The Bears have the better defense while Washington has been scoring points like it is nobody's business with Daniels passing for 1,410 yards (75 percent completion rate) and six touchdowns along with two interceptions and also four rushing touchdowns. Williams has passed for 1,317 yards with nine TD passes and five interceptions. Look for both teams to go back and forth as Marcus Mariota did a good job filling in for Daniels last week. The Bears could pull this one out as long as the defense pressures the quarterback, perhaps forcing a couple of turnovers.
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) take on the resurgent Cincinnati Bengals (3-4), who have won two straight after a poor start this season. The Eagles crushed the New York Giants last week and running back Saquon Barkley had another big game and he has rushed for 658 yards this season (6.1 ypc average) and has scored six touchdowns, including five of those on the ground. The Bengals won a tight one against the Cleveland Browns last Sunday and QB Joe Burrow already has 14 TD passes along with 1,759 passing yards as his top two wideouts (Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins) have nine combined touchdowns. This game could be a high scoring affair and the Bengals should come out on top.
The Atlanta Falcons won a thriller at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers three weeks ago and now have a chance to get the season sweep against their NFC South rivals and sole possession of first place as both teams are 4-3 heading into the game. Falcons QB Kirk Cousins has been up and down through the first seven games (1,830 yards, ten TD, seven INT) while Bucs QB Baker Mayfield has been solid, throwing for 1,859 yards with 18 TD passes and seven interceptions. Another high scoring game between these two teams could very well happen with the Bucs possibly getting the victory this time.
On Sunday night in San Francisco, the 49ers (3-4) and their injury riddled roster take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-3), who are coming off their bye week. The 'Niners lost 28-18 against the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs last week and lost WR Brandon Aiyuk for the season with a knee injury. Also on the injury report are running back Christian McCaffrey, who hasn't played a down this season and WR Deebo Samuel (pneumonia) and also tight end George Kittle (foot sprain).
The Cowboys' Dak Prescott has 1,602 passing yards with eight touchdowns and six picks thrown and will likely have to air it out against a 49ers defense as their running game (84 yards per game) has been below average so far this season. San Francisco QB Brock Purdy threw three picks last week and has thrown seven in seven games along with nine TD passes and 1,841 yards. This one could go down to the wire, but with so many injuries one has to like the Cowboys chances in this road game.
The rest of the NFL action is featured in the capsule style format and the Heftyinfo picks follow up.
Baltimore (5-2) at Cleveland (1-6) - The Ravens should dominate this one, but the Browns defense could allow them to hang around.
Tennessee (1-5) at Detroit (5-1) - Lions roll !
Arizona (3-4) at Miami (2-4) - Heads up! Tua is back . . . take the Dolphins.
N.Y. Jets (2-5) at New England (1-6) - Who cares?
Green Bay (5-2) at Jacksonville (2-5) - The Jaguars are back at home after two straight games over in London, England. Packers have been rolling, but the Jags could surprise them.
Indianapolis (4-3) at Houston (5-2) - The battle for first place in the AFC South. Colts have won four out of their last five games and the Texans are unbeaten at home this season. Take the Texans in close one.
New Orleans (2-5) at L.A. Chargers (3-3) - Chargers let one get away last Monday on the road against Arizona while the Saints got crunched against Denver. The Chargers should win this one, but they have to get their running game back on track if they want to get the victory.
Buffalo (5-2) at Seattle (4-3) - The Bills have it rolling lately and the Seahawks snapped a three-game skid last week in impressive fashion. Toss up in this one.
Carolina (1-6) at Denver (4-3) - The Broncos should come out with the victory. The Panthers are terrible and are going back to QB Bryce Young after Andy Dalton was injured in a car wreck this week. Denver rolls!
Kansas City (6-0) at Las Vegas (2-5) - The Raiders were the last team to beat the Chiefs in a game . . . last Christmas Day. Not happening this time around. Plus the Chiefs added WR DeAndre Hopkins to their offense via trade.
N.Y. Giants (2-5) at Pittsburgh (5-2) - Steelers QB Russell Wilson shook off the rust last Sunday night and cooked up a victory with the Steelers scoring a season high 37 points. The Giants have been lousy this season.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
Minnesota over L.A. Rams
Cincinnati over Philadelphia
Baltimore over Cleveland
DETROIT over Tennessee
Miami over Arizona
N.Y. Jets over New England
Atlanta over Tampa Bay
Green Bay over Jacksonville
Houston over Indianapolis
L.A. Chargers over New Orleans
Buffalo over Seattle
Denver over Carolina
Kansas City over Las Vegas
Chicago over Washington
Dallas over San Francisco
Pittsburgh over N.Y. Giants
Last Week's Record - 9-6
SEASON RECORD - 68-39
Lock of the Week Record - 4-3
No comments:
Post a Comment