Week Eight - Boise State University Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State will have 10 former players in action during Week Eight of the NFL season. Eight will play on Sunday, including John Bates, who leads the Washington Commanders into a primetime matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. The NFC East foes meet at 6:20 p.m. MT, with the game airing on NBC. On Monday night, George Holani, DeMarcus Lawrence and the Seattle Seahawks host the Chicago Bears for a 6:15 p.m. MT showdown on ESPN. Full Week Eight information can be found below. All times listed are Mountain.

SUNDAY
Buffalo Bills (Khalil Shakir) vs. Baltimore Ravens – CBS, 11 a.m.
Shakir and the Bills return from a week off after a 33-30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week Six. The fifth-year wide receiver had four catches for 34 yards, scoring his first touchdown of the year with a 9-yard reception in the second quarter. Shakir has 219 receptions for 2,602 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career. Buffalo leads the AFC East with a 5-1 record and averages a league-high 32.8 points per game.

Las Vegas Raiders (Ashton Jeanty) at New York Jets – FOX, 11 a.m.
Jeanty totaled 61 receiving yards and one touchdown on a team-high eight receptions in the Raiders' 35-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He added 15 rushing yards, giving him 640 yards from scrimmage this year. He has 34 receptions this season, tied for the team lead and the most among NFL running backs. His 312 receiving yards are also first among NFL running backs.

Jacksonville Jaguars (Ezra Cleveland) vs. Indianapolis Colts – CBS, 11 a.m.
Cleveland and the Jaguars were off in Week Seven after playing back-to-back games in London. Jacksonville dropped its Week Six contest to the Houston Texas, 34-31. Cleveland matched his season-high with 76 snaps, including all 71 on offense. The Jaguars posted a season-best 412 yards of offense. Cleveland's Pro Football Focus offensive grade of 70.5 is the highest among the team's offensive linemen.

Detroit Lions (Ahmed Hassanein) vs. Minnesota Vikings – FOX, 11 a.m.
Hassanein was inactive in Detroit's 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers, which improved the Lions to 4-2.

Los Angeles Chargers (Scott Matlock) at Los Angeles Rams – FOX, 2:05 p.m.
Matlock and the Chargers were off in Week Seven after falling to the Kansas City Chiefs, 22-6, in Week Six. Matlock played 15 offensive snaps, two defensive snaps and 12 special teams snaps in the contest, his 19th career game playing multiple snaps in all three phases.

Denver Broncos (Kage Casey, JL Skinner) vs. Kansas City Chiefs – CBS, 2:25 p.m.
Skinner played 20 special teams snaps and made a solo tackle on the second half kickoff in Denver's 30-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. This was the third straight win for the Broncos, who moved to 5-2. Skinner has eight tackles this season, including seven solo. Casey was inactive in the contest.

Washington Commanders (John Bates) vs. Philadelphia Eagles – NBC, 6:20 p.m.
Bates and the Commanders dropped a 23-17 game to the San Francisco 49ers in Week Six before a Week Seven bye. He started at tight end for the eighth consecutive game, tallying a 4-yard reception. He has four catches for 27 yards this season and 77 receptions for 722 yards in his career.

MONDAY
Seattle Seahawks (George Holani, DeMarcus Lawrence) vs. Chicago Bears – ESPN, 6:15 p.m.
Holani had 11 rushing yards and a 12-yard reception in Seattle's 20-3 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The running back is up to 196 scrimmage yards this season, helping the Seahawks to a 4-3 record. Lawrence had a pair of tackles in the win, which saw Seattle hold the Chiefs to 213 total yards and 50 rushing yards. Kansas City entered the game averaging 414.0 total yards and 159.8 rushing yards per game. The Seahawks allow a league-low 233.9 yards per game.

--BroncoSports.com--

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