Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray said he was dealing with hamstring tightness late in Sunday’s loss to the Lions and his hamstring remains an issue on Monday.
Murray did not leave Sunday’s game, but head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters at a press conference that the quarterback is dealing with soreness. Murray will be fully evaluated before the team makes any determination about his status for their Week 9 Monday night game against the Bills.
“I don’t think we’re there yet,” O’Connell said.
O’Connell did say that the Vikings plan to start Murray against Buffalo as long as he is healthy enough to play. Speculation about a possible change has simmered as the Vikings offense struggled over the course of their 6-0 start and it has picked up in the wake of Minnesota’s first loss of the season, but it doesn’t look like they’ll pull the trigger on any move as long as Murray is cleared to play this week.
Bills Clips
The Bills allowed an average of 28.5 points per game in their first six games of the 2026 season and improving on that was a focus for the team during their bye week.
Sunday’s return to action resulted in much better numbers. They allowed the Ravens 144 yards in a 36-10 win that moved their record to 6-1 on the season. After the game was over, head coach Joe Brady said he wants the unit to look at that performance as their standard for the rest of the season.
“I think our defense should look at today and understand that that’s what the expectation is,” Brady said, via the team’s website. “And I’m not talking about the production. I’m not talking about the takeaways and sacks. I’m talking about the style that they played, the way that they flew around. Look, I’m just watching it out there, but I think the silent tape’s going to speak loudly in terms of the way that they played for one another, the way they ran around, the communication. Everything we challenged them with coming off the bye, I thought they responded to it, and they just kept going.”
Brady’s message was about the defense, but it’s hard to ignore what was going on for the Ravens offense. Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley both left the game with injuries, which meant undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano was pressed into action for the first time in the NFL.
Fagnano was overmatched, but future Bills opponents won’t be quite so hamstrung and the Buffalo defense will have to show that they are able to match that level of play against all comers.
The Ravens were in trouble on their first play from scrimmage. Lamar Jackson left after an incompletion, injuring his right thumb.
The Ravens also lost backup Tyler Huntley to a toe injury in the first half, leaving undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano, the emergency third quarterback, to make his NFL debut.
Baltimore had no chance, losing to Josh Allen and the Bills 36-10.
Buffalo moves to 6-1, and the Ravens fall to 4-4.
The Bills led start to finish, outgaining the Ravens 426 to 144.
Josh Allen was 21-of-34 for 289 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran seven times for 30 yards and a touchdown.
James Cook has 21 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Dalton Kincaid caught four passes for 86 yards and a touchdown. DJ Moore caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown but also lost a fumble.
Fagnano went 10-of-21 for 91 yards and an interception, and Derrick Henry had 11 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown.
The Ravens have lost their top two quarterbacks and are playing their third, emergency quarterback, undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano. They haven’t yet lost the game.
The Ravens are hanging in there, down only 16-7 at halftime.
The Bills have outgained the Ravens 202 to 52, but have two turnovers and once turned it over on downs.
Josh Allen is 8-of-19 for 112 yards and an interception and has run for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth down. He has seven carries for 30 yards. DJ Moore lost a fumble on his only catch.
James Cook has 14 carries for 54 yards.
Tyler Bass has field goals of 56, 22 and 51 yards.
Lamar Jackson threw an incompletion on the team’s first play from scrimmage and is out with a right thumb injury. Backup Tyler Huntley left in the second quarter with a toe injury and is 2-of-4 for no yards.
Fagnano is 5-of-8 for 50 yards and an interception.
Derrick Henry has only 26 yards on six carries, but he does have his 40th touchdown as a Raven.
The Ravens lost starting quarterback Lamar Jackson on their first offensive play. He will not return with a right thumb injury.
Now, Tyler Huntley is injured.
Huntley injured his toe on a tackle by Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver that twisted Huntley in the second quarter.
He is questionable to return.
Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano, the emergency third quarterback, entered the game with 9:39 remaining until halftime.
Huntley was 2-of-4 for no yards after Jackson threw an incompletion on his only play.
The Bills lead 13-7, but wide receiver Josh Palmer is doubtful to return with a right hamstring injury.
The Ravens have ruled out Lamar Jackson. The question is: How bad is his right thumb injury?
Jackson started for the first time since Oct. 4, missing the past three games with a high ankle sprain, but he lasted one play against the Bills.
The Ravens quarterback got hit on an incompletion intended for Zay Flowers and immediately left the field. The team’s medical staff took him to the X-ray room.
Tyler Huntley, who was 1-2 in Jackson’s absence, replaced him. He is 2-for-3 for no yards.
The Bills lead 10-7 after a Josh Allen pass intended for tight end Jackson Hawes was batted into the air by Hawes and defensive lineman Broderick Washington intercepted it at the Buffalo 17. The Ravens scored on Derrick Henry’s 2-yard run.
Henry is only the third player in NFL history to record 40 or more rushing touchdowns with two different franchises.
Lamar Jackson started for the first time since Oct. 4, missing the past three games with a high ankle sprain. He lasted one play against the Bills.
The Ravens quarterback injured his right thumb and is questionable to return.
Jackson took a hard hit on an incompletion intended for Zay Flowers and immediately left the field. The team’s medical staff took him to the X-ray room.
Tyler Huntley has replaced Jackson.
The Bills lead 10-0, having scored on both of their drives.
Josh Allen scored his 88th career rushing touchdown on a fourth-down quarterback sneak, and Tyler Bass kicked a 56-yard field goal.
Wide receiver George Pickens has touchdown catches in two of his last three games and he’ll have a chance to make it three of four against the Cardinals on Sunday.
Pickens was listed as questionable on the Cowboys’ final injury report due to shoulder and hamstring issues, but he avoided the inactive list ahead of kickoff in Dallas. Pickens has 37 catches for 485 yards overall this season.
Defensive tackle Kenny Clark was also listed as questionable for the Cowboys due to a back injury. He joins Pickens in the lineup for Week 8.
Cardinals at Cowboys
Cardinals: QB Carson Beck, CB Starling Thomas, RB Evan Hull, LB Eku Leota, OL Jon Gaines, OL Albert Reese, DL Walter Nolen
Cowboys: WR KaVontae Turpin, CB Shavon Revel, LB Dee Winters, LB Tyrus Wheat, OL Drew Shelton, TE Luke Schoonmaker
Raiders at Jets
Raiders: WR Dont’e Thornton, QB Aidan O’Connell, WR Malik Benson, S Tristin McCollum, S Dalton Johnson, OL Bryce Cabeldue, DT JJ Pegues
Jets: RB Breece Hall, WR Tim Patrick, OL Max Mitchell, OL Kohl Levao, LB David Bailey, LB Joseph Ossai, CB Nahshon Wright
Falcons at Buccaneers
Falcons: QB Andy Dalton, QB Jack Strand, LB Divine Deablo, RB Brian Robinson, DB Billy Bowman, CB Robert Longerbeam, DE Drake Jackson
Buccaneers: WR Emeka Egbuka, CB Ayden Garnes, G Luke Haggard, G Billy Schrauth, DL DeMonte Capehart
Ravens at Bills
Ravens: WR Elijah Sarratt, S Jaylinn Hawkins, CB Chandler Rivers, OL Emery Jones, G Vega Ioane, DL Aeneas Peebles, QB Joe Fagnano
Bills: OT Spencer Brown, OL Ar’maj Reed-Adams, DL Greg Gaines, WR Skyler Bell, LB Mike Danna, CB Dee Alford, S Jalon Kilgore
Browns at Steelers
Browns: QB Dillon Gabriel, QB Taylen Green, LB Justin Jefferson, CB Noah Igbinoghene, RB Audric Estime, C Parker Brailsford
Steelers: WR Ben Skowronek, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, CB Brandin Echols, RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Doneiko Slaughter
Colts at Jaguars
Colts: LB Bryce Boetticher, TE Pharaoh Brown, DT Kevin Givens, WR Anthony Gould, OL Charlie Heck, QB Riley Leonard, CB Justin Walley
Jaguars: S Antonio Johnson, WR CJ Williams, CB Alijah Huzzie, LB Jamal Hill, DE Wesley Williams, DT Albert Regis
Vikings at Lions
Vikings: S Jakobe Thomas, CB Charles Demmings, RB Demond Claiborne, OL Caleb Tiernan, DL Elijah Williams, QB Max Brosmer
Lions: TE Jackson Meeks, C Seth McLaughlin, DL Mekhi Wingo, DE Ahmed Hassanein, S Bishop Fitzgerald
Titans at Bengals
Titans: RB Tyjae Spears, WR Carnell Tate, P Tommy Townsend, OL Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE Kylen Granson, DL Jackie Marshall, DB Jaylon Jones
Bengals: S Kyle Dugger, C Connor Lew, OL Myles Hinton, WR Mitchell Tinsley, DT Landon Robinson
By his ninth season in the NFL, Tom Brady had won three Super Bowls and had an undefeated regular season, so it’s surprising that any quarterback could win more games than Brady did in his first nine years in the league.
Brady won 101 starts, including both the regular season and the postseason, in his first nine seasons. Bills quarterback Josh Allen also has 101 wins counting the playoffs, so if the Bills beat the Ravens today, Allen will have 102 wins, one more than Brady’s total in his first nine seasons.
That’s still not the record, however. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won 112 games in his first nine seasons, and former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson won 107 games in his first nine seasons. So Allen needs to win today and six more times before the Bills’ postseason is over to surpass Wilson for second place, and he needs to win today and 11 more times before the Bills’ postseason is over to surpass Mahomes for the most wins ever in a quarterback’s first nine seasons.
Allen has won 93 regular-season games and eight postseason games in his career. Brady won 87 regular-season games and 14 postseason games in his first nine seasons.
It’s worth noting that Brady didn’t start at all in his rookie season, and only started one game in his ninth season, suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 1. Allen started 11 games as a rookie, winning five, and has only missed one game since becoming the Bills’ starter.
Allen is racking up an impressive career résumé, even as he still hasn’t done is what Brady did more than anyone else in NFL history: Get to, and win, a Super Bowl.
Ravens running back Derrick Henry, who turns 33 in early January, continues to get it done at a high level. A solid performance on Sunday at Buffalo will put him ahead of a pair of Hall of Famers on the all-time rushing list.
Henry enters the Week 8 game with 13,597 career rushing yards. With only 66 yards, he’ll pass Jerome Bettis for No. 8 on the career list. With 88, Henry will leapfrog LaDainian Tomlinson.
If, along the way, Henry scores a rushing touchdown, he’ll join Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen as the only players with 40 or more rushing touchdowns with multiple teams.
Faulk did it with the Colts and the Rams. Allen did it with the Raiders and the Chiefs. Henry has previously gotten there with the Titans.
The overriding question for Henry is how high he can go on the career rushing list. The current record holder, Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, believes Henry can catch and beat Smith’s all-time record of 18,355 yards.
Henry needs 4,758 yards to match Smith. To get there, Henry probably will have to finish 2026 strong and keep it going for four more years.
By then, it’s possible that Henry will be playing for a third team. It would be fitting if the Cowboys — who weren’t interested when Henry became a free agent — would be the team with which Henry breaks Smith’s record.
