NFL Week 8 Predictions

ARI @ BAL: BAL.

Home game. Baltimore's offense was terrible last week, but they were probably just as bad as ARI's offense under the Great Kevin Kolb (sarcasm...). The difference between these two teams is the defense, BAL has the best defense in the league and allows an average of 13.8 points per game. Defense wins here.

BAL 24 - ARI 13

MIN @ CAR: CAR.

Minnesota is good at two things, running and stopping the run, the rest they suck at. The problem here is that CAR's explosive offense doesn't come from their running game, it comes from Cam Newton's rocket arm. Once again this week, he'll put up over 300 yards and will come out on top just because the MIN secondary won't be able to catch Steve Smith. That being said, CAR allows an average of 26.1 pts per game, so expect points, but CAR comes out on top.

CAR 33 - MIN 27

JAX @ HOU: HOU.

JAX just don't have enough offense right now, Blaine Gabbert is a rookie still getting used to the NFL and isn't quite at the level he needs to be. HOU on the other hand just keeps putting it to their adversaries. Too explosive for JAX good defense to handle.

HOU 33 - JAX 17

MIA @ NYG: NYG.

The Giants are coming off their BYE week, which means that they will be rested and ready to win. MIA on the other hand just had a really tough loss against DEN last week and haven't been producing much so far in any aspect of their game. Manning will cut that secondary up in a wash.

NYG 28 - MIA 10

NO @ STL: NO.

STL is the worst team in the NFL, no question, and now they aren't even sure their starting QB is going to be active because of an injury... This spells disaster for them because they are going against a New Orleans team that loves chewing up crappy defenses. Last week they won 62 to 7 against IND (2nd worst team in the league) and I don't expect much difference in this game.

NO 40+, STL 0

IND @ TEN: TEN.

When picking for this match I really had to choose between two teams that are just bad at everything right now... TEN got cleaned out against HOU last week in a match that should've been theirs and Chris Johnson has been a rollercoaster so far this season. Lucky for them IND has given up on life after their loss to New Orleans, TEN takes it in this crapfest.

TEN 18 - IND 10

WAS @ BUF: BUF.

They are coming off a BYE and will be ready to damage whatever team they come against and oh wait, at home. John Beck is relatively new to the Washington offense, wait John Who? you ask, exactly. One TD and one INT last week just wont cut it against the explosive offense of Buffalo. Fred Jackson is going to run through em', Steve Johnson is going to run past em', the Bills take this to a reeling team.

WAS 20 - BUF 36

DET @ DEN: DET.

The Lions are coming off a few losses, even though they aren't as good without star runner J. Best, they should still put up enough offense to bury DEN who is just lost. Tebow does seem to have a horseshoe up his ass though and you clearly can't count him out until the last second, but he just doesn't seem to have a grasp on DEN's passing game yet. Could be an upset, but I'll give it to the Lions. Check to see if Stafford is starting or not though, that could change the game completely.

DET 27 - DEN 20

NE @ PIT: ?!*@#%?$... NE.

One of the better offences against one of the better defences… Considering NE's defense against the pass is terribly bad, it all depends on how Big Ben will play. If he can put points up, then PIT will win, if he can't then NE will win. Anyone could take this, because if last week's game against the Cowboys taught us anything, it's that Brady CAN be stopped if the defensive schemes are there.

NE 27 - PIT 24

CIN @ SEA: CIN.

Unless Tarvaris Jackson comes back for SEA, i don't expect much out of the Seahawks... I mean they scored 3 points last week... Against the Browns... If Whitehurst starts again it'll just be more of the same. The Bengals have been looking good under the arm of Dalton, an underrated QB so far this season who is consistently putting up TDs and Wins. Check the QB for Seattle, if it doesn't please you, and it won't, go for Cincinnati.

CIN 24 - SEA 13

CLE @ SF: SF.

CLE scored a great 6 pts last week… Woeful. Here in SF's house against one of the better defenses in the league, the 49ers will dominate. Although they don't seem to have much running game lately...

CLE 9 - SF 27

DAL @ PHI: DAL.

Dallas can stop the run like it's nobodies business, although PHI has the best running game (because of Vick). I think this will be a defense winning game. DAL has been scoring a lot while in the last weeks PHI has been scoring in the low 20's, they seem lost for some reason, while the 'Boys are on the rise.

DAL 33 - PHI 24

SD @ KC: SD.

This is a division game so an important one. Rivers seems to have something keeping him away from the endzone, but put aside that he's still 1700 yards into week 8 which is amazing. I think if Rivers can keep away from the INT's he should be fine going into this week.

SD 27 - KC 20