NFL Week 8 Picks

NFL week 8 is upon us and it comes with a game being played overseas in London.

London?
Yes, London. You know, fish, chips, cup o' tea. Bad food, worse weather. Mary fu**in' Poppins. London!

The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins will be playing in London to a sellout crowd. Cool if it is a preseason game, but I do not like a regular season game played overseas. It throws everything off for each team that participates. Practices, food, beers, and the travel are all different.

There is a reason that there is futbol in Europe, and a reason there is football in America... they are where they flourish. That is like Manchester United coming over here for a match in the US. Sure, it would sellout, but the excitement would die after the 90-minute match.

*Yawn* Can we move onto next week's Colts-Pats matchup?

Anyway... this week's picks:

Indianapolis Colts @ Carolina Panthers - With their big matchup on the horizon, look for the Colts to use this game as a tuneup. No let down this week. Manning will officially be the first QB to beat 31 teams, take that Brady (he plays a later game)! Indianapolis.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears - The Bears showed me some life last week by coming back on the Eagles, and making me look foolish for picking Philly. And the Lions have lost both their contests that have been on the road. They are looking to sweep the season series against the Bears. They actually showed the run last week as they prevailed over the Bucs. Detroit.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals - Yes, yes, the Bengals came from behind last week. But look who they were playing... the New York Jets. Steelers will be sharper this week than last, and RB Willie Parker plays well against the Bengals. Pittsburgh.

New York Giants v. Miami Dolphins in London - No Ronnie Brown for the Dolphins? Miami, say hello to 0-8. And thank you Brown for throwing my fantasy football season out the door... I had you in two leagues! Bum. New York.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Minnesota Vikings - This is one of those "Ugh" games that I hate to pick. Both offenses suck this season, and you never know what you are going to get. Eagle fan, miss Jeff Garcia? Minnesota.

Cleveland Browns @ St. Louis Rams - At first I kind of wanted to make this an upset game and be able to point my finger and say, "Haha, I told you it was an upset," based on the return of Steven Jackson. But then I remembered that the Rams O-Line sucks and that the Browns can actually score. Cleveland.

Oakland Raiders @ Tennessee Titans - I love how Oakland fan was proclaiming, "first place AFC West!" early this season. Well at least they got their kicks in. Vince Young is back and hopefully he makes me look smart by keeping him on the bench on my fantasy team. Tennessee.

Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets - Trent Edwards if the starter now, and JP Losman may have to think about the prospect of being on another team. Too bad the Jets do not go with their backup QB. Chad Pennington will be starting again. Buffalo.

Houston Texans @ San Diego Chargers - The Chargers will have a little more motivation this week with the fires threatening players and fans homes this past week. L.T. had to evacuate his home, he lives by MLB pitcher Steve Trachsel. I know Steve's brother, Pat Trachsel, through my buddy BQ and Amir. Pat sometimes invites BQ... oh nevermind, I will shut up now. San Diego.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - With David Garrard out for a few weeks, expect to see a lot of the Jaguars running game. I do not like backup QB Quinn Gray's chances on the road. Go Jeff Garcia. Tampa Bay.

Washington Redskins @ New England Patriots - Tom Brady will be out for blood once he sees that Peyton Manning is the first QB to beat 31 NFL teams. He will throw five TDs to get back at Manning. New England.

New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers - Drew Brees and Reggie Bush are starting to play well, while the 49ers are struggling under their first-year offensive coordinator. New Orleans.

Green Bay Packers @ Denver Broncos - Denver is not an easy place to play, and in Brett Favre's only appearance there he threw three interceptions in a 31-10 loss. Green Bay's running game has been non-existent, but they can run on Denver's defense. This is tough for me.... Packers, Denver, Packers, Denver... I am going to flip a coin... Heads, Packers. Tails, Denver. Denver.

Week 7 record: 8-6
Overall record (started in week 3): 41-30