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Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL Season where this week where the NFL took a wide right into the unknowns of Bizzaro World. If Justin Tucker misses an extra point, we have indeed entered bizzaro world and just in time for Halloween. Can the Rams keep their undefeated streak alive, will the Steelers and Browns end in another tie, and will Derek Carr be a Raider in Week 9?
Dolphins @ Texans: The end of October brings us BROCKTOBER! (Credit: @rossihunter2) The Texans, who once paid Brock Osweiler $72M, now faces a ghost of their past as he will start for the Dolphins against them. Deshaun Watson will start for Houston after not making the trip to Jacksonville last week. Houston looks to win its fifth straight game.
Eagles @ Jaguars: More 9:30am Football! Blake Bortles is the starter this week despite his benching but they realize a few things. Blake Bortles is undefeated as a starter in London, he has a 8-1 TD to INT ratio and the Jags offense scores an average of 36 points a game. So he won't be gone yet but if they need a new vehicle when they get back to the states, Oakland may have one available.
Jets @ Bears: While the Jets are in the patience zone when it comes to developing Sam Darnold, Mitchell Trubisky seems to be coming around nicely and looks to keep his momentum going against the Jets. Can the Bears stay up to pace with the Packers and Vikings in the tough NFC North?
Buccaneers @ Bengals: The Bucs look for the Ohio double after beating the Browns last week in OT. Expect any next loss by the Bucs to be followed by the firing of Dirk Koetter and how ironic would it be if it happens this week against a Bengals team who should have fired their Head Coach a long time ago?
Seahawks @ Lions: When you are the worst run defense in the league, you bring in a run stuffer who can snack on Running backs like a kid does Halloween candy. Lions are hoping Damon Harrison will improve their defense against the run and with both teams likely to be in the wild card battle, this could have playoff implications in December.
Broncos @ Chiefs: Denver almost handed the Chiefs their first loss of the season until Mahomes made a comeback and kept the undefeated streak alive up to that point a few weeks back. The Chiefs will be down some offensive lineman which should bode well for Von Miller and company. Will the Broncos keep up their momentum from their win over the Cardinals or will they realize that they don't play the Cardinals every week?
Redskins @ Giants: Safe to say the Alex Smith trade worked out well for Washington as they are 4-2 atop the NFC East and look to improve to 2-0 in the division. The Giants meanwhile thought they could win and decided to waste Saquon Barkley's talents instead of grabbing Eli's replacement. Now they are trading off players for draft capital and look to play spoiler to the Redskins' chances of winning the division.
Browns @ Steelers: The year was 2003, Lord Of The Rings was the highest grossest film worldwide, Call of Duty was first released and the Ravens coaching staff consisted of three future Head Coaches(Rex Ryan, Mike Singletary and Mike Nolan) and Baker Mayfield was only 8 years old. This was the last time the Browns beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh and has not been done since.The last time these two played we ended up with a tie but the Browns intercepted Big Ben 3 times and forced him to fumble twice. Pittsburgh gets their first taste of Baker Mayfield with the hope that it isn't a tie on Sunday but a win that would move them to 2-0-1 in the division.
Colts @ Raiders: If Jon Gruden has it his way, the Raiders may not have anybody left over from Reggie McKenzie by the end of the trade deadline. They have now shipped out Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper, both that were supposive key building blocks for long term success of the team. The Colts look to take advantage of the Grudenitis suffered by the team and should come out on top, someone save Derek Carr from Gruden, he deserves better.
Packers @ Rams: It's the game of the week, the young stud in Jared Goff takes on the grizzly veteran in Aaron Rodgers who has done a good job at having some Hollywood type of endings to game in recent years. Goff has been slowed down in recent weeks compared to the start of the year and the Packers will get back first round pick Jaire Alexander, WR Randall Cobb and WR Geronimo Allison. Will The Rams undefeated season continue or will Hollywood deliver a crushing ending to the Rams at the hands of Aaron Rodgers and another miracle comeback?
49ers @ Cardinals: In the who wants to finish in the basement more game of the week, the 49ers head to Arizona where it seems the full on rebuild is happening, Steve Wilks is in over his head as Head Coach, Josh Rosen is getting killed due to GM Steve Kiem's incompetence to develop a strong offensive line which is also hurting David Johnson. Can CJ Bethard recover from his horrific performance against the Rams and get the win over Arizona?
Saints @ Vikings: Get ready for countless highlights of the Minnesota Miracle as we get a playoff rematch between the Saints & Vikings. The Vikings will be without Anthony Barr, G Tom Compton and Dalvin Cook against the Saints as they look to slow down Drew Brees and company for another win. NBC will also debut something called "Field Goal Tracer" that can map the flight of the ball, the trajectory and a "Good From" statistic that will show the furthest distance the Kick would have been good from.
