Week 8 standouts

Not the box score — the move. Every rating below is opponent-adjusted, so a line put up against a top-10% unit counts for more than the same line against a sieve. ▲ is what this one game did to the player's career rating; the number beside it is where they now stand — and it has to be above the median at the position to make these boards.

Eligibility: a minimum workload per position (10 pass attempts, 8 touches, 3 catches, 4 tackles or a multi-splash defensive line) so a two-snap cameo can't win the week. Opponent strength is that unit's pre-game rating, ranked against every unit that played this week. The boards above also require that the player's rating after the game sits above the median for his position — measured against every qualified season since 2002 — so a big number against a bad opponent doesn't buy a spot. Everyone who moved big but hasn't cleared that line yet is in Breakout watch.