Week 8 of the NFL season felt a little like a trip to Las Vegas.

It started out with a wave of enthusiasm and featured some awesome moments (the Steelers-Ravens and Broncos-Chargers games). But as it went on, things started to get weird and exhausting, and by the end (Eagles-Cowboys), you were left confused, slightly disturbed, with a throbbing headache, vowing to never go back.

The slate had all kinds of sloppiness: bad weather, bad performances from quarterbacks (Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo), even a full-on punch from Bears WR Javon Wims. The nightcap game was arguably one of the worst football games ever televised, with the Cowboys’ Ben DiNucci and Eagles’ Carson Wentz trying to one-up each other with futility on every play.

But on a positive note, it was still NFL football, and there were still storylines. Here’s what we learned from some of the winners:

One inarguably good game from Sunday’s slate (and the one that should have been in prime time – again, did we really all need to watch that Cowboys-Eagles slopfest?) was this showdown between AFC North heavyweights. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers pulled out a gritty comeback win over their division rival, riding an outstanding defense and just enough offense to win after being down 17-7 at the half.

The Steelers remain the NFL’s lone unbeaten team, and they have been doing it a different way each week. On Sunday, they did it by turning Lamar Jackson over four times, with Roethlisberger throwing for less than 200 yards. Last week against the Titans – who were also undefeated at the time – they won on the strength of their wide receivers. Against the Browns, they dominated in all three phases of the game.

This is one of the most complete teams in the NFL, one without a clear weakness. The Chiefs are probably still the best team in the league, but the Steelers are up there, and they continue to stack impressive wins on their resume. And their next three opponents – the Cowboys, Bengals and Jaguars – have a combined five wins. It wouldn’t be shocking to see this team at 10-0 when they face Baltimore again on Thanksgiving.

The Steelers looked good in their victory over a division rival. The Eagles did not. The final score was 23-9, but it really should have been 16-9, as Philadelphia was gifted a phantom touchdown on a fumble recovery that clearly should have been blown dead. If you had Cowboys +10, you have every right to be furious.

The 13-point margin masked the fact that the Eagles looked awful despite the result. The Dallas defense has been a sieve to opposing offenses – five of the Cowboys’ previous seven opponents scored 37 points or more – and yet the Eagles struggled to 16 offensive points. Carson Wentz continued his transformation into Jameis Winston, turning the ball over four times (the Cowboys only had three takeaways on the entire season before this game) and insisting on trying to make something out of nothing on every play, often to his team’s detriment. Ben DiNucci, a seventh-round rookie making his first NFL start, finished with more passing yards than Wentz did.

It probably won’t matter much. The Eagles play in the NFC East, where six wins could be good enough to take the division. Philadelphia is already halfway there, and it still gets three more games against division opponents. But a possible playoff berth shouldn’t mask the fact that there may need to be large-scale changes to this team when all is said and done.

For the three first-round rookie QBs currently starting (sorry, Jordan Love), Sunday was not created equal, but something positive can be taken from all of their games. Burrow had the best day, leading the Bengals to an upset victory over the Titans. The first-overall pick had a strong showing in the victory, completing 70 percent of his passes and throwing two TDs. He didn’t bomb it down the field, only completing two passes over 20 yards, but he was efficient in the short passing game and continues to look like a stud early in his NFL career.

Looking at the Rams-Dolphins final score – a 28-17 victory for Miami – one might think Tua Tagovailoa had an equally impressive game in his first NFL start. But the Alabama product threw for 93 yards, completing 12 of his 22 passes. The performance says nothing about his long-term viability in Miami – opposing quarterback Jared Goff gifted the Dolphins opportunities, throwing two picks and losing two fumbles, one of which was returned from a touchdown. Miami also returned a punt for a score. We learned something about the Dolphins, who continue to look solid, but we will know more about Tagovailoa once he plays in a competitive matchup – which Sunday was decidedly not.

Justin Herbert had the most unfortunate result, but perhaps the most impressive showing. The sixth-overall pick continued to shine for the Chargers, throwing for 278 yards and three more touchdowns, bringing his season total to 15 (tied for seventh in the NFL). But as the Chargers are wont to do, they let Drew Lock and the Broncos storm back from a 24-3 deficit and win on the game’s final play. Herbert did throw two interceptions, but the loss was not on him, and he continues to look like a superstar.