Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season runs from Thursday, October 29 to Monday, November 2, with 14 games and four teams on bye: the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers. The headline is two brand-new uniforms on the same Sunday afternoon. Detroit debuts its Rivalries uniform, the silver set with "Defend the Den" inside the collar and the electric blue carbon-fiber helmet, at Ford Field against Minnesota. At the same 1:00 p.m. kickoff, Jacksonville debuts "Bold City", the alabaster jersey with spotted black pants and a gloss teal helmet, against Indianapolis. Both dates come straight from the Nike and NFL reveal on August 25, as reported by ESPN and NFL.com.
Around them: Buffalo wears royal blue for its Native American Heritage game against Baltimore, Dallas is in white at home with Arizona answering in red, the Chargers bring the all-white look they announced for the Rams game at SoFi, and the week opens with Carolina at Green Bay on Thursday night.
Below is every Week 8 look we know, special ones first and then all 14 games in order. Confirmed means the team has announced the jersey or the full combination. Scheduled means the team put the jersey on its published season schedule. Expected is our projection from that team's uniform schedule, and it gets replaced with what was actually worn in our NFL uniform tracker once the game is played. Pants are the piece teams settle the week of the game, so treat every pants call below as the least certain part of the line until the team posts its game-week look.
The Week 8 Rivalries Debuts
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: Defend the Den
Image: Detroit Lions
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Lions confirmed, Vikings expected. Detroit's Rivalries uniform has been locked to this game since the August 25 reveal, and it is the only date on the 2026 calendar for it. The jersey is a pale silver with DETROIT across the chest in Honolulu blue and italic numbers filled with a carbon-fiber weave, a nod to the city's car and racing culture. Black comes back as an accent on the shoulders, in a pattern meant to look like a lion's gaze, and "Defend the Den" is sewn into the neckline. The helmet is the loudest piece: a metallic electric blue shell with glossy carbon-fiber stripes and a carbon-fiber lion. The reveal photos pair it with light pants to match the jersey, and we expect the same on Sunday.
With Detroit in a light jersey at home, Minnesota is expected in purple, the call on our Vikings schedule. The Vikings' own Rivalries set waits for the rematch at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 20, so the two clubs each get one home debut against the other.
Our grade on the uniform itself is a C (the full take is in our Lions 2026 uniform schedule), but purple against silver and electric blue makes a strong frame. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Vikings 2026 uniform schedule, and our ranking of every 2026 Rivalries uniform.
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars: Bold City
Image: Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Jaguars confirmed, Colts expected. Jacksonville named one uniform for one game before the season, and this is it. Bold City is built on the team motto "Fortune Favors the Bold." The jersey is alabaster, an off-white cream, with a cursive "Jaguars" script outlined in gold and numbers printed with a jaguar-spot pattern and a teal shadow. "Bold City" is inside the collar and "Since '95" is on the outside. The pants are black with an all-over spot print and a teal and gold stripe, and the helmet is a gloss teal shell with a metallic gold face mask and "904" on the front bumper. That is the combination the team showed at the reveal.
With the Jaguars in cream, Indianapolis is expected in royal blue on the road, the call on our Colts schedule. The Colts are the opponent for two of the three new AFC South uniforms: they wore their own Anvil Strike set against Houston in Week 3, face Bold City here, and see Houston's Rivalries set in Week 11.
The teal helmet is the best piece of the set, and the cream against royal blue should read cleanly on TV. We are less sure the spotted pants hold up from the upper deck. Our matchup grade: B. See the Jaguars 2026 uniform schedule, the Colts 2026 uniform schedule, and our Rivalries program explainer.
The Prime-Time Games
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers: Thursday Night Football
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video. Panthers jersey scheduled, Packers expected. Carolina published a jersey for all 17 games on September 4, and every road game is white, this one included. The helmet (black or silver) and pants are announced closer to kickoff. Green Bay has not published a game-by-game schedule, and we expect the standard home look at Lambeau: gold helmet, green jersey, gold pants. Green and gold against white, under the lights. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Panthers 2026 uniform schedule and the Packers 2026 uniform schedule.
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders: Sunday Night Football
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC. Commanders jersey scheduled, Eagles expected. Washington released its full uniform schedule before the season, and this is a burgundy game, part of the nine-game heritage set now that white is the primary. Washington has said its pants are decided the week of each game, so the bottom half is open. Philadelphia is expected in white with the midnight green helmet. The Eagles' three alternate dates are Weeks 9, 15 and 16, so no Kelly Green here. Our matchup grade: B. See the Commanders 2026 uniform schedule and the Eagles 2026 uniform schedule.
Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks: Monday Night Football
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN. Expected on both sides. Seattle is expected in its college navy home set with the action green numbers, and Chicago in white under the navy helmet. Seattle's royal blue throwback already had its three primetime dates set, and this is not one of them. Navy and green against white and orange is a clean Monday night frame. Our matchup grade: B. See the Seahawks 2026 uniform schedule and the Bears 2026 uniform schedule.
Also Worth Watching
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills: Native American Heritage
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Bills confirmed, Ravens expected. Buffalo assigned a jersey to all eight home games itself, and this one is the royal blue primary under the white helmet for the team's Native American Heritage game. Baltimore is expected in white on the road. Our matchup grade: B. See the Bills 2026 uniform schedule and the Ravens 2026 uniform schedule.
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys: Red in Arlington
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Both jerseys scheduled by the teams. Dallas published all 17 games on September 2, and this is a white home date, the traditional Cowboys look with the silver helmet. When the Cowboys wear white at home, the visitor gets to wear color, and Arizona's own published schedule takes it: cardinal red with the white helmet. Pants are a week-of-game call on both sides. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Cowboys 2026 uniform schedule and the Cardinals 2026 uniform schedule.
Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams: The SoFi Swap
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX. Both jerseys scheduled by the teams. The Rams are the home team at their shared stadium, so the Chargers are the visitors in their own building. The Chargers announced every combination on September 1, and this is the all-white version: white jersey, white pants. The Rams published royal for this game on September 1 too, the royal-over-yellow home set. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Chargers 2026 uniform schedule and the Rams 2026 uniform schedule.
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos: Orange at Altitude
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. Broncos jersey scheduled, Chiefs expected. Denver published all 17 games before the season, and the Chiefs visit is one of four Sunset Orange dates. Kansas City is expected in white under the red helmet, with the pants the only open question. Orange against white and red is the loudest standard matchup of the week. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Broncos 2026 uniform schedule and the Chiefs 2026 uniform schedule.
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Red Expected
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Expected on both sides. Tampa Bay wears white at home in the warm early-season stretch, and we expect white here. That puts Atlanta in color, and we expect red, even though Atlanta's September 10 schedule graphic listed white for this trip. Our Falcons schedule explains the call, and we will confirm it from the team's game-week post. Our matchup grade: B. See the Buccaneers 2026 uniform schedule.
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers: The Rematch
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Expected on both sides. Pittsburgh has not published jerseys for its home dates, and we expect the standard black home set under the black helmet. Cleveland is expected in white under the orange helmet. Two weeks ago at Tennessee the Browns paired white with brown pants, a look the team called a new road combo, so the pants are the call to watch. Our matchup grade: B+. See the Browns 2026 uniform schedule and the Steelers 2026 uniform schedule.
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins: Navy on the Road
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. Expected on both sides. Miami leans on white at home and we expect white here, which puts New England in navy on the road, the only road game this season where we project the Patriots in navy. Our matchup grade: B. See the Patriots 2026 uniform schedule and the Dolphins 2026 uniform schedule.
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Expected on both sides. We expect the Jets in green at MetLife and the Raiders in their standard white road set under the silver helmet. Our matchup grade: B. See the Jets 2026 uniform schedule and the Raiders 2026 uniform schedule.
Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Bengals confirmed, Titans expected. Cincinnati is confirmed in its black home jersey under the striped orange helmet, with white pants, not the black pants it wore with this jersey against Jacksonville in Week 4. We expect Tennessee in white. Our matchup grade: B-. See the Bengals 2026 uniform schedule and the Titans 2026 uniform schedule.
Every Week 8 Game
Thursday, October 29
- Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video. Panthers: white jersey (scheduled), helmet and pants announced game week. Packers: gold helmet, green jersey, gold pants (expected). Matchup grade: B+.
Sunday, November 1
- Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Ravens: white (expected). Bills: white helmet, royal blue jersey for Native American Heritage (confirmed). Matchup grade: B.
- Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Titans: white (expected). Bengals: striped orange helmet, black jersey, white pants (confirmed). Matchup grade: B-.
- Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Cardinals: white helmet, cardinal red jersey (scheduled). Cowboys: silver helmet, white jersey (scheduled). Matchup grade: B+.
- Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Vikings: purple (expected). Lions: Rivalries debut, electric blue helmet, silver jersey (confirmed). Matchup grade: B+.
- Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Raiders: silver helmet, white jersey (expected). Jets: green (expected). Matchup grade: B.
- Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Browns: orange helmet, white jersey (expected). Steelers: black helmet, black jersey (expected). Matchup grade: B+.
- Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Falcons: red (expected). Buccaneers: white (expected). Matchup grade: B.
- Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Colts: royal blue (expected). Jaguars: Bold City debut, teal helmet, alabaster jersey, spotted black pants (confirmed). Matchup grade: B.
- Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX. Chargers: white jersey, white pants (scheduled). Rams: royal (scheduled). Matchup grade: B+.
- Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. Chiefs: red helmet, white jersey (expected). Broncos: Sunset Orange (scheduled). Matchup grade: B+.
- New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. Patriots: silver helmet, navy jersey (expected). Dolphins: white helmet, white jersey (expected). Matchup grade: B.
- Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC. Eagles: midnight green helmet, white jersey (expected). Commanders: burgundy (scheduled). Matchup grade: B.
Monday, November 2
- Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN. Bears: navy helmet, white jersey (expected). Seahawks: college navy (expected). Matchup grade: B.
Byes
Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers.
The Bottom Line
Week 8 belongs to the Rivalries program. Detroit and Jacksonville both debut new uniforms at 1:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, one in silver and electric blue, one in cream and teal, and both against division rivals in color. Buffalo's Native American Heritage game, Arizona in red at Dallas and the Chargers in all white at the Rams round out the week. If you missed last week, our Week 7 uniform guide has every Week 7 look and grade. We log what every team actually wears, and grade every matchup, in the NFL uniform tracker as the games are played, and every team's full season is in our 2026 NFL uniform schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
What uniforms are NFL teams wearing in Week 8 of 2026?
Most teams are in their standard sets, home in color and visitors in white. The special looks are two Rivalries debuts on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern: the Lions against the Vikings and the Jaguars' Bold City against the Colts. Buffalo wears royal blue for Native American Heritage, Dallas wears white at home with Arizona in red, and the Chargers wear all white as the visitors at the Rams.
When do the Lions wear their Rivalries uniform?
Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Ford Field against the Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. Eastern on FOX. It is the debut and the only scheduled date this season.
What does the Lions Rivalries uniform look like?
A pale silver jersey with DETROIT across the chest in Honolulu blue, italic carbon-fiber numbers, black shoulder accents and "Defend the Den" inside the collar. The helmet is a metallic electric blue shell with carbon-fiber stripes and a carbon-fiber lion logo.
What does "Defend the Den" mean on the Lions jersey?
It is the message sewn into the neckline of Detroit's Rivalries jersey, a reference to Ford Field and the home crowd. The set is built for the Vikings rivalry and debuts in a home game against Minnesota.
What are the Vikings wearing against the Lions?
We expect purple. Detroit is in a light jersey at home, so Minnesota wears color. The Vikings' own Rivalries uniform debuts later, at home against Detroit on December 20.
When do the Jaguars wear the Bold City uniform?
Sunday, November 1, 2026, at home against the Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. Eastern on CBS. It is the only game Jacksonville named a uniform for before the season.
What does the Jaguars Bold City uniform look like?
An alabaster (off-white cream) jersey with a cursive "Jaguars" script outlined in gold and spot-pattern numbers, black pants with an all-over spot print and a teal and gold stripe, and a gloss teal helmet with a metallic gold face mask and "904" on the front bumper.
What are the Colts wearing at Jacksonville?
We expect royal blue on the road, with the Jaguars in their cream Bold City set. It is one of two road games where Indianapolis is projected in blue; the other is at Houston in Week 11, another Rivalries game.
What are the Packers and Panthers wearing on Thursday Night Football?
Carolina's published schedule has white for every road game, including this one. We expect Green Bay in its standard home look: gold helmet, green jersey and gold pants. Kickoff is Thursday, October 29 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video.
What are the Eagles and Commanders wearing on Sunday Night Football?
Washington scheduled burgundy for this game, with pants decided the week of the game. We expect Philadelphia in white. Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. Eastern on NBC.
What are the Bears and Seahawks wearing on Monday Night Football?
We expect Seattle in college navy at home and Chicago in white. Kickoff is Monday, November 2 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
Which NFL teams are on bye in Week 8?
The Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
Which other 2026 Rivalries uniforms are still to come?
From the 2026 class, Tennessee debuts in Week 10 against Jacksonville, Houston in Week 11 against Indianapolis, Minnesota in Week 15 against Detroit and Chicago in Week 16 against Green Bay. Green Bay and Indianapolis already wore theirs in Weeks 5 and 3. Our Rivalries uniforms ranking grades all of them.
