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Random observation here …

We have a bit of an anomaly this week. Throughout most of the season we have to deal with bye weeks. Whether it is our fantasy teams or not being able to get more points in a week of a confidence pool, we have to deal with a stretch of the season where someone won’t be playing.

This week though, in the heart of it all, guess who has a bye week … … … bye weeks!

Yes, all 32 teams will be taking the field this weekend. It’s a good thing, too – after the last couple of weeks, we need more points!

Week 8 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – DETROIT over Tennessee – No Hutchinson, no Jameson … not a problem this week.

15 – Baltimore over CLEVELAND – Would you stand in front of Derrick Henry? My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE RAVENS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

14 – Kansas City over LAS VEGAS – Well thank goodness the Chiefs made a trade to FINALLY get an offensive weapon!

13 – DENVER over Carolina – The Broncos being this high at any point in the season can’t have been on anyone’s Bingo card.

12 – PITTSBURGH over New York Giants – Seems like the clock is officially ticking on the Danie Jones era.

11 – HOUSTON over Indianapolis – The Texans lost that week … don’t see that happening too often this season.

10 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over New Orleans – Hopefully you all see why Derek Carr should get more appreciation now.

9 – SAN FRANCISCO over Dallas – Oh boy do the 9ers need this one.

8 – Minnesota over LOS ANGELES RAMS – Receivers are all either being traded or are injured … ask the Rams about the latter.

7 – Buffalo over SEATTLE – Pretty sure this win might clinch the AFC East for the Bills.

6 – New York Jets over NEW ENGLAND – I think Davante Adams is just glad he doesn’t have to play the Steelers for a third straight week.

5 – CINCINNATI over Philadelphia – This was supposed to be Game of the Week material … yet here we are.

4 – Green Bay over JACKSONVILLE – No bye week after two weeks in London? Not ideal for the Jags.

3 – WASHINGTON over Chicago – This will be fun to watch this week…and for years to come.

2 – Atlanta over TAMPA BAY – Hard to win a game when you have basically no one to throw the ball to.

1 – MIAMI over Arizona – This should go up several lines if Tua ends up playing.

We’re already on double digit weeks? How can this be!

And after last week, we are ready to get into the double digit portion of the season. We said that we needed a big week last week and I would say we did just that!

Let’s keep it rolling!

Week 10 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – KANSAS CITY over Denver – The Chiefs are going to lose a game this season … … … right?

13 – BALTIMORE over Cincinnati – Can’t play the Raiders every week, Bengals!

12 – WASHIGNTON over Pittsburgh – The Commander should have no business being this high against the Steelers, but here we are.

11 – CHICAGO over New England – Lose this one and there will be a LOT of angry Bears fans

10 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Tennessee – The Chargers have been one of the quietest solid looking teams this year – along with … … …

9 – CARDINALS over New York Jets - … … … the Cardinals!

8 – Buffalo over INDIANAPOLIS – I’m feeling it this year. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE BILLS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

7 – Minnesota over JACKSONVILLE – Safe the say the Vikings need this one if they want to keep up with the Lions.

6 – San Francisco over TAMPA BAY – If Baker had a wide receiver to throw to this would be a lot closer.

5 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Miami – Take the over on this one for sure!

4 – Atlanta over NEW ORLEANS – Derek Carr needs to get the Saints offense back to where they were in the beginning of the season for me to have faith in them.

3 – Philadelphia over DALLAS – The Cowboys would have at least had a chance if Dak was playing.

2 – Detroit over HOUSTON – This will be a Super Bowl matchup in the next few years.

1 – CAROLINA over New York Giants – Sending these two teams to play in Germany is our wars start.

Don’t look now but we are getting close to the end of the season.

If you are somewhere in the middle of your season long pool, now is the time to start making your move! Though, if you have been following the picks here – obviously you are towards the top :)

So let’s keep it rolling!

Week 11 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – DETROIT over Jacksonville – I feel like the Lions are what the Jaguars were supposed to be

13 – MIAMI over Las Vegas – (looks at 2025 NFL Mock Drafts to see the next Raiders quarterback)

12 – SAN FRANCISCO over Seattle – On behalf of one-win fantasy owners everywhere, welcome back CMC!

11 – Houston over DALLAS – At least it’s a night game so the open window in Jerry World won’t be an issue this week.

10 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Cincinnati – The Bengals can put up numbers, just not enough points.

9 – Green Bay over CHICAGO – Changes on the Lakefront happened too late. Between that and a difficult remaining schedule, my BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE BEARS WILL HAVE A TOP 5 PICK IN NEXT YEARS DRAFT.

8 – NEW ORLEANS over Cleveland – This is a needed get-right game for the Saints offense – MVS isn’t a lasting answer.

7 – Minnesota over TENNESSEE – It’s gonna be hard to pick the Titans the rest of the season.

6 – BUFFALO over Kansas City – There’s a small chance this could very well be an entertaining game.

5 – Baltimore over PITTSBURGH – I’m probably making a mistake not having faith in the Steelers at this point, yet here we are.

4 – PHILADELPHIA over Washington – Potential for another competitive game on Amazon? What world are we in?

3 – DENVER over Atlanta – I can’t remember there being a game with two teams who I can get an accurate read on less.

2 – NEW ENGLAND over Los Angeles Rams – Pure hunch on this one.

1 – Indianapolis over NEW YORK JETS – The Colts believe in Anthony Richardson again, so I’ll believe in him as well.

Since the league extended to 17 games and 18 weeks a few years ago, bye weeks have also been extended.

We’ll get back to our full schedule of games soon enough – but for this week we need to stay on our game…as we do!

Week 14 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

13 – PHILADELPHIA over Carolina – Bryce Young has been showing some improvement, but not enough for what would be needed this week.

12 – TAMPA BAY over Las Vegas – Predicting a Raiders loss needs to explanation at this point

11 – PITTSBURGH over Cleveland – I’m just here for the Jameis Winston quotes

10 – MINNESOTA over Atlanta – The Vikings may end up being the least talked about 12 win team every with the division they are here

9 – KANSAS CITY over Los Angeles Chargers – I was never on board with the concept of the refs helping the Chiefs win games … … … then

last week happened.

8 – MIAMI over New York Jets – Remember when this game was gonna decide the AFC East?

7 – DETROIT over Green Bay – When did Amazon go from getting the worst matchups to the Game of the Week??

6 – SAN FRANCISCO over Chicago – This would be a lot higher if the 9ers didn’t have so many questions on offense now.

5 – Buffalo over LOS ANGELES RAMS – Don’t think the Bills will have to worry about AS much snow this week in LA

4 – Cincinnati over DALLAS – So much disappointment in one game. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that BILL BELICHICK WILL BE THE NEXT COACH OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS

3 – ARIZONA over Seattle – I’m pretty sure the two NFC West games in week 18 will have division title implications.

2 – TENNESSEE over Jacksonville – The Jags would win this game with Trevor Lawrence

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over New Orleans – Hunch…just a hunch