NFL Picks Week 8

Oakland at Baltimore- After a tough win over the Jets, the Raiders have somewhat redeemed themselves after a demolishing handed to them by the Saints. Oakland has clearly relied heavily on their run, however, and Baltimore is more than capable of handling the ground game. Look for another low score effort out of the Silver and Black this week.

Arizona at Carolina- I really like Arizona these days. Kurt Warner has scarcely looked better and his receivers are second to none. Anquan Boldin may be returning to this game as well. I'm not sure Carolina is truly a contender and I expect to see them separate themselves from contention in the South Division in the coming weeks. As with any game involving Arizona, this could be a nice little shootout.

Tampa Bay at Dallas- After last week, who could expect Dallas to pull this one out? I wouldn't count them out just yet, but I think there's going to be some big changes in Big D if they don't start winning these games. There's too much invested in the team for losses.

Washington at Detroit- Will Detroit finish dead last in the league this year? It looks bad.

Buffalo at Miami- AFC East contention finally begins for Buffalo, and this is where they can distance themselves from the Pats. It's obviously not a must-win, but it would be a great one for the team.

St. Louis at New England- New England looked good last night, eh? Marvin Harrison is done for, which should further hamper the defense. The Rams have looked sharper in the past couple weeks, so I wouldn't count them out completely here.

San Diego at New Orleans- San Diego's had some heartbreakers this year, and they'll be looking for redemption, London style. New Orleans lacks the defense to win this one, and San Diego's defense is just good enough to handle the stellar New Orleans offense. Usually.

Kansas City at New York Jets- The Jets need to start seriously winning some games if they're going to make a bid for the playoffs. This should be a good start for them.

Atlanta at Philadelphia- The honeymoon's over, Matt Ryan. Here's the real deal.

Cleveland at Jacksonville- Which Cleveland is showing up this week? Probably the lousy one. For Derek Anderson's sake, hopefully the Monday night one.

Cincinnatti at Houston- This is one Cincy might actually win. After some preseason hype (ESPN mag, for one), the Texans look lost. They barely pulled one over Detroit last week, and that's just sad.

New York Giants at Pittsburgh- I think Pittsburgh takes this one at home. I really do. The New York pass rush was exposed by Cleveland, and a weakened pass rush means more oppurtunities for Big Ben Roethlisberger.

Seattle at San Francisco- This one could go either way, but I like San Francisco to get focused after the firing of Mike Nolan and pull out a win. Seattle's terrible anyway.

Indianapolis at Tennessee- The unexpected undefeated have had enough of a glory run. Indy needs to start winning some games too or they'll be sitting in the basement with Houston.