Slowly, very slowly, I\u2019m gaining ground. In week 6 I went 7\u20137 and Al went 5\u20139, and in week 7 I went 7\u20135\u20131 and Al had another down week at 4\u20138\u20131. I\u2019m only down seven games! For the season I\u2019m still above even at 53\u201349\u20131 and Al\u2019s blistering start has him at 60\u201342\u20131. I like the trend! If I gain an average of 2.5 games per week, I\u2019ll catch Al in a mere three more weeks… ha, ha.<\/p>\n
Sunday 1:00 Texans @ Buffalo(+3.5)<\/em> Browns @ Chicago(-13)<\/em> Seahawks @ Dallas(-9.5)<\/em> Dolphins @ New Jersey Jets(-3)<\/em> Niners @ Indianapolis(-13)<\/em> Giants @ Philadelphia(+1)<\/em> Rams @ Detroit(-4)<\/em> Sunday ~4:10 Jaguars @ Tennessee(-3)<\/em> Vikings @ Green Bay(-3)<\/em> Panthers @ Arizona(-10)<\/em> MNF Slowly, very slowly, I\u2019m gaining ground. In week 6 I went 7\u20137 and Al went 5\u20139, and in week 7 I went 7\u20135\u20131 and Al had another down week at 4\u20138\u20131. I\u2019m only down seven games! For the season I\u2019m still above even at 53\u201349\u20131 and Al\u2019s blistering start has him at 60\u201342\u20131. I like … 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":[16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307"}],"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=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Broncos @ Baltimore(-3)<\/em>
\nWhat exactly do the Broncos have to do to get some respect? How are they underdogs, even on the road? I\u2019m taking Denver.<\/p>\n
\nI think I\u2019m like 0-7 on picking the Texans this year, so Al should just go against anything I pick. The Texans might have trouble offensively because while the Bills aren\u2019t very good against the run, the Texans don\u2019t run. Will it be windy? If the Texans have to run to win, I\u2019m worried, since Steve Slaton has more fumbles lost than any NFL team<\/em> this year. With Andre Johnson probable but hurt, putting even more pressure on the Houston ground game, I\u2019m going to have to go with the Bills.<\/p>\n
\nI have little doubt the Bears will win this. But will they blow the Browns out? I mean, they looked like complete ass last week against Cincinnati… but this it at home, and the Browns are simply horrific. Give the points.<\/p>\n
\nI don\u2019t know what to do with this one. The Cowboys have more talent, but it certainly seems like a lot of points. Can the Cowboys actually put together two big wins in a row? Well, since the Seahawks secondary is nicked up, and they\u2019ve been pretty bad on the road over the last few years. OK, I\u2019ll take Dallas.<\/p>\n
\nBeating up on the Raiders is not impressive. Can the Jets stop the run? I\u2019m not so sure. Mostly to riverside Al, I\u2019m taking Miami.<\/p>\n
\nIs there any reason to think the freight train that is the Colts will be derailed this week? Nothing that I can see.<\/p>\n
\nThis is the kind of game the Eagles blow because they forget to run the ball. I\u2019ll give the point.<\/p>\n
\nHere\u2019s something I haven\u2019t thought for a long, long time: the Lions are just better. Wow. <\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Raiders @ San Diego(-16.5)<\/em>
\nWow, that\u2019s a lot of points. Apparently the logic is that the Chargers blew out the Chefs last week and the Raiders got blown out last week. But really, for the season, the Chargers haven\u2019t been very good against the spread. I\u2019m going to got a bit nutty and take the big pile of points…<\/p>\n
\nWTF? Didn\u2019t these teams play a few weeks ago? Didn\u2019t the Jags beat the Titans senseless? How is Tennessee favored here? Do people think Vince Young is the answer? Really? Unless he\u2019s playing CB and\/or safety, I don\u2019t see how that\u2019s going to help enough. Take the points.<\/p>\n
\nYou know, the Vikings should be a really dominant team. Yes, sure, they\u2019ve only lost once, but they mostly haven\u2019t been blowing folks away… except the Packers a few weeks ago. Well, this time the Vikings have a much worse secondary and the Packers o-line has looked better of late, so I\u2019m going to be bold and lay the points.<\/p>\n
\nCarolina is horrific. Ten is kind of a lot, but the Cards defense might score ten all by itself, so I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too much.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Falcons @ New Orleans(-10.5)<\/em>
\nThe Saints got a scare last week and will be ready. The Falcons got embarrassed on the road and they\u2019ll be up for a division game. Again, though, I think the Saints are just better, and they seem to play inspired at home, so I\u2019ll give the big number again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"