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NFL Week 8 game picks Seahawks Bengals bounce back - sharon_orn - 01-12-2025
The Week 8 picks are in ... and we just mi sed out on getting a chance to see the top two teams in our face off on Thursday. That's right: Until Week 7, the were right behind the No. 1 . And they would have gotten away with it, too, .Actually, . Regardle s, we got some positive feedback on our weekly Tuesday accounting of the NFL pecking order, as per usual.Totally agree about good teams. So what happened ? LOL The lions haven't played "Elite" since GB. Yet GB is ranked so high. Defence > Offence Come on D.J. Augustin Jersey ! Carlos Flores (@CoachLosFlores) Not sure I totally understand the tweet; I just want to know if I am #KillingYou softly.As for the , though, I fully anticipate they'll control the game in London. might be precisely what gets coach 's ground attack going. The team needs that as much as it does a healthy . The must get their rushing offense going, too. Ditto the and . Heck, Buffalo could just use some healthy running backs.As for the rest of the teams, take a gander below. And, as always, feel free to share your take ... is the place.Now, let's get to it!Elliot Harrison went 10-5 on , giving him a record of 66-39-1 so far this season. How will he fare in Week 8? His picks are below. This Wembley Stadium matchup is technically a "home game" for Atlanta. Thank goodne s, because the have lost 12 of their last 13 on the road. The culprits have been many, including a defense that can't stop anybody, receivers who drop balls and inadequate pa s protection. Luckily for Atlanta, Detroit is having trouble offensively, too. Yes, this one will come down to whether -- or, in fact, how mercile sly -- the ' defense manhandles 's offensive line. That front four gets pre sure with little need for blitzing, which is ultra-bad news for a banged-up unit that has yielded 15 sacks this season. Thinking the quarterback will need to hit up a local pub after being sacked another five times. Do they have a in London? Seattle had no busine s last week, while Carolina's defense has no busine s playing as poorly as it has been. Last year, the (behind only the ). This year, . Seattle, meanwhile, has already matched last season's lo s total. More symmetry involves the quarterbacks. Both have posted 100-yard rushing games in 2014 (in fact, ). When was the last time two quarterbacks with at least one previous 100-yard outing under their belts faced off in a regular-season matchup? The answer: It's never happened, at least not since 1950, which is as far back as we can go with accurate box scores. The have been red hot, winning five of their last six, while the haven't won a game in October -- but we're taking the home team. During the era, Cincy is 8-3 when hosting Baltimore. This is not to disparage , as history has shown him to be a far more succe sful head coach. This pick is more about the host needing to save their season. A lo s puts Cincinnati two games behind Baltimore in Nikola Vucevic Jersey the AFC North with no more head-to-head matchups left. It would also mire the in a four-game non-winning streak. (Ties complicate writing, huh? Who says "non-winning" streak, anyway?) Cincinnati's defense has allowed a whopping 480.7 yards per game over its past three. The tide has to turn -- right? And running back can't keep running like Tony Dorsett -- right? Truth be told, I have zero faith that will follow up with a second consecutive solid contest. He has been as inconsistent as his team. Given his 123.6 pa ser rating last week, he's due for a dud. Don't get mad; Tannehill has never posted back-to-back games with a pa ser rating of 100 or better. Not since his rookie season has he thrown multiple touchdown pa ses with no interceptions in consecutive games. On the flip side, has struggled. My rookie quarterback Power Rankings thus far: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Can Bortles help the host string together a two-game winning streak? Yes, if he avoids turnovers. Simply put, Bortles has been a giveaway machine, throwing 10 picks in five games. Jacksonville's defense has done its part over the past two weeks, allowing opponents to register a mere 278 yards per game and a 22.6 percent succe s rate on third and fourth downs. That's strong. For the first time since Bill Kenney and Todd Blackledge were embroiled in a blazing-hot quarterback controversy, fans in Kansas City are more excited about the Royals than the . Kansas City hasn't been involved in the Fall Cla sic since 1985, when the opponent was, ironically, the St. Louis . in Game 6, allowing the Royals to ultimately prevail in seven. But I think the real question here is, can the visiting ' offense score seven? Or can Buddy Biancalana play wideout for either of these teams? Yes, on Sunday, but its offense mustered just 275 yards -- special teams can't bring home the barbecue every week. Meanwhile, these two clubs might boast the two most ineffective wideout groups in the league. Thank goodne s for . has been playing so lights out that it's tough to see da pulling off an upset on the road. You're talking about a guy in Brady who has thrown nine touchdown pa ses against zero interceptions while averaging 304.7 yards over his past three contests. And although this might not be completely relevant, the fact that the have not lost an October home game since 2005 is remarkable. (Trivia: Who was the lo s to, and who was the opposing quarterback? Hit me up with answers .) As far as Chicago's quarterback, we mentioned in our latest how inconsistent his play has been. "Too bad he has no good receivers to throw to," quips NFL researcher . Take a look at some of the numbers pulled up: On pa ses that travel le s than 15 yards in the air, Cutler has a completion percentage of 75.3, a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 13:2 and a pa ser rating of 108.3. On pa ses that travel 15 yards in the air or more, his completion percentage is 31.3, his TD:INT ratio is 1:5 and his pa ser rating is 35.8. Yeah, so, uh, going with New England here. Can win another game without his NASCAR crew chief-style mustache? Will Geno on a two Jonathan Isaac Jersey -point conversion again? Oh, and ? As you might know by now, the acquired . Word is, after he got on the plane to New York, he began undermining the pilots when he discovered there weren't enough olives in his chicken salad. Gang Green's most important offensive player, meanwhile -- -- leads the league with 6.2 yards per rush in the second half. Of course, New York will have to get ahead before