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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.