Week 8 Preview

Week 8 Preview

Here's what to look for in Week 8. We have a few great matchups of very even teams (PIT-NYG, SD-NO) and some games you couldn't pay me to watch.

Game of the Week: NY Giants @ Pittsburgh
Two 5-1 teams going at it...what could be better? The teams match up very well against each other and we should be in for an entertaining battle tomorrow at Heinz Field.

Most Intriguing Matchup: San Diego v. New Orleans (in London)
Both of these teams were predicted by many (including us) to win their respective divisions and both started 3-4. One team will emerge with hope remaining to make the playoffs, one team will be on the outside looking in. Really, really far in.

Worst Game:

We've been advertising this one for a while. Gag. Seattle @ San Fran was a close second here, but this game featured more combined losses and less combined wins.

Other good matchups: Arizona @ Carolina
Arizona doesn't travel well to the East, which could give Carolina a benefit here. But Arizona is coming off a bye week and will be well-rested.

Indianapolis @ Tennessee
This should be a good one on Monday night. If Indy loses, they're in danger of falling 2 games out of 6th in the playoff race.

Upset of the Week: Is it even an upset to pick Tampa over Dallas? No? Okay, then I guess I'm going to go with St. Louis over New England. The Pats have struggled against the run and Steven Jackson just exploded last week. Look for a similar effort this week.

Games with Playoff Implications:

Arizona @ Carolina
San Diego v. New Orleans
Tampa Bay @ Dallas
Atlanta @ Philly
Cleveland @ Jacksonville
Indy @ Tennessee

Best Performance: Jeff Garcia
At this point, I'll take any quarterback against the Cowboys secondary.

Stay Away From: Ronnie Brown
Buffalo's run defense is good and it's not getting a lot of credit right now.