OK, first a standings update. I went 6-5-2 in Week 6 and 8-6 in Week 7, for a current record of 52-44-7. Al went 7-4-2 in Week 6 and 8-6 in Week 7, for a current record of 52-43-8. Two observations on that: [1] We rock! That\u2019s actually pretty good for us. [2] I\u2019m going to lose by getting that stupid push wrong, aren\u2019t I? I guess I deserve that.<\/p>\n
On to the picks:<\/p>\n
Sunday 1:00<\/strong> Lions @ Chicago(-5)<\/em> Colts @ Carolina(+7)<\/em> Giants vs. Miami(+9.5) @ London<\/em> Raiders @ Tennessee(-7.5)<\/em> Eagles @ Minnesota(+1)<\/em> Steelers @ Cincinnati(+3.5)<\/em> Sunday 4:10\u00b15<\/strong> Texans @ San Diego(-9)<\/em> Jaguars @ Tampa Bay(-3.5)<\/em> Saints @ San Francisco(+2.5)<\/em> Redskins @ New England(-16.5)<\/em> MNF<\/strong> OK, first a standings update. I went 6-5-2 in Week 6 and 8-6 in Week 7, for a current record of 52-44-7. Al went 7-4-2 in Week 6 and 8-6 in Week 7, for a current record of 52-43-8. Two observations on that: [1] We rock! That\u2019s actually pretty good for us. [2] I\u2019m going … Continue reading NFL Week 8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBrowns @ St. Louis(+3)<\/em>
\nOnly three? OK, I\u2019ll take Cleveland.<\/p>\n
\nI think I\u2019ve figured out the Lions now and this leads me to pick the Bears this week.<\/p>\n
\nLook, the Panthers are starting either Carr or Testaverde against one of the top AFC teams. Gimme a break. Indy.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dolphins are hopeless, give the points.<\/p>\n
\nIs Vince playing in this game? He\u2019s listed as \u201cprobable,\u201d so I guess that means he\u2019ll most likely play. If he plays, they cover, so I guess I\u2019ll take the Titans.<\/p>\n
\nI hate the Eagles this year. No matter what I pick, somehow I just know that whatever it is, the Eagles will go the other way. Vikings, I guess.<\/p>\n
\nPittsburgh\u2019s poor performance last week is artificially holding down this spread. Works for me, I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n
\nBills @ New Jersey Meadowlands(-3)<\/em>
\nI love getting points here. I should believe in the Jest why, again?<\/p>\n
\nI cannot imagine that the fires and such haven\u2019t distracted San Diego, but the Texans are still too banged up. I\u2019m not picking them until the big wideout is back for Houston. Bolts.<\/p>\n
\nBeing embarrassed by the Colts doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re bad against a middling NFC team. I guess the Bucs are favored because the Jags are starting a nobody at quarterback. But why should they need to throw anyway? Oh, cuz Jones-Drew is also probably out. Yikes. Bucs, I guess.<\/p>\n
\nHey, just like last week: a team on the way down against a team on the way up. Saints.<\/p>\n
\nYou have to think that eventually the Pats will fail to cover one of these big spreads, and the Redskins have been great against the pass. But are the Redskins really better than all the rest of the Pats opponents? Especially when they\u2019re on the road? I say no, the Pats cover.<\/p>\n
\nPackers @ Denver(-3)<\/em>
\nMeh, nobody knows anything, damn \u201chome team by a FG\u201d spread. I know nothing, either. My coin says Packers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"