By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports
W.Week eight in the NFL saw some phenomenal performances from players who played collegiately in the West.
Each week, we highlight the region’s best professional performances by notable alumni, veterans and rookies.
Here are my picks for the best ones.
Top NFL performances
1. jordanian love, QB, Packers/State of Utah
tThe former Aggie was outstanding Sunday night when he outdueled Aaron Rodgers, propelling the Packers to a victory over the Steelers.
Love threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes.
2. bo nix, Quarterback, Broncos/Oregon
northix continued his strong second season with 247 passing yards and four touchdowns in Denver’s victory. 
about Dallas.
The four passing touchdowns were the most in a game this season for the former Duck and tied his career high.
This was the third time he has thrown four touchdowns in his season and a half in the league.
3. Justin Herbert QB, chargers/Oregon
hErbert threw for 227 yards and added another 62 yards rushing in the Chargers’ win on 
Thursday night.
The former Duck threw three touchdowns with just one interception and a 122.8 passer rating as Los Angeles beat the Vikings.
This was his 36th career game with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100 or more, tied with Russell Wilson for the second-most such games in his first six seasons in NFL history.
4. Kaden Elliss, LB, Falcons/Idaho
myLliss tallied a season-high 12 tackles in the Falcons’ loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
The former Vandal also received a pair of tackles for loss and defended a pass.
His 12 stops that day tied the second-most in a single game in his seven-year career.
5. troy franklin, WR, Broncos/Oregon
tThe second-year receiver out of Oregon had one of the best games of his two-year career in the Broncos’ win over Dallas.
He caught a career-high eight passes and tied his career-high with 89 receiving yards.
He also found the end zone twice, the first multi-score game of his professional career.
6. josh allen, QB, bills/Wyoming
josh Allen put up modest stats in the Bills’ dismantling of the Panthers, throwing for 163 yards on just 19 pass attempts and rushing for seven yards.
He took advantage of the limited numbers with one touchdown pass and two rushing. Allen has 46 career games with touchdown passes and rushing touchdowns, the most such games in NFL history.
The former UW star also has 70 regular-season rushing touchdowns and joined Cam Newton as the only quarterbacks with at least 70 regular-season rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
7. Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers/Stanford
METROcCaffrey didn’t put up stellar numbers in the 49ers’ loss to the Texans, but he once again made some history.
The former Stanford star finished Sunday with 68 combined yards on 11 touches.
McCaffrey now has 6,877 rushing yards and 5,025 receiving yards in his career and is the fifth player all-time with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards. Three of the other four players are in the Hall of Fame.
8. Roma Odunze, WR, bears/Washington
tThe former Husky had a productive afternoon on Sunday despite the Bears falling to Baltimore.
He finished the day with seven receptions for 114 yards.
His yardage total was his second-highest single-game mark as a professional.
9. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Colts/USC
tThe former Trojan had a standout game for the Colts in their win over the Titans.
He led Indianapolis with a season-high 95 yards on eight receptions and found the end zone once.
Two of his receptions were worthy of note.
10. woody marks, RB, Texans/USC (R)
METROArks racked up 111 total yards from scrimmage for Houston in their win over San Francisco.
The former Trojan led the Texans on the ground with 62 yards on the ground and added another 49 in the passing game with four receptions.
11. Alex Singleton LB, Broncos/State of Montana
YesIngleton continues to shine for the Broncos this season.
Against the Cowboys, he finished with 11 tackles, marking the third time this season the former Bobcat has recorded double-digit tackles in a contest.
Singleton also forced a fumble.
12. Carson Schwesinger LB, brown/UCLA (R)
tThe former Bruin had seven tackles during the Browns’ loss to the Patriots.
The rookie recorded an interception for the first pick of his career.
13. Jaylinn Hawkins, Yes, patriots/California
tThe former Golden Bear racked up five total tackles in the Patriots’ win over the Browns and added an interception.
The selection was the second of the season and the first since the first game against the Raiders.
14. Bobby Okereke, LB, Giants/Stanford
tThe former Cardinal led the Giants in tackles in the loss to the Eagles.
Okereke finished the game with eight total tackles and got to Jalen Hurts twice, recording a sack and hurry.
15. justin reid, Yes, Saints/Stanford
tThe former Stanford star recorded seven total tackles and led the Saints with four solo stops.
In the loss to Tampa Bay, he recorded a half-sack and a QB hit.
Other notable veteran and rookie artists
Caleb Williams QB, bears/USC—285 yards through the air, 44 on the ground
Tetairoa McMillian, WR, Panthers/Arizona (R)—7 receptions for 99 yards
Tyler Huntley QB, Ravens/Utah—186 yards passing, 1 touchdown, 53 yards rushing
Dillon Gabriel Field Marshal, Browns/Oregon (R)—156 passes, 2 touchdowns, 13 rushing yards
Jeremy McNichols RB, commanders/Boise State—5 carries for 64 yards
bobby wagner, LB, commanders/State of Utah—10 tackles, 7 solo, one pass defended
Khalil Shakir WR, bills/Boise State—6 receptions for 88 yards, 1 TD
writes on various topics for SuperWest sports, including statistics and records, college sports, and motorsports. He also founded and directs the Sports and Entertainment Research Center (SERC).
