The New Orleans Saints are on bye this week, but there are plenty of rooting interests in Week 8. Because the Green Bay Packers beat the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night, the Saints moved up to the tenth overall pick instead of No. 11, and the NFC South looks a little more winnable with a 3-4 Panthers team struggling to hold onto first place. The Saints are only a game and a half out of the division title race despite currently ranking last.

Four teams are on bye this week, including the Saints; the Houston Texans, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers are also resting up. The 49ers working to improve after bringing back defensive lineman DeForest Buckner in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts, while the Texans are continuing to get wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. up to speed. The Giants are feeling better about themselves after J.J. McCarthy quarterbacked them into a win in Week 7.

Here's how each game impacts the NFC South and 2027 draft order, organized using the 506 Sports broadcast maps.

CBS early window: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

Other games to keep an eye on:

FOX single: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CBS late window: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders (SNF)

Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks (MNF)