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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 – MIAMI over New England – The Patriots won a game they shouldn’t have last week – won’t happen two weeks in a row.

15 – BUFFALO over Tampa Bay – Buffalo will happily use the national stage for a “get right” game

14 – DETROIT over Las Vegas – Fire Josh McDaniels

13 – SEATTLE over Cleveland – The Brows just aren’t allowed to be on a roll for this long – it ends in Seattle

12 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Khalil Mack had six sacks against the Raiders, a former team, a few weeks ago…just gonna leave that there

11 – Kansas City over DENVER – The only reason this is not the 16 point game is that its in Denver

10 – SAN FRANCISCO over Cincinnati – Keep an eye on the Brock Purdy situation – if he can’t go, drop the 9ers way down…maybe even take the Bengals.

9 – Baltimore over ARIZONA – The Cardinals have made it a little harder to say this – My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE CARDINALS WILL HAVE THE FIRST PICK IN THE 2024 NFL DRAFT.

8 – DALLAS over Los Angeles Rams – Micah Parsons vs Aaron Donald … enjoy!

7 – New Orleans over INDIANAPOLIS – I see a big game from Derek Carr here – at least 300 yards.

6 – Minnesota over GREEN BAY – To quote the great Dennis Green – Jordan Love is indeed who we thought he was.

5 – CAROLINA over Houston – Bryce Young was just waiting to play #2 pick CJ Stroud for the first time to get his first win … … … is the denial that he is going with.

4 – Atlanta over TENNESSEE – I can’t really figure the Falcons out this season…but in a good way,

3 – WASHINGTON over Philadelphia – Hunch…and hunches stay low on our list.

2 – PITTSBURGH over Jacksonville – This just seems like a game the Steelers can pull out.

1 – NEW YORK JETS over New York Giants – I’d give the standard “New York Bragging Rights” comment here, but is anyone in New York bragging over either team?

Oh this is gonna be an interesting week for sure.

Looking down the list of games and there aren’t too many, if any, no-brainers! The Browns are sitting on the second highest line this week … … … need I say more?? So this could be a make or break week for us.

No point in delaying the inevitable any longer, let’s get going!

Week 9 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – BALTIMORE over Seattle – Baltimore has been playing with a purpose lately and will be hard to beat down the stretch.

13 – CLEVELAND over Arizona – Again, the Browns being this high should tell you enough about the state of the Cardinals right now.

12 – NEW ORLEANS over Chicago – Looks for Derek Carr to go off in this one. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that DEREK CARR WILL THROW FOR AT LEAST 375 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS THIS WEEKi.

11 – LAS VEGAS over New York Giants – Safe to say the Raiders will be playing with a new sense of hope this week!

10 – Washington over NEW ENGLAND – The Commanders are 3-5 but could very well be 6-2 at this point.

9 – PHILADELPHIA over Dallas – This will be the first of two home team winning matchups this season for these two.

8 – Los Angeles Chargers over NEW YORK JETS – This is your Monday Night game…enjoy!

7 – HOUSTON over Tampa Bay – The Texans are an intriguing team that I just don’t think Tampa can handle

6 – ATLANTA over Minnesota – Atlanta is catching the Vikings at the perfect time!

5 – CICINNATI over Buffalo – Sunday is going to end with a fun one if the Bengals keep playing the way they have been.

4 – Miami over KANSAS CITY (in Germany) – This should definitely generate a lot of interest in Europe!

3 – Tennessee over PITTSBURGH – A road game against the Steelers defense will be a solid test to the legitimacy of Will Levis.

2 – GREEN BAY over Los Angeles Rams – No Stafford, no win – that simple,

1 – Indianapolis over CAROLINA –This game lost a LOT of interest when Anthony Richardson went down.

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 with missing out on only 13 points I say we did just that!

Let’s keep it rolling!

Week 10 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – DALLAS over New York Giants – The Giants just gave up 8 sacks to the Raiders…Have fun Mr. Parsons.

13 – LAS VEGAS over New York Jets – The new vibe in the Raiders locker room won’t allow a loss to the Jets

12 – BUFFALO over Denver – Pretty sure the league regrets scheduling this one for Monday Night

11 – BALTIMORE over Cleveland – The Browns’ fun season will come crashing down this week. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE RAVENS WILL WIN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP.

10 – CINCINNATI over Houston – CJ Stroud has made this game lower than you would think it would be on this list.

9 – SEATTLE over Washington – Back-to-back road games on each coast will catch up to the Commanders.

8 – Detroit over LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Sooooooooooo much light blue!

7 – CHICAGO over Carolina – The one time the Bears will be this high on our list is the week where a win will hurt their draft position with Carolina’s pick…that’s the Bears season in a nutshell.

6 – Indianapolis over NEW ENGLAND – OK Germany, we gave you Dolphins/Chiefs last week, just be happy with getting another game.

5 – San Francisco over JACKSONVILLE – I don’t think the bye week could have come at a better time for the 9ers.

4 – PITTSBURGH over Green Bay – Remember when this inter-conference game would have been relevant?

3 – TAMPA BAY over Tennessee – Will Levis has made the Titans a potentially sneaky road team in games they should probably lose.

2 – New Orleans over MINNESOTA – I’m sure this win would take the taste of the Minneapolis Miracle out of the mouths of Saints fans.

1 – ARIZONA over Atlanta – Simply put, the Falcons should not be this bad.

People are talking about the Madden Cruse being the issue with Josh Allen and the Bills this season.

I get that, it’s been around for a while…but what about the new curse that seems to be making its presence known this season … the Bold Prediction Curse! (dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn)

Last week’s Bold Prediction was about the Ravens winning the AFC – they then proceed to lose to the Browns at home. This is not the first time something like this has happened this year.

My best to the recipient of this week’s Bold Prediction!

Week 11 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – DETROIT over Chicago – The Lions are at the top of our list this week … … … enjoy, Detroit!

13 – MIAMI over Las Vegas – If McDaniels were still coach, this would be worse than 70 point drubbing the Dolphins gave Denver earlier this season.

12 – HOUSTON over Arizona – Welp, it’s been fun Texans – my BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE TEXANS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

11 – SAN FRANCISCO over Tampa Bay – I can see Christian McCaffrey getting at least six touchdowns this week.

10 – Dallas over CAROLINA – The Cowboys defense is just going to have fun in this one.

9 – CLEVELAND over Pittsburgh – I’d say that I’m a believer in the Browns, but that statement is at least delayed with the Deshaun Watson injury.

8 – BALTIMORE over Cincinnati – After last week I don’t think Ravens fans want me to say anything positive.

7 – Seattle over LOS ANGELES RAMS – Safe to say the Rams are closer to the Cardinals in the division than they are Seattle and San Francisco

6 – Los Angeles Chargers over GREEN BAY – Jordan Love can’t keep up with the Chargers offense.

5 – JACKSONVILLE over Tennessee – Trevor Lawrence said the offense didn’t know what they were doing last week … … … that worries me

4 – BUFFALO over New York Jets – What are the Bills doing this low on the list??

3 – KANSAS CITY over Philadelphia – It wasn’t a holding call in February

2 – DENVER over Minnesota – This game should not be as exciting as it probably will be

1 – WASHINGTON over New York Giants – This just seems like a game the Giants can sneak away with. Why? … … … got nothing