Week 8 served me pretty well. I didn’t get double digit wins, but I did do pretty solid. 8-4 is okay in my book. My record now stands at 65-47.
Goal record for after week 9: 75-49. (I don’t know if i’ll be able to do it, but i’d be stoked if I could.)
Let’s get this thing going.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills
Winner – Kansas City
If Jeff Tuel wasn’t starting for the Bills, I probably would have taken them. I just feel like Kansas City is due for a loss, but i’ll pick them to continue their win streak because of the Bills quarterback situation.
Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
Winner – Atlanta
How bad do the Falcons look? I’ll tell you how bad they look. They look awful, absolutely awful. But this game just seems like a trap game for the Panthers if you ask me. They’re on a little run and at home. They almost have to expect to win against a depleted Atlanta team, right? I’m thinking Atlanta wins against the Panthers in my upset game of the week.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys
Winner – Dallas
Despite their late-game losses, Dallas has been a pretty solid team all year. If they could fix the back-end of their defense, they could be legitimately good. With that being said, the Cowboys should be able to get a win against a weak Minnesota team.
New Orleans Saints vs. New York Jets
Winner – New Orleans
The Jets have blown away my expectations this season. I never thought that they would be 4-4 at the halfway point. Rex Ryan deserves to be praised for the way he has this football team playing right now, especially that nasty defense! I still don’t think they’ll be good enough to beat the Saints, though. Stopping Drew Brees isn’t easy. Saints win.
Tennessee Titans vs. St. Louis Rams
Winner – Tennessee
I just don’t think that the Rams have a good enough quarterback to be competitive, which is upsetting because Sam Bradford was having his best season as a pro before going down for the year with an injury. I think the Titans get the W.
San Diego Chargers vs. Washington Redskins
Winner – Washington
I’m really conflicted with this game. I feel as if it could go either way. Both teams are incredibly inconsistent. I’m taking the Redskins at home.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders
Winner – Oakland
Terrelle Pryor makes the Raiders more dynamic on offense. His big-play ability makes defenses have to worry about the threat of him running. The last thing you want to do as a defender is second guess yourself, that’s how you make mistakes. I think Oakland will win, but not by much.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Winner – Seattle
The 0-7 Buccaneers square off against the 7-1 Seahawks. It should be an easy win for Seattle at home. (It would probably be an easy win for them if they were in Tampa Bay, too.) Seattle should win, and win handily.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns
Winner – Baltimore
The Cleveland Browns are playing hard, but, much like the Bills & Rams, don’t have the QB to close the deal. I have Baltimore edging out the Browns in Cleveland.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots
Winner – New England
Is this finally the week that Tom Brady and the Patriots get their offense going? I think it is. Amendola is healthy. Gronk has had a few weeks to settle into the offense. And Brady should be getting used to his new receivers. Patriots over the Steelers in Fox Borough, or at least I think so.
Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans
Winner – Indianapolis
A lot of people, including myself, picked the Texans to win the AFC South in the preseason. The Texans haven’t lived up to their preseason hype. The Colts on the other hand, have outplayed expectations. The division is truly theirs to lose. Can they continue to play at a high level without Reggie Wayne? We’ll have to wait and see. But for now, I have them winning against the Texans in Houston.
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
Winner – Green Bay
The Bears are still without Jay Cutler, which severely hurts their chances against Green Bay. I’m taking Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers over the Chicago Bears.
So, what do you think? Any picks that you would change? Let me know in the comment section!
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