My NFL Week 8 Picks
October 26, 2007
Is there anything better than Sunday during the NFL season? I honestly can’t think of anything better than waking up Sunday morning, putting in a call for pizza and wings, firing up all the stat trackers for my fantasy football teams, and enjoying a nice relaxing day watching football in HD.
Throw in a couple wagers here and there and you have yourself one hell of a day. Each week I’m going to hand out my picks…. format is.
My Pick (line) vs (if home) @ (if road) Loser
All lines are as of 3:00 EST from BODOG
Cleveland Browns (-3) @ St. Louis Rams
The Rams and Dolphins are both looking like 0-16 teams. With Stephen Jackson returning I think they will squeak out 1 or 2 at some point, but not this week. If the Rams can get any sort of offensive rhythm this could turn into a shoot out, I just don’t see the Rams slowing down the Browns offense enough to get a win.
Detroit Lions (+5) @ Chicago Bears
I’m probably a little biased on this one, but I think the Lions are for real. Their defense should get better as the season goes on and their offense’s potential is scary. Kevin Jones looked great in his comeback game and will add another dimension that wasn’t there when they beat Chicago earlier in the year. I think Chicago’s game last week had more to do with Philly’s lack of offense than a resurgence of Chicago’s D. Only way the Bears keep up is if they shut off helmet communication in the first quarter and let Griese call the plays the whole game.
Indianapolis Colts (-7) @ Carolina Panthers
I don’t see the colts looking past Carolina to the New England game. I also don’t see old man Testaverde having another huge game. The Colts will shut down the run and “contain” Steve Smith just enough to slow down any hope the Panthers have.
New York Giants (-10) “@” Miami Dolphins (Played in London)
No Ronnie Brown, no Chris Chambers, no Zach Thomas, and no Trent Green = no wins for the Dolphins. This team is in shambles and the trek to London couldn’t help matters. The stress of figuring out how to deal with the language barrier must have been hard on the Dolphins. I’ll be surprised if they score 10 points this week. Giants get 6+ sacks again this week and win in a blow out.
Oakland Raiders (+7.5) @ Tennessee Titans
Yikes, I’ve picked each road team so far, but I guess the Giants really don’t count. As strange as it sounds I would have probably picked the Titans if Vince Young was out again. Young has not looked good this season and is still a little banged up. They put up a ton of points last week under Collins and I think he gives them the best chance to score (at least for the next few weeks). Wow, I can’t believe I just said that.
Minnesota Vikings (+1) vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles have few pass threats other than Westbrook and the Vikings have one of the best rush defenses around…. Not a good combo for Philly. Mcnabb is going to be ineffective until his knee is fully healed, and will probably hurt something else soon after that. I think he’s done in Philly, that team needs to go in a new direction if it wants to win a championship. I expect a heavy dose of Adrian Peterson this game, and don’t see the Eagles doing much to stop him.
Cinncinnati Bengals (+4) vs Pittsburgh Steelers
This seems like the hardest game of the week. Last weeks performance makes me question how good the Steelers actually are, and I’m just waiting for the Bengals to break out. I expect Chad Johnson to have a huge game after hearing rumors that he will be traded after this season.
Buffalo Bills (+3) @ New York Jets
Buffalo has the foundation for a good team, and the “Mangenious” snitch got rid of any magic that was left over from last season. He gets my nomination for the “Sports Figure Least Living Up to Nickname” this year.
San Diego Chagers vs Houstan Texans
There is no line as they just made the decision to play this game in San Diego. I think the fires pump new life into this team and they put on a show in support of their city.
Tampa Bay Bucs (-3.5) vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Even with the Jags great run game it’s going to be very difficult it going with Quinn Grey at QB. Was his first pick not the worst pass you’ve seen this year? Watch the replay and explain to me what he was thinking. I say they throw Matt Jones in there and let him throw a TD pass. That way he can shave that beard before it gets so long he can’t put on a helmet. If they can’t make that happen it’s going to be a loooooooong time before his next shave.
New Orleans Saints (-3) @ San Francisco 49ers
As crazy as it sounds the Saints could still win their division. If that’s going to happen they are going to have to beat the teams they should, aka the 49ers. All the hype the 9ers got made me wonder if the NFL analysts actually watch football. Reggie Bush has a huge game and the Saints win easily. If Bush can’t get going this is going to be one terrible game to watch.
Washington Redskins (+17) @ New England Patriots
It’s pretty scary that even at -17 the Pats are still a tempting pick. If you want to pick the pats you’re going to be charged a 6-7 point tax for the rest of the season, and I’m not even sure that’s enough of a reason to pick against them. The Pats will win this game, but the Skins pass D is good enough to keep it semi close. Pats win by 2 scores, but fail to cover for the first time this year.
Monday Night
Green By Packers (+3) @ Denver
Yikes, looks like Vegas takes this whole AFC vs NFC thing pretty serious. Green Bay is 5-1 and Denver has looked like one of the worst teams in the league for most of the season. Denver does have the best pass D, and GB struggles to run, but both Champ Bailey and Dre Bly are banged up. As much as I want to see Green Bay lose I think Farve takes care of business on Monday Night Football.
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