Mile High Report
The eighth week of the NFL regular season has arrived. My Week 7 picks were not great all. I picked just 8 of 15 games correctly and went 0-4 with respect to primetime games. Through seven weeks I’m sitting at 69-39 with predictions—a little less than my season goal of 65-percent accuracy. This week, there will be only thirteen games with six teams enjoying some time off on their bye week. Let’s see if I can do any better with my picks for the Week 8 slate of games.
Thursday Night Football — Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers
Winner: Chargers
I had pegged both these teams to come away with victories last week but wound up being wrong with both of them. It’s hard for me to be confident in Carson Wentz leading the Vikings to a victory on the road. I think the Chargers will rebound to try and keep pace with Denver in the AFC West.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals
Winner: Bengals
The Bengals pulled off a stunner on Thursday Night Football upending the Pittsburgh Steelers. This week, they host the winless Jets who have dropped seven in a row to start the season. I’ll take Cincinnati at home in this one to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Winner: Eagles
The Giants are coming off a horrendous fourth quarter collapse and loss to the Broncos, whilst the Eagles are riding high after taking down the Vikings. I’m not sure New York has what it takes to beat Philadelphia. I’ll take the Eagles at home in this NFC East matchup.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans
Winner: 49ers
At some point in time, I’m going to have to stop doubting the 49ers despite all their injuries and key losses. Kyle Shanahan is a great coach and is finding ways to gut out wins. He will go up against a familiar face in DeMeco Ryans and the 2-4 Texans this weekend. It’s a must-win game for Houston who can’t afford to drop five of their first seven games. Nevertheless, I’ll take the 49ers on the road propelling them to 6-2 on the season.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens
Winner: Bears
The Bears, winners of four in a row, head on the road to take on the Ravens who have lost four in a row. If the Ravens can’t win this one, it will likely be a curtain call on their postseason dreams in ‘25. Chicago is clearly the better team right now, and Lamar Jackson may be sidelined again. If so? Oof. I’ll go with my gut here and take the Bears.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots
Winner: Patriots
This game is a tale of two opposites. The Browns are 2-5 while the Patriots are 5-2. The Browns defense has been keeping them in most...
