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NFL Week 8 takeaways: Seahawks surging toward wild card

The Eagles and Seahawks boosted their playoff chances with big wins on Sunday, and Pittsburgh and Cincinnati got big wins in a tight AFC North race.

All that and more in Week 8's biggest takeaways from NFL Nation.

Carson Wentz rebounded from a rough finish against the Panthers in Week 7 to lead the Eagles to a critical win over the Jaguars. He now has 13 touchdown passes and two interceptions on the season. Wentz's performance gives the Eagles some reason for optimism as they enter the bye week at 4-4. -- Tim McManus

Wentz finds Smallwood on 36-yard TD Carson Wentz swings it to Wendell Smallwood on 1st-and-10 against the Jaguars for another Eagles score.