Week Eight in the NFL: Picks and predictions

Last week's record: 9-5

Overall record: 64-35


Lions @ Falcons: I won’t be up at 9:30 Sunday morning, and if I am, then I’m simply doing college all wrong.

Pick: Lions 28 Falcons 23

Rams @ Chiefs: Austin Davis isn’t a terrible QB after all I guess. Still though… AUSTIN DAVIS.  I don’t care what Brett Favre says, I’m just not buying it. I can’t. I won’t.

Pick: Chiefs 23 Rams 17

Texans @ Titans: Zach Mettenberger is starting for Tennessee. What a weird team.

Pick: Texans 17 Titans 16

Vikings @ Buccaneers: Two teams, who are a combined 3-10 this season, led by a rookie and second year QB, are playing in Tampa Bay on Sunday. Riveting stuff. #BlameRoger

Pick: Buccaneers 21 Vikings 13

Seahawks @ Panthers: I’m going to root so hard for the 6-9-1 Panthers in the playoffs. Seriously, how awesome is that going to be? Love a good underdog story.

Pick: Seahawks 27 Panthers 17

Ravens @ Bengals: Not only are the Bengals going to win this game, but Andy Dalton is going to throw three touchdown passes….all to himself. Need one, got one. Upset City, population: Ginger World.

Pick: Bengals 21 Ravens 19

Bears @ Patriots: The Bears aren’t playing at home, so they have that going for them here. Um, yeah, that’s about it. But hey, it’s closer than people think.

Pick: Patriots 26 Bears 23

Bills @ Jets: Remember when these two played last year and there were like a billion combined penalties by the end of the game? This one has U-G-L-Y written all over it, just saying. As far as Percy goes, really, who cares? He’s a ticking time bomb. Isn’t it migraine season?

Pick: Jets 23 Bills 20

Eagles @ Cardinals: The Cardinals do not lose at home. Say it with me. The Cardinals do not lose at home. One more time, all together now: The Cardinals do not lose at home.

Pick: Cardinals 30 Eagles 27

Raiders @ Browns: Brian Hoyer, that was fantastic last week. Really, that was impressive. Throwing 24 incompletions against a bottom feeder defense is no small feat! Hat’s off to you, big guy.

Pick: Browns 20 Raiders 16

Colts @ Steelers: Antonio Browns and T.Y. Hilton have 97 combined catches for 1,430 yards, and six touchdowns this season. It’s week eight. While I try to re-insert my eyeballs, I’ll go ahead and pick the beard OVER the biker.

Pick: Colts 27 Steelers 24

Packers @ Saints: Two things: Number one, the line for this game is even right now, that shows the power of the Superdome. Number two, the over/under for this game is 56.5. Have you seen the New Orleans defense? Bet the over. And bet it confidently.

Pick: Packers 38 Saints 30

Redskins @ Cowboys: Alert: Colt McCoy still plays football. I repeat, Colt McCoy still plays football. Remember that one time earlier this season when everybody, including myself, anointed Kirk Cousins the next Joe Montana? That was funny. And humbling. And pretty embarrassing. I hate myself.

Pick: Cowboys 33 Redskins 14 


Game day morning kicks things off tomorrow, as I'll have all your Dolphins coverage leading you up to the actual kickoff at 1:05.

THEN, after that, come back and check out the live blog throughout the game.

16 hours.