We might look back on Week 8 as a pivot point in the 2023 NFL season.
In San Francisco, we watched the Bengals finally look like themselves. Coming out of its bye week, Cincinnati rocked the reeling 49ers, with Joe Burrow nearly having as many touchdown passes as incompletions.
For the Vikings, what was a third consecutive win and an apparent cause for celebration was muted entirely by Kirk Cousins being lost for the remainder of the season with a torn Achilles. Without Cousins, Minnesota is forced to play fifth-round rookie Jaren Hall.
