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Good evening, everyone! Today I want to discuss which picks I got correct and which ones I got wrong! So, let’s get started! I predicted that the Cardinals would beat the Saints 20-17, but the final score was 42-24 Cardinals over the Saints in a shootout. The Cardinals offense played better thanks to the impact of DeAndre Hopkins. The defense intercepted Andy Dalton 3 times, two of them were back-to-back touchdowns by Marco Wilson and Isiah Simmons. Kyler Murray and Eno Benjamin were involved in the running game as James Conner and Darrell Williams were out the second time. The Cardinals needed that win badly and they have finally snapped a long losing streak at home. I predicted that the Ravens would beat the Browns 24-17, but the final score was 23-20 Ravens over the Browns. I predicted that the Cowboys would beat the Lions 35-21, but the final score was 24-6 Cowboys over the Lions. I predicted that the Giants would beat the Jaguars 29-16, but the final score was 23-17 Giants over the Jaguars. I predicted that the Titans would beat the Colts 32-28, but the final score was 19-10 Titans over the Colts. I predicted that the Jets would beat the Broncos 24-19, but the final score was 16-9 Jets over the Broncos. I predicted that the Chiefs would beat the 49ers 31-25, but the final score was 44-23 Chiefs over the 49ers in a blowout. The 49ers defense got absolutely demolished as they gave up pretty much over 400 yards of passing. You can’t stop the Chiefs even without Tyreek Hill because they have really good weapons on offense. The 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw a big interception in the endzone that the running back was wide open. The new running back Christian McCaffrey was pretty good in his debut against the Chiefs, but it was not enough to beat the Chiefs. I predicted that the Dolphins would beat the Steelers 28-24, but the final score was 16-10 Dolphins over the Steelers. The Steelers were driving down the field to score a touchdown, but the Dolphins defense forced the turnover by picking off the pass to seal the game for the Dolphins.

I predicted that the Buccaneers would beat the Panthers 28-13, but the final score was 21-3 Panthers over the Bucs. The Bucs offense did not score a single touchdown against the 1-5 Panthers team. Do you guys think that Tom Brady might regret coming back to the season and just retire after this season. It might be pass time. I predicted that the Packers would beat the Commanders 31-17, but the final score was 23-21 Commanders over the Packers. The Packers are not the team they used to be from last season. The Vikings are way ahead of their division and the Packers at some point need to go find a wide receiver and trade for one because they need one badly now. They have to find a way to get better on offense and need the Vikings to start losing games, but it is a long way for the Packers. I predicted that the Chargers would beat the Seahawks 34-23, but the final score was 37-23 Seahawks over the Chargers. I predicted that the Patriots would beat the Bears 36-20, but the final score was 33-14 Bears over the Patriots. The Bears offense looked pretty good on offense and their defense stepped up pretty well.

So overall, I have gotten 8 out of 12 picks correct!! Now, let’s get to the NFL week 8 picks, shall we?! The first game I will predict is the Broncos vs Jags game in London. There is a possibility that the Broncos might fire their head coach if they lose tomorrow to the Jags. Well unfortunately, I think that the Jags will beat the Broncos 23-17. Tomorrow you could see the Broncos make some changes after they lose. So, the Broncos need to get their act together. The next game I will predict is the Bears @Cowboys game. I think the Cowboys will beat the Bears 27-21. The next game I will predict is the Dolphins @Lions game. I think the Lions might actually beat the Dolphins in an upset 24-20.

The next game I will predict is the Cardinals @Vikings game. The Cardinals are coming off with the win on Thursday Night Football and the Vikings are coming off the bye week. The Cardinals in history have not beaten the Vikings in Minnesota since 1977. The Cardinals defense has to find a way to stop Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson who has been leading the Vikings in receptions so far this season, and of course Adam Thielen. The Cardinals offense will be going up against the two former teammates: Patrick Peterson and Jordan Hicks who has been pretty good so far. I think Patrick Peterson will be covering DeAndre Hopkins, but who might cover Robbie Anderson who is very talented wide receiver. The Vikings defense has allowed some big plays and that is their weakness. So, who is going to win the game? I think the Vikings may pull off the win over the Cardinals 31-27. The Vikings might be just a little too much. I know that the Cardinals barely beat them last time in Arizona, but I just don’t see the Cardinals doing enough to beat them and plus the offense has to score touchdowns in the first quarter. But if they can do that, then they will win the game. Hopefully the Cardinals will prove me wrong. The next game I will predict is the Raiders @Saints game. I think the Raiders will beat the Saints 30-23. The next game I will predict is the Patriots @Jets game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Jets will beat the Patriots 31-24. The Jets seem to be a pretty good team so far this season. The next game I will predict is the Steelers @Eagles game. I think the Eagles will beat the Steelers 34-17. The next game I will predict is the Titans @Texans game, the divisional rivalries. I think the Titans will beat the Texans 28-20. The next game I will predict is the Commanders @Colts game. I think the Colts will beat the Commanders 23-16. The next game I will predict is the 49ers @Rams game, the divisional rivalries. The 49ers will be without Deebo Samuel which is good news for the Rams defense, but it does not mean that the Rams will win the game. I still do think the 49ers will beat the Rams 26-23. The 49ers have always given the Rams a problem every time they face each other. The next game I will predict is the Giants @Seahawks game. I think the Giants will beat the Seahawks 30-23. The next game I will predict is the Packers @Bills game on Sunday Night Football. I think the Bills will beat the Packers 37-23. The Bills are just a hot team right now and they are concerns for the Packers so far this season. The last game I will predict is the Bengals @Browns game, the divisional rivalries on Monday Night Football. I think the Bengals will beat the Browns 34-27.

So, what do you guys think about the NFL week 8 picks?! I would love to hear lots of comments, thoughts, opinions, questions, or concerns down below!

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