The NFL is full of unexpected, surprise storylines, and CBS Sports’ spotlight game of Week 8 featuring the 4-2 Chicago Bears visiting the 5-2 Washington Commanders is a perfect illustration of that.
CBS Sports lead play-by-play voice Jim Nantz was originally scheduled to call the Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) in Week 8, but with the first two picks of the 2024 NFL Draft — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels — lifting their respective squads to unexpected, early heights, their matchup was flexed into being the jewel of the Sunday afternoon slate.