The good news is that last week I picked up two games on Al. The bad news is that I\u2019m getting even further away from breaking even, as I went 6-8\u2014meaning Al went 4-10. We suck, or at least we sure did last week. Al still leads for the season, I\u2019m 48-51-3 and Al is 51-48-3. I was happy to see my Texans win a second game in a row, but beating the Lions by only a TD is kind of a dubious honor. And I always love seeing the Cowboys self-destruct, and that was in full swing last week as well. The Bills are clearly better than I thought, and I have no idea what the hell is going on with the Saints. <\/p>\n
Anyway, on to this week\u2019s picks…<\/p>\n
Sunday 1:00<\/strong> Cardinals @ Carolina(-4)<\/em> Buccaneers @ Dallas(-2)<\/em> Redskins @ Detroit(+7.5)<\/em> Bills @ Miami(+1)<\/em> Rams @ New England(-7.5)<\/em> Chargers(-3) vs. Saints @ London<\/em> Chefs @ New Jersey Jest(-14)<\/em> Falcons @ Philadelphia(-9)<\/em> Sunday ~4:10<\/strong> Bungles @ Houston(-9.5)<\/em> Giants @ Pittsburgh(-2.5)<\/em> Seahawks @ San Francisco(-5.5)<\/em> MNF<\/strong> The good news is that last week I picked up two games on Al. The bad news is that I\u2019m getting even further away from breaking even, as I went 6-8\u2014meaning Al went 4-10. We suck, or at least we sure did last week. Al still leads for the season, I\u2019m 48-51-3 and Al is … Continue reading NFL Week 8 Picks<\/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\/238"}],"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=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRaiders @ Baltimore(-7)
\nOakland is 2-4 and Baltimore is 3-3, and it\u2019s in Baltimore. Is that worth 7 points? Meh, I don\u2019t like either one of these teams, but I think Oakland is still bad enough that even the punchless Ravens can cover this… maybe. Possibly. I hope. Ugh…<\/p>\n
\nThis is one of those \u201cwhich version of each team will show up\u201d kind of games. I think if this game were in Arizona, I\u2019d go with the Cards. But it isn\u2019t, so I\u2019ll take the Panthers.<\/p>\n
\nDid I mention that it just warms my heart to see Dallas implode? While the bickering and finger-pointing is great theater, the real issue here is that the Cowboys are really banged up and Tampa appears to be putting it together. I like getting points here.<\/p>\n
\nIf the Texans are seven points better than the Lions, Washington is certainly ten points better, even on the road. Were I in a suicide pool, this would be the game this week.<\/p>\n
\nThis seems wrong to me, as Buffalo appears to be the real deal, and Miami, while improved, is still not in the top half of the league. I\u2019ll certainly give the one point.<\/p>\n
\nSt. Louis has been a great story the last couple weeks, but I still don\u2019t believe in them. I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n
\nI have no idea what to do with this one\u2014both of these teams should be better than they are. On a hunch that the Saints might be better than people think without Bush, I\u2019m going to take the points.<\/p>\n
\nKC is absolutely hopeless, but WTF is up with the Jest? Should be a good week for Thomas Jones, but I just cannot give that many points when Gang Green is so inconsistent. I could see the Jets winning by 20, but I can see them honking this game, too. I\u2019ll take the two TDs.<\/p>\n
\nOK, they\u2019re saying Westbrook is back, but I still don\u2019t think he\u2019s 100% and if the Eagles have shown me anything this year, it\u2019s that they\u2019ve been overrated by the pundits. Eagles win but don\u2019t cover this big a number.<\/p>\n
\nBrowns @ Jacksonville(-7)<\/em>
\nHmm, I think I\u2019ve seen this situation before: Cleveland is 2-4 and Jax is 3-3, and it\u2019s in Jacksonville. Is that worth 7 points? I\u2019m not that surprised the Browns are down this year compared to last year, but the Jags puzzle me\u2014they should be better than they are. I have to think they\u2019ll start to turn it around eventually, but seven seems like too many against a Browns team that does still have some weapons.<\/p>\n
\nLook, the Texans should win this game and probably will. But they have yet to beat anybody this badly, and I\u2019m not giving a huge number like this until they do.<\/p>\n
\nIf Parker were going to play, I\u2019d give this. But I don\u2019t think he\u2019s supposed to, so I\u2019ll take the points.<\/p>\n
\nSeattle on the road? Horrific. I\u2019m taking the Niners.<\/p>\n
\nColts @ Tennessee(-4)<\/em>
\nMan, that seems way too low. They\u2019re just begging you to take the Titans here, which makes me worried. Oh, wait, the Colts can\u2019t stop the run, and Tennessee leads the NFL in rushing. Uhh, yeah, give the points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"