NFL Scores Week 8: Results, Standings and Top Fantasy Stars from AFC, NFC Games

Week 8 of the 2018 NFL regular season is here. And that means plenty of teams, both real and fantasy, are starting to separate themselves from the crowd.

The same can be said of players. This season has given us several consistent stars for fantasy purposes. But each week still offers surprises too. We saw both in Week 8.

The biggest star (in terms of fantasy points) from every game can be found below, as well as up-to-date standings.

Away	Score	Home	Fantasy Star
Dolphins	23-42	Texans	Deshaun Watson	16-of-20, 239 yds, 5 TD, 14 rush yds
Eagles	24-18	Jaguars	Carson Wentz	21-of-30, 286 yds, 3 TD, INT, 28 rush yds
Jets	10-24	Bears	Mitchell Trubisky	16-of-29, 220 yds, 2 TD, 51 rush yds
Buccaneers	34-37	Bengals	Joe Mixon	123 rush yds, 2 TD, 3 rec, 15 yds
Seahawks	28-14	Lions	Marvin Jones Jr.	7 rec, 117 yds, 2 TD
Broncos	23-30	Chiefs	Patrick Mahomes	24-of-34, 303 yds, 4 TD, INT
Redskins	20-13	Giants	Adrian Peterson	149 rush yds, TD, 1 rec, 7 yds, TD
Browns	18-33	Steelers	James Conner	146 rush yds, 2 TD, 5 rec, 66 yds
Ravens	21-36	Panthers	Cam Newton	21-of-29, 219 yds, 2 TD, 52 rush yds, TD
Colts	42-28	Raiders	Derek Carr	21-of-28, 244 yds, 3 TD, rush TD
49ers	15-18	Cardinals	Josh Rosen	23-of-40, 252 yds, 2 TD, INT
Packers	27-29	Rams	Todd Gurley	114 rush yds, 6 rec, 81 yds, TD, 2-pt conversion
Saints	30-20	Vikings	Alvin Kamara	45 rush yds, TD, 7 rec 31 yds, TD

	AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West
	NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West
1	Patriots (5-2)	Steelers (4-2-1)	Texans (5-3)	Chiefs (7-1)
2	Dolphins (4-4)	Bengals (5-3)	Titans (3-4)	Chargers (5-2)
3	Jets (3-5)	Ravens (4-4)	Jaguars (3-5)	Broncos (3-5)
4	Bills (2-5)	Browns (2-5-1)	Colts (3-5)	Raiders (1-6)
1	Redskins (5-2)	Vikings (4-2-1)	Saints (5-1)	Rams (8-0)
2	Eagles (4-4)	Bears (4-3)	Panthers (5-2)	Seahawks (4-3)
3	Cowboys (3-4)	Packers (3-3-1)	Falcons (3-4)	Cardinals (2-6)
4	Giants (1-7)	Lions (3-4)	Buccaneers (3-4)	49ers (1-7)

Deshaun Watson

On Thursday Night Football, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson broke out of a slump in a big way, racking up 34 fantasy points in a 42-23 win over the Miami Dolphins.

Watson went 16-of-20 for 239 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions. He also picked up an extra point by rushing for 14 yards.

The NFL shared highlights of the monster performance:

Watson is now averaging 19.8 fantasy points per game, 13th among quarterbacks this season. But he's struggled with consistency. He has as many games (three) under 15 fantasy points as he does over 25.

And with wide receiver Will Fuller out for the season with a torn ACL, Watson's now down one of his most explosive playmakers. That could make things difficult against the next three defenses Houston will face. The Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans have an average rank of eighth in points allowed per game.

Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson, with over a decade of starting running back mileage and a serious knee injury in his history, is still putting up monster games.

This is the Washington Redskins running back's age-33 season. And after Sunday's 149 rushing yards, Peterson's up to 587 yards on the ground this season. John Riggins (1984 and 1983) has the only two age-33 (or older) seasons with more rushing yards through seven games.

In addition to the yards, Peterson also scored Washington's only two touchdowns. The NFL posted video of the late-game 64-yarder that almost doubled his fantasy total:

Peterson is defying convention with games like this, but he's bound to have off-weeks from time to time, as well. The ability to randomly top 20 (which he's now done three times) should be enough to keep him in plenty of lineups, though.

James Conner

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner continues to make Le'Veon Bell's holdout look worse every week.

In the Pittsburgh Steelers 33-18 win over the Cleveland Browns, Conner went for 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns, one of which can be seen on the NFL's timeline:

Conner's top five among running backs in fantasy points per game. His average of 21 is comfortably better than the 17.1 Bell put up last year.

Cam Newton

The Carolina Panthers scored all over the Baltimore Ravens in a 36-21 win Sunday. And Cam Newton was responsible for a huge chunk of those points.

He went 21-of-29 for 219 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He added another 52 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

The NFL shared highlights of the performance:

After racking up 27 fantasy points in this one, Newton is now averaging 24 a game. That number ranks fourth among quarterbacks this season.

Derek Carr

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr put up big fantasy numbers in a 28-42 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Carr went 21-of-28 for 244 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added a rushing touchdown for good measure.

The NFL shared one of his scoring strikes on Twitter:

It's been a tough season for the Raiders, but perhaps this performance can give Carr a little confidence going forward. On the year, he's averaging 16 fantasy points per game, but he now has two 25-plus-point games in his last four.

Todd Gurley

One of the most unstoppable forces in fantasy football this season had another big Sunday in Week 8.

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley had 195 yards from scrimmage, one receiving touchdown and a two-point conversion.

The NFL posted video of the touchdown reception:

Gurley now leads the NFL in rushing yards, yards from scrimmage, touchdowns and fantasy points (in point-per-reception formats).

He's on track for an NFL MVP. And he's going to win fantasy championships for countless players around the world.

Unless otherwise noted, stats courtesy of Pro Football Reference or ESPN.com.