Week 8
Bye teams: New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers
Record: 52-38 [0.578]
Thursday, Oct. 23
San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.
Broncos- Chargers come off a disastrous loss to KC while Denver are still flying high after thrashing the 49ers.
Sunday, Oct. 26
Detroit Lions vs. Atlanta Falcons (London), 9:30 a.m.
Lions - anything can happen in London, don't get me wrong. But the Falcons are shot, I'd be surprised if they beat one of the best teams in the league at the moment.
St. Louis Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Chiefs - there's no point in being silly about things and assuming that St. Louis will win anything given their 2-4 record. It all depends on which Alex Smith turns up on game day.
Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Texans - expect them to continue their winning streak this week against a Titans team that have been struggling.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Bucs - straight off a bye week against a team with a rookie QB... Neither team is playing well however and this could be a game to ignore...
Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Seahawks - I could stick on this train till the cows come home. Seahawks are 3-3 and so are the Panthers. Seahawks have had one less game, perhaps less tired... I dunno, it makes sense.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Ravens - Bengals were shut out last week. I'd really love to be wrong here, but I can't argue with what the Ravens have produced these last few weeks.
Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Dolphins - on the balance, I'd say these teams have a lot in common, and it's nothing to do with them both being from Florida. Young QBs only a handful of decent players on each team.
Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Bears - after a shakey loss to the Dolphins, I'd say Cutler gets the gang together and goes hunting.
Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Jets - I was impressed with the Jets taking on the Patriots, they seem to have had a lot of tight games like that this season. Bills might boast a better record, but do they have Vick in the wings? #BattleofNewYork
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Cardinals - I've been kinda harsh on the Cardinals so far this season, thinking them to be a flash in the pan but it's week 8 and they've still managed to keep their 5-1 record. Eagles meanwhile are coming off a bye week, meaning they're probably better rested but perhaps not better prepared.
Oakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m.
Browns - Raiders might win this, but with their 0-6 record, they look like a top choice for the draft in 2015.
Indianpolis Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.
Colts - Well the Steelers beat the Texans but Andrew Luck and the Colts annihilated the Bengals who I previous stated were an almost certainty for the Super Bowl in the next year or two.
MATCH OF THE WEEK
Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:30 p.m.
Packers - Saints had a bad loss last week and really should have taken the Lions apart. Brees is on form but Rodgers has found his too.
Monday, Oct. 27
Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:30 p.m.
Cowboys - my only consolation with Romo winning, is that he doesn't win in December.
