Week 8 picks

Last week: 10-4
Season record: 58-47-1

 Wow.  Finally a week where I felt like I had a grip on the outcomes of games.....it's still the weirdest season I can remember but some things are coming into focus.  Let's look at week 8....

Washington at Minnesota--Oooh, Kirk Cousins gets a crack at the Skins and Case Keenum gets a crack at the Vikings.  I would say get your popcorn ready, but who are we kidding here?  Vikings 27, Skins 10

Denver at Indianapolis--Frank Reich is making it very convincing that he is an excellent coach.  Colts 29, Broncos 13

Tampa Bay at Tennessee--In case you need poster children for how fucked up this season has been, look no further than these two teams.  Bucs 20, Titans 17

Arizona at New Orleans--One of the year's biggest stories is not how well Teddy Bridgewater has played with Drew Brees injured, but how stifling the Saints' D has been.  Saints 17, Cards 6

Cincinnati at LA Rams--There needs to be a forfeit rule.  Rams 31, Bengals 7

NY Jets at Jacksonville--With each passing week, I wonder how long before LeVeon Bell asks to be traded.  Jags 21, Jets 14

NY Giants at Detroit--I'm convinced that Kevin Gilbride and Tom Coughlin have hacked in to the Giants' headset infrastructure to call the plays.  I'm so tired of the lack of imagination.  Lions 38, Giants 17

LA Chargers at Chicago--I watched as the Chargers' receiving corps. was becoming a receiving corpse last Sunday.  One of these games I wanna see a kicker in the slot.  Bears 23, Chargers 16

Philadelphia at Buffalo--The Bills are 5-1 and still have to be wondering how the fuck they can ever keep pace with the fucking Patriots.  Eagles 27, Bills 24

Seattle at Atlanta--This Atlanta franchise was in the Super Bowl a few short years ago, right?  This is a contrast in team management right here.  Seahawks 34, Falcons 17

 Carolina at San Francisco--Did anyone think when the season began that the '72 Dolphins had to worry about the Niners?  Niners 16, Panthers 13

Cleveland at New England--The Browns are about to be 2-5 which is the same record as the Giants.  Maybe Odell wasn't the problem.  Maybe both teams are run by clowns.  Pats 33, Browns 17

Oakland at Houston--The question here is whether or not Texans' fans will care about baseball on Sunday or if they will be shell-shocked following a sweep of their beloved Astros by the Gnats.  Texans 24, Raiders 23

 Green Bay at Kansas City--If you saw that dislocated knee cap of Patrick Mahomes last week, the fact that he might play Sunday night is is both remarkable and stupid.  Chiefs 31, Packers 30

 Miami at Pittsburgh--Okay seriously.  How ridiculous have these Monday Night Football matchups been?  I mean these two teams are a combined 2-10.  ESPN has jumped the shark in so many ways.  Steelers 19, Dolphins 3

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