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NFL WEEK 8 REACTIONS: Packers-Steelers, Jordan Love ELITE + Cowboys | THE HERD w/ Colin Cowherd

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Cowherd Week 8 NFL Reactions: The Arrival of Jordan Love and System Failures

Analyze how the Green Bay Packers’ young core signals future Super Bowl contention while evaluating the structural decline of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the complex future of Caleb Williams in Chicago.

Short Summary

  • Jordan Love has officially arrived as an elite quarterback following a dominant second half performance against Pittsburgh.
  • The Steelers organization is criticized for an outdated, defense-first ideology that struggles to support its franchise quarterback.
  • Caleb Williams’ early game struggles highlight a troubled marriage with Ben Johnson’s timing-and-rhythm offensive system.
  • Sean Payton’s immediate impact on the roster-stacked Denver Broncos underscores the value of organizational flexibility over sunk costs.

This episode dissects key Week 8 matchups, contrasting forward-thinking offenses (Packers, Denver) with stagnant models (Steelers). Readers gain insight into organizational capacity, coaching philosophy, and quarterback development paths demonstrated by Love, Rodgers, and Williams.

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Description

Colin Cowherd reacts to the biggest takeaways from the NFL’s Week 8. He starts with Sunday Night Football and discusses Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers. Next Colin discusses whether Rodgers will lead a struggling Steelers defense to the playoffs. Finally Colin discusses Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys as well as the impact of the Micah Parsons trade. 0:00 Sunday Night Football 5:22 Caleb Williams 14:15 NFL News 31:15 Aaron Rodgers 36:37 Dallas Cowboys All lines provided by @hardrockbet Subscribe to The Colin Cowherd Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ColinCowherdPodcast #aaronrodgers #pittsburghsteelers #greenbaypackers

Top Comments (10)

@joshmatlock1020 2025-10-27

McVay did not choose Goff...that was Jeff Fischer.

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@jayfrasier7040 2025-10-27

We got it folks, we got the marriage analogy

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@garnicri 2025-10-27

A marriage reference. . . .'bout damn time!

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@PackerAholic 2025-10-27

Go Pack Go!

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@derickanunciacion5322 2025-10-27

Caleb didn’t play well because I started him the past two weeks, don’t worry once I bench him the bears will be back

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@Joe_The_Chainsaw 2025-10-27

Posting 80 mins of the herd on YouTube was the move Thank you FS1!!

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@jefforious2000 2025-10-27

Ill accept the "no music".... because the clip is 40 minutes. Thanks guys

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@miguelv2985 2025-10-27

The Steelers jersey reminds me of the minions! Banana!

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@DC-Supreme 2025-10-27

I have a comp for Caleb Williams. Half Trevor Lawrence half Carson Wentz

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@connorfarrell1424 2025-10-28

I can’t believe Caleb Williams told his defense to allow 30 points to Tyler Huntley

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