Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. The week that was brought some big surprises. Such surprises as the Steelers overcoming their rival Baltimore, Minnesota ravaging Green Bay, and Miami overcoming the goliath Rams. We'll get to those games and more in this post. Let's get to work!
Week 8 Recap
Atlanta 25, Carolina 17: TW: Panthers; CV: Panthers
Atlanta had a lead and held onto it, it truly is a miracle. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards while throwing an interception. Ryan would also score a touchdown and racking up 27 yards in the game. Brian Hill rushed for 55 yards while Todd Gurley rushed for 46 yards and gained some redemption by scoring a touchdown. This time this touchdown was warranted. Teddy Bridgewater threw for 176 yards with a touchdown while throwing an interception. Curtis Samuel would score a rushing touchdown while getting 23 yards rushing. Mike Davis was the leading rusher in the game with 66 yards. For a time, I actually thought Carolina could make some noise this season. Now i'm not so sure.
Next week:
Atlanta: vs Denver; Carolina: @ Kansas City
TW: 0-1; CV: 0-1
New England 21, Buffalo 24: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
The Bills actually did it. Cam Newton threw for 174 yards in the game while not throwing a touchdown but didn't throw an interception either. Damien Harris ran for 102 yards in the game with a touchdown and Cam Newton scored a rushing touchdown as well with 54 yards. Josh Allen threw for 154 yards but threw an interception. Allen rushed for 23 yards with a touchdown. Zach Moss rushed for 81 yards and scored two touchdowns and Devin Singletary rushed for 86 yards. Buffalo won at home against the Patriots for the first time since 2011.
Next week:
New England: @ NY Jets; Buffalo: vs Seattle
TW: 1-1; CV: 1-1
Minnesota 28, Green Bay 22: TW: Packers; CV: Packers
This game was what I was expecting in their Week 1 matchup. Kirk Cousins threw for 160 yards with a touchdown pass. Dalvin Cook absolutely went on a tear in this game, rushing for 163 yards with three touchdown runs. Aaron Rodgers threw for 291 yards with three touchdowns. Jamaal Williams rushed for a good 75 yards but didn't score a touchdown in this game. Penalties were abundant for the Packers with nine of them for 85 yards.
Next week:
Minnesota: vs Detroit; Green Bay: @ San Francisco
TW: 1-2; CV: 1-2
NY Jets 9, Kansas City 35: TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
The result was to be expected, the Jets are terrible. Sam Darnold threw for only 133 yards. Frank Gore rushed for 30 yards in the game. Patrick Mahomes went on a tear and left no stone unturned as he threw for 416 yards with five touchdowns. Chad Henne and Tommy Townsend would see some action in the game due to the blowout. Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 21 yards. How about that blue sky eh?
Next week:
NY Jets: vs New England; Kansas City: vs Carolina
TW: 2-2; CV: 2-2
Pittsburgh 28, Baltimore 24: TW: Steelers; CV: Steelers
Turnovers hurt and fortunately Pittsburgh woke up to get past their rival. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 182 yards with two touchdowns. James Conner rushed for 47 yards with a touchdown. Lamar Jackson threw for 208 yards with two touchdowns but threw two interceptions. One of them was a pick-six from Steeler linebacker Robert Spillane. Jackson also rushed for 65 yards. JK Dobbins rushed for 113 yards and Gus Edwards rushed for 87 yards while scoring a rushing touchdown. The rivalry is back.
Next week:
Pittsburgh: @ Dallas; Baltimore: @ Indianapolis
TW: 3-2; CV: 3-2
Tennessee 20, Cincinnati 31: TW: Titans; CV: Titans
Gotta give it to Cincy, they hung tough and got a win. Ryan Tannehill threw for 233 yards with two touchdowns and threw an interception. Derrick Henry rushed for 112 yards while scoring a rushing touchdown. Corey Davis had 128 receiving yards and had a touchdown. Joe Burrow threw for 249 yards and scored two touchdowns. Giovanni Bernard and Samaje Perine scored rushing touchdowns while racking up 62 and 32 rushing yards respectively. Cincy really controlled the time of possession with a 35:57 to 24:03 advantage.
Next week:
Tennessee: vs Chicago; Cincinnati: Bye
TW: 3-3; CV: 3-3
Las Vegas 16, Cleveland 6: TW: Browns; CV: Browns
Oh Browns, somehow I knew you'd fuck it up. Derek Carr threw for 112 yards with a touchdown pass. Josh Jacobs really came out and balled against the Browns defense and rushed for 128 yards. The Baker Mayfield we got in this one was the dud version that threw for 122 yards and threw for no touchdowns but neither didn't throw an interception either. Kareem Hunt did have a decent game with 66 yards rushing. Las Vegas controlled the clock with over 37 minutes of time of possession.
Next week:
Las Vegas: @ LA Chargers; Cleveland: Bye
TW: 3-4; CV: 3-4
LA Rams 17, Miami 28: TW: Rams; CV: Rams
Somehow the Dolphins have a winning record. Jared Goff threw for 355 yards with a touchdown and threw two interceptions. Darrell Henderson wouldn't get too much from the ground with 47 yards. Robert Woods did score a rushing touchdown with nine yards in the game. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 93 yards with a touchdown pass in his first NFL start. Myles Gaskin rushed for 47 yards with a touchdown. Miami's defense would get some points as Jared Goff fumbled the ball that would end up getting recovered by Emmanuel Ogbah for a touchdown. Their special teams would get a punt-six as Jakeem Grant ran for 88 yards for a touchdown.
