Sports - NFL Picks, Week 8

Here are my NFL Week 8 picks:

(I was 12-1 last week.  O knows)

Bye teams: Bal, Buf, Cin, Hou

TB @ Min - Freeman looked good last week, but the Vikings are undefeated at home & the Bucs are winless on the road.  The Purple People Eaters win.

Car @ Chi - I will repeat myself; NFC North team undefeated at home, NFL South team winless on the road.  Cutler is still a tool, but the Bears are clicking.

SD @ Cle - After the week off the Chargers should have fixed a few of the problems that led to their embarrassment in MNF.  The Browns are improved, but not enough.

Sea @ Det - Neither team can score, so the Seahawks D should have the advantage.  But they're no good on the road and my gut tells me the Lions will be ready for this one.

Jax @ GB - Oh my.  This looks to be the most lopsided game of 2012, especially considering the Jags injuries from last week.  A Pack loss would be equivalent to a 16 seed beating a 1 seed.

Mia @ NYJ - The Dolphins D is no joke, and the Jets are.  A loss this week followed by a bye week will lead to a Tebow start in Week 10.

Atl @ Phi - The Falcons will lose soon, but it won't be this week, coming off a bye and facing an Eagles team that can't score enough points to keep up.

Was @ Pit - The net points of these two teams combined is +9.  In other words, this will be a close game.  The Stillers have the slight advantage and should could out on top.

NE @ STL - All bets are off when teams play overseas, so this London match-up is hard to call.  The Rams D is good, but Bradford can't match points with Brady.

Ind @ Ten - Might at well pick the Titans at home, as neither team can score or stop other teams from scoring, and Chris Johnson is ready to break loose.

Oak @ KC - The basement of the AFC West, the Raiders are winless on the road and the Chiefs are winless at home.  So...Raiders I guess, since McFadden in on my fantasy team.

NYG @ Dal - A great rivalry and a great match-up.  The Boys barely beat an awful Panthers team last week, and the Giants seem to enjoy playing on the road.  Big Blue beats Big D.

NO @ Den - Should be the highest scoring game of the weekend & a very entertaining SNF.  Both offenses can fly, but the Broncos D is better than the Saints', so they win a tight one.

SF @ Ari - The Cardinals have lost the magic they had at the beginning of the season, and the Niners are a strong team that don't make a lot of mistakes.  MNF means Jon Gruden!