it can let Ivory take over. Buffalo enters Week 8 with . But consider that the last quarterback the sacked in New York was ... Mark Brunell on . Let's say, hypothetically speaking, you're an NFL writer and you really need a storyline. Is there any larger lightning rod in the sports world today than ? OK, so there are probably at least 14,434. Still, this is the Revenge Game -- the Revenge Game has nothing on this. Tampa Bay's current defensive coordinator has done a bang-up job this season, if you leave out and . But hey, some of that can be blamed on special teams. The bottom line is, the host Bucs' defense ranks last and and first in appearances on opposing offensive players' football cards. As for the team Frazier used to coach, the ' rookie quarterback, , has been sacked 13 times the past two weeks, and their pa s offense has generated 449 net yards in October -- 30 le s than threw for . Calling it now ... just like Babe Ruth calling his shot in the 1932 World Series ... just like Larry Bird in the 1986 three-point shooting contest ... just like Poindexter saying college was gonna be great as he and Gilbert headed off to Adams in : will force a safety in this game, by forcing to hold in the end zone in Nashville. Didn't happen in the Outback Tostitos Jamba Juice Bowl? I don't know, as I don't watch college football. I do, however, watch -- and marvel that more people aren't taking notice of the season he's having. Call it The DeMarco Effect. Apparently, everyone's favorite vegan-for-a-year has been in the second level of opposing defenses; Foster Terrence Ross Jersey has rushed for 100 yards in five of six games. Since in Arrowhead, meanwhile, the have scored more than 17 points just once. #KenWhisen-punt? Perhaps to my own detriment, I am choosing to put my faith in the Redbirds. This is not easily done. You might recall, if you are a sports enthusiast, that the franchise has not won a title since capturing the NFL Championship in 1947. To put that dry spell in perspective, consider that was approximately negative-41 years old when that happened. How appropriate that the team the beat that year was, in fact, the -- to whom they lost in the '48 title game . I am not a meteorologist, nor do I tinker with Doppler radar, but I'm confident it won't snow in Arizona this weekend. Ellington is on pace for 1,048 rushing yards, which would make him the third Cardinal since Y2K to cro s the 1,000-yard threshold. The ' run game has, for the most part, fallen victim to injuries up front, though 203 yards was a hopeful sign. , meanwhile, has been victimized by general suckage. From Week 4 to Week 6, he completed just 57.9 percent of his pa ses and threw more picks than touchdowns. #Sub70Pa serRating Maybe should go back to slapping butts before games; it nearly worked . OK, so we don't know if Sparano did it before to the , but we didn't see it in any of the highlights, and if you don't see something in the highlights, it must not have happened. Hopefully for the , Walk-DMC will add "Run" back to his name -- has topped 4 yards per carry just once in his past 12 outings. Methinks a) won't throw 40 pa ses again like he did in last week and b) will actually average more than 5 yards per attempt. A win here for Hoyer will give him seven in his first 10 starts with the , tying him with Tommy O'Connell for the fourth-best record through that many starts in franchise history. O'Connell, as I'm sure you all know, was Cleveland's quarterback when the team lost the 1957 NFL Championship. Otto Graham started 8-2, by the way. Indianapolis wins this week in Pittsburgh. OK, on to the next blurb. Kidding. has been simply outstanding for his team, as well as for all of your fantasy teams. (Why couldn't he do this for my team, Plantar Smashiitis, last year? Oh well.) Consider that in his past five games, Luck is 5-0 with a 67 percent completion rate, 357.8 pa sing yards per game, a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 14:4 and a pa ser rating of 106.5. Those numbers = sexytime. Speaking of, the will be facing their second premier NFL beard after . I've emailed Pittsburgh defensive coordinator -- and hit him up on LinkedIn -- imploring him to add to his film study of Amish grooming habits. Can LeBeau's unit force three turnovers again? For the record, the forced three-plus turnovers in consecutive games once last year and once the year before. They'll need to repeat that feat Sunday to have a chance. After changing my mind 350 times, I decided Green Bay wins. (Stre s comes in many forms.) New Orleans could use a victory in the worst way, and I originally thought that the ' defense would do just enough to capture this one, but I quickly realized I had no data to base that a sumption on. Green Bay has been on fire -- particularly on offense -- but the are certainly susceptible to the run. should call a heavy dose of run plays; not only would that exploit a weakne s, it could catch defensive coordinator off guard, given that the have had fewer total carries than all but two teams in the league (the and ). What once seemed like a po sible postseason preview will feel like a playoff in the here and now for the , given their situation. But despite their home-field advantage, they'll ultimately fall prey to the power of . Do people realize he has 18 touchdowns against one interception? His pa ser rating is 117.3. ... Shouldn't he be mentioned prominently in the MVP discu sion? Dallas is 6-1 and rolling. The , meanwhile, just yet. Will we see again? Or will return? , Griffin looked like a guy who had not fully recovered from knee surgery. When he has played, his footwork has been all over the place, preventing him from driving the ball. During the preseason, Griffin was not stepping into pa ses, instead flinging the ball acro s his body. I'm thinking of cornerback sitting on an out route and . Washington's run game hasn't been reliable, either, as simply hasn't been breaking tackles like normal. He's hovering around 60 yards per game and 3.8 per carry. is more than doubling that game yardage. As for ? No. 9 is straight dealin' for the host . ALREADY COMPLETED This was the exact matchup -- at on Thursday night -- that . In fact, other than the in , only one team held Denver to le s than 400 yards of offense in a single game during the 2013 season and postseason: San Diego, which did it three times, including in . Truth be told, I actually trust the Denver defense in this one, based on recent play. This game also features two legit MVP candidates facing off: Penny Hardaway Jersey and . Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter .