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NFL Week 8 Guide Offers Matchup Previews, Predictions, and Picks
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In Short: Decatur Radio and ESPN offer comprehensive guides to NFL Week 8, covering 13 games with detailed previews, predictions, and betting insights.
Decatur Radio and ESPN offer comprehensive guides to NFL Week 8, covering 13 games with detailed previews, predictions, and betting insights.
ESPN highlights the Thursday night matchup between the Bears and Seahawks, noting that the full Week 8 slate culminates with this game.
The matchup between the Ravens and Bills is a key game, with Baltimore needing to be physical to stop Buffalo's RB James Cook III, who ranks second in the NFL with 104.5 yards rushing per game.
Detroit's defense, despite allowing a league-high 391 yards per game, is not underestimating the Vikings, who have the 29th-ranked total offense.
Kevin O'Connell, the Lions' coach, emphasized the importance of the defense making plays in critical moments, especially against the Vikings.
The Dolphins have 12 games left this season, including all six AFC East divisional matchups, starting with the Jets on Sunday.
Experts are also focusing on the matchup between the Jaguars and Broncos, influenced by the Jaguars' recent blowout win over Cleveland and the Broncos' loss to the Chiefs.
College football Week 6 features two unbeaten Big Ten teams at noon ET and builds to a primetime matchup between 5-0 Georgia and Alabama.
The NFL's Football Power Index (FPI) projections and final score picks from Maldonado, Moody, and Walder are also provided.
The matchups for Week 8 include high-profile games and potential upsets, with experts offering their insights and predictions.
Fans are encouraged to stay tuned for the entire day, as each timeslot features a blockbuster matchup.
What this adds
This week's guide adds new matchups and predictions compared to the previous week's coverage.
Background
NFL experts provide their picks and predictions for Week 7 games, including key matchups and betting insights.
What's confirmed
- Decatur Radio and ESPN offer comprehensive guides to NFL Week 8, covering 13 games with detailed previews, predictions, and betting insights.
- ESPN highlights the Thursday night matchup between the Bears and Seahawks, noting that the full Week 8 slate culminates with this game.
- The matchup between the Ravens and Bills is a key game, with Baltimore needing to be physical to stop Buffalo's RB James Cook III, who ranks second in the NFL with 104.5 yards rushing per game.
- Detroit's defense, despite allowing a league-high 391 yards per game, is not underestimating the Vikings, who have the 29th-ranked total offense.
- Kevin O'Connell, the Lions' coach, emphasized the importance of the defense making plays in critical moments, especially against the Vikings.
- The Dolphins have 12 games left this season, including all six AFC East divisional matchups, starting with the Jets on Sunday.
- Experts are also focusing on the matchup between the Jaguars and Broncos, influenced by the Jaguars' recent blowout win over Cleveland and the Broncos' loss to the Chiefs.
- College football Week 6 features two unbeaten Big Ten teams at noon ET and builds to a primetime matchup between 5-0 Georgia and Alabama.
- The NFL's Football Power Index (FPI) projections and final score picks from Maldonado, Moody, and Walder are also provided.
- The matchups for Week 8 include high-profile games and potential upsets, with experts offering their insights and predictions.
- Fans are encouraged to stay tuned for the entire day, as each timeslot features a blockbuster matchup.
What's still developing
- Let's get into the full Week 8 slate, which culminates with "Monday Night Football" matchup between the Bears and Seahawks on ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless otherwise noted, and all odds are via DraftKings.) Jump to a matchup: BAL-BUF | MIN-DET | IND-JAX ATL-TB | TEN-CIN | ARI-DAL CLE-PIT | LV-NYJ | LAC-LAR KC-DEN | NE-MIA | PHI-WSH CHI-SEA Thursday: CAR-GB Bye: NO, NYG, SF, HOU 1 p.m.
- The Ravens haven't allowed 100 yards rushing to a running back in 21 straight games.
- "Yeah, you could take numbers and throw them out the window because what they're doing is what it takes to win," defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said.
- "I know that we're going to need to be the reason why we win some football games this year, offensively making plays in critical moments," coach Kevin O'Connell said. -- Kevin Seifert What we're hearing on the Lions: On paper, the Lions' defense versus the Vikings' offense appears to be weakness versus weakness.
- "It’s worth noting ahead of this Week 2 matchup that the Ravens might be without both Zay Flowers (hamstring) and Ja’Kobi Lane (fractured wrist) in this game, putting real restraints on this passing game. That creates an avenue for New Orleans to win, but we think Jackson and Henry ultimately run their way to a 2-0 record against a defense that allowed 165 yards and 5 ypc in Week 1."
- Tip off of Game 1 of the 2026 WNBA Finals demands a flashback to 2008 WNBA Finals.
- Allisha Gray, whose status remains uncertain for Game 1, is the highest MVP finisher among the teams, matching Smith’s high point with a fourth-place finish last season.
- The undefeated teams are protecting their place in the College Football Playoff race, preseason contenders are trying to recover before it's too late and several conference matchups could reshape the picture entirely.
- Here's one player to watch in each matchup, the personnel edge that could decide it and a pick against the spread.
- After helping spur Oklahoma's upset of the Longhorns this past weekend, Manning and Texas have quickly reached the sink-or-swim point of the season, with four ranked matchups in their next five games.
- The biggest matchup of the weekend takes place right out of the gate on Saturday afternoon, with Arch Manning and the No.
- After we kicked off the new season last week, Week 2 promises to carry the baton with a number of high-stakes games on the docket, including five divisional matchups.