Patriots @ Bills: The Bills are terrible, Derek Anderson remains their starter while Allen is out with an injury and look for the Pats AFC East dominance to continue on Monday Night Football.
Dolphins @ Texans: The end of October brings us BROCKTOBER! (Credit: @rossihunter2) The Texans, who once paid Brock Osweiler $72M, now faces a ghost of their past as he will start for the Dolphins against them. Deshaun Watson will start for Houston after not making the trip to Jacksonville last week. Houston looks to win its fifth straight game.
Eagles @ Jaguars: More 9:30am Football! Blake Bortles is the starter this week despite his benching but they realize a few things. Blake Bortles is undefeated as a starter in London, he has a 8-1 TD to INT ratio and the Jags offense scores an average of 36 points a game. So he won't be gone yet but if they need a new vehicle when they get back to the states, Oakland may have one available.
Jets @ Bears: While the Jets are in the patience zone when it comes to developing Sam Darnold, Mitchell Trubisky seems to be coming around nicely and looks to keep his momentum going against the Jets. Can the Bears stay up to pace with the Packers and Vikings in the tough NFC North?
Buccaneers @ Bengals: The Bucs look for the Ohio double after beating the Browns last week in OT. Expect any next loss by the Bucs to be followed by the firing of Dirk Koetter and how ironic would it be if it happens this week against a Bengals team who should have fired their Head Coach a long time ago?
Seahawks @ Lions: When you are the worst run defense in the league, you bring in a run stuffer who can snack on Running backs like a kid does Halloween candy. Lions are hoping Damon Harrison will improve their defense against the run and with both teams likely to be in the wild card battle, this could have playoff implications in December.
Broncos @ Chiefs: Denver almost handed the Chiefs their first loss of the season until Mahomes made a comeback and kept the undefeated streak alive up to that point a few weeks back. The Chiefs will be down some offensive lineman which should bode well for Von Miller and company. Will the Broncos keep up their momentum from their win over the Cardinals or will they realize that they don't play the Cardinals every week?
Redskins @ Giants: Safe to say the Alex Smith trade worked out well for Washington as they are 4-2 atop the NFC East and look to improve to 2-0 in the division. The Giants meanwhile thought they could win and decided to waste Saquon Barkley's talents instead of grabbing Eli's replacement. Now they are trading off players for draft capital and look to play spoiler to the Redskins' chances of winning the division.
Browns @ Steelers: The year was 2003, Lord Of The Rings was the highest grossest film worldwide, Call of Duty was first released and the Ravens coaching staff consisted of three future Head Coaches(Rex Ryan, Mike Singletary and Mike Nolan) and Baker Mayfield was only 8 years old. This was the last time the Browns beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh and has not been done since.The last time these two played we ended up with a tie but the Browns intercepted Big Ben 3 times and forced him to fumble twice. Pittsburgh gets their first taste of Baker Mayfield with the hope that it isn't a tie on Sunday but a win that would move them to 2-0-1 in the division.
Colts @ Raiders: If Jon Gruden has it his way, the Raiders may not have anybody left over from Reggie McKenzie by the end of the trade deadline. They have now shipped out Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper, both that were supposive key building blocks for long term success of the team. The Colts look to take advantage of the Grudenitis suffered by the team and should come out on top, someone save Derek Carr from Gruden, he deserves better.
Packers @ Rams: It's the game of the week, the young stud in Jared Goff takes on the grizzly veteran in Aaron Rodgers who has done a good job at having some Hollywood type of endings to game in recent years. Goff has been slowed down in recent weeks compared to the start of the year and the Packers will get back first round pick Jaire Alexander, WR Randall Cobb and WR Geronimo Allison. Will The Rams undefeated season continue or will Hollywood deliver a crushing ending to the Rams at the hands of Aaron Rodgers and another miracle comeback?
49ers @ Cardinals: In the who wants to finish in the basement more game of the week, the 49ers head to Arizona where it seems the full on rebuild is happening, Steve Wilks is in over his head as Head Coach, Josh Rosen is getting killed due to GM Steve Kiem's incompetence to develop a strong offensive line which is also hurting David Johnson. Can CJ Bethard recover from his horrific performance against the Rams and get the win over Arizona?
Saints @ Vikings: Get ready for countless highlights of the Minnesota Miracle as we get a playoff rematch between the Saints & Vikings. The Vikings will be without Anthony Barr, G Tom Compton and Dalvin Cook against the Saints as they look to slow down Drew Brees and company for another win. NBC will also debut something called "Field Goal Tracer" that can map the flight of the ball, the trajectory and a "Good From" statistic that will show the furthest distance the Kick would have been good from.
Patriots @ Bills: The Bills are terrible, Derek Anderson remains their starter while Allen is out with an injury and look for the Pats AFC East dominance to continue on Monday Night Football.
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