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NFL grades for Week 8: The Steelers get a solid grade for the win over the Giants, the Commanders get a “B+” after the Hail Mary win

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Welcome to Week 8 Classes!

The big news this week is that the Cleveland Browns are back! Okay, maybe they're not back, but they got a big win on Sunday.

Through the first seven weeks of the season, the Browns were the only team in the NFL that had yet to score 20 points in a single game, but that streak ended with Cleveland's surprising 29-24 victory over the Ravens. The win marked the first time since December 28 that the Browns scored more than 20 points in a game.

With Deshaun Watson out for the season, the Browns turned to Jameis Winston, who tore up the Ravens' defense for 334 yards, which is especially impressive considering Watson didn't have 200 yards in any of his seven games previously this year was injured last week (his season high was 196 yards).

So what grade did the Browns get for their upset win?

I'm glad you asked. Let's look at the grades for each team from Week 8, starting with Monday night's game at Pittsburgh.

(See exclusive scores for the Rams' win over the Vikings on Thursday can be found here in our NFL newsletter. It's free and you don't need to sign up for anything, you just click on it.)

Pittsburgh 26-18 over NY Giants

Cleveland 29-24 over Baltimore

Philadelphia 37-17 over Cincinnati

Detroit 52-14 over Tennessee

Arizona 28-27 over Miami

New England 25-22 over NY Jets

Atlanta 31-26 over Tampa Bay

Green Bay 30-27 over Jacksonville

Houston 23-20 over Indianapolis

Buffalo 31-10 over Seattle

Denver 28-14 over Carolina

LA Chargers 26-8 over New Orleans

Washington 18-15 over Chicago

Kansas City 27-20 over Las Vegas

San Francisco 30-24 over Dallas