Next week:
LA Rams: Bye; Miami: @ Arizona
TW: 3-5; CV: 3-5
Indianapolis 41, Detroit: TW: Lions; CV: Colts
Why Detroit? WHY! Phillip Rivers threw for 262 yards with three touchdowns. A good game for him. Jordan Wilkins rushed for 89 yards with a touchdown for Indy. Trey Burton scored a rushing touchdown on a 2-yard play. Matthew Stafford threw for 336 yards with three touchdowns and threw an interception. His running game did not help him a lot as Jamal Agnew rushed for 11 yards on one carry. Adrian Peterson would get seven rushing yards on five carries. I questioned why Detroit lost but then I remember that their defense is a faux version of New England.
Next week:
Indianapolis: vs Baltimore; Detroit: @ Minnesota
TW: 3-6; CV: 4-5
LA Chargers 30, Denver 31: TW: Chargers; CV: Chargers
Atlanta, you're not the only one that likes to blow leads. Justin Herbert threw for 278 yards with three touchdowns and had two passes that were intercepted. Justin Jackson gave his team a good game with 89 yards rushing. Drew Lock threw for 248 yards with three touchdowns and had an interception in the game. Phillip Lindsay rushed for 83 yards with a touchdown. For context, at the end of the 3rd quarter, the Chargers were ahead 24-10 in the game. Denver goes on a 21-6 run. Welcome to the club LA!
Next week:
LA Chargers: vs Las Vegas; Denver: @ Atlanta
TW: 3-7; CV: 4-6
New Orleans 26, Chicago 23 (F/OT): TW: Saints; CV: Bears
Both teams almost finished this game in a tie. Quite honestly both teams played awful that they probably deserved to tie it. Drew Brees threw for 280 yards with two touchdowns. Alvin Kamara rushed for 67 yards in the game, his longest was for 20 yards. He also had 96 receiving yards. Nick Foles threw for 272 yards with two touchdowns but also threw an interception. David Montgomery was the leading rusher in the game with 89 yards. Allen Robinson had 87 receiving yards with a touchdown. Saints kicker Wil Lutz would hit the game-winning field goal from 35 yards. I'm glad Chicago lost.
Next week:
New Orleans: @ Tampa Bay; Chicago: @ Tennessee
TW: 4-7; CV: 4-7
San Francisco 27, Seattle 37: TW: Seahawks; CV: Seahawks
The result to be expected but the amount of injuries was not. San Francisco looked dead for a while but then they almost made a comeback. Jimmy Garoppolo started for San Fran but would also go down due to injury. He threw 84 yards. Nick Mullens threw for 238 yards with two touchdowns in his stead. The 49ers running game wouldn't get much but Jamycal Hasty ran for 29 yards with a touchdown. Russell Wilson threw for 261 yards with four touchdowns. Deejay Dallas rushed for 41 with a touchdown run. George Kittle also went down with an injury and could possibly miss 6-8 weeks. Rough season for the 49ers.
Next week:
San Francisco: vs Green Bay; Seattle: @ Buffalo
TW: 5-7; CV: 5-7
Dallas 9, Philadelphia 23: TW: Eagles; CV: Eagles
Two former NCAA FCS quarterbacks played in this one. Ben DiNucci of James Madison University threw for 180 yards but didn't throw a touchdown in the game or throw an interception either. Ezekiel Elliot gave his team some help in the run game with 63 yards but didn't score a touchdown. Carson Wentz of North Dakota State University wasn't really spectacular in this one as he threw for 123 yards with two touchdowns but also threw two interceptions. Boston Scott rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries. Both teams combined for six turnovers as the Cowboys lost two fumbles while the Eagles fumbled two times as well as Wentz's two interceptions mentioned either. In spite of the poor play, the Eagles did get by with a win.
Next week:
Dallas: vs Pittsburgh; Philadelphia: @ NY Giants
TW: 6-7; CV: 6-7
Tampa Bay 25, NY Giants 23: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
This one was a close one. Like a two-point conversion attempt away from a tie game. Tom Brady threw for 279 yards with two touchdowns. Leonard Fournette would be the leading rusher for the game with 52 yards. Mike Evans had 55 receiving yards with a touchdown. Daniel Jones threw for 256 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. One of the touchdowns was a pass to Golden Tate that brought the game to a 25-23 margin. Wayne Gallman rushed for 44 yards with a touchdown. Ryan Succop hit four field goals to help the Buccaneers out.
Next week:
Tampa Bay: vs New Orleans; NY Giants: @ Washington
TW: 7-7; CV: 7-7
2020 Week by Week Record:
TW's record:
Week 1: 8-8
Week 2: 15-1
Week 3: 9-6-1
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 9-5
Week 6: 7-7
Week 7: 12-2
Week 8: 7-7
Total: 78-40-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 10-6
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 8-7-1
Week 4: 7-8
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 11-3
Week 8: 7-7
Total: 71-47-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
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