Week 8 NFL

We have now reached week 8 in what has been a interesting NFL season.  A bunch of teams are around .500 and no one is really dominant, as we go into the second half of the NFL season.

Week 8 picks:

1)   The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of the worst teams in the league and lost their quarterback to a separated shoulder last week, while the Green Bay Packers are a little banged up but have one of the best quarterbacks in the game.  I’ll take the Green Bay Packers (-15.5) at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Green Bay Packers -15.5

2)   The Chicago Bears once again have a great defense, while the Carolina Panthers seem to be going through some growing pains with a young quarterback.  I’ll take the Chicago Bears (-8) at home over the Carolina Panthers.  Chicago Bears -8

3)   The San Francisco 49ers have been regarded as one of the best teams in football, while the Arizona Cardinals have ruin into trouble the past few weeks.  I’ll go with the San Francisco 49ers (-7) on the road against the Arizona Cardinals.   San Francisco 49ers -7  

4)   The New York Jets have yet to stat the most overrated player (according to SI) and last week seemed like they were playing not to lose on the road in overtime, the Jets have done okay in their division but at 3-4 could be heading down the wrong road.  The Miami Dolphins who have been up and down and hanging in their with a rookie quarterback at 3-3.  I am going to go with the Miami Dolphins (+2) over the NY Jets at MetLife Stadium.  Miami Dolphins +2

5)   The New York Giants are coming off a great win in a back and forth game against Washington in which they got their first division win.  Eli Manning to Victor Cruz has become a good combination.  The Giants are on the road in the division again this week as they face a Dallas Cowboy team which got some bad injury news this week, although the Cowboys always play the Giants well their not the force they once were.   I’ll take the NY Giants (-1.5) over the Dallas Cowboys in Big D.  NY Giants -1.5