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      <name>Paul Barry</name>
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    <published>2007-10-26T16:02:44-04:00</published>
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    <title type="html">NFL Week 8</title>
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        <summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;7-7 last week, so the overall record remains an abysmal 9 games below .500 at 43-52-8.  Let&apos;s if we can get back on track this week:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland -3 over ST. LOUIS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;St. Louis appears to be a totally disaster right now, you can&apos;t take them until something changes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detroit +5 over CHICAGO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I think these teams are fairly evenly match, so I&apos;ll take the points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indianapolis -6.5 over CAROLINA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;6.5?  Are you kidding me?  Did Peyton Manning get hurt?  I know it&apos;s on the road, but I think Indy should be able to cover a touchdown.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N.Y. Giants -9.5 over MIAMI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So this game is in London, but it&apos;s going to be a 1PM ET time anyway.  Interesting.  What&apos;s the point of having the game be in London if it&apos;s not going to be nationally televised?  Why not save this for later in the season and have it be a Saturday game?  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oakland +7.5 over TENNESSEE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tennessee hasn&apos;t been blowing anybody out this year&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MINNESOTA +1 over Philadelphia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not sure why Minny is getting a point at home.  Aren&apos;t these teams evenly matched?  They are both 2-4 NFC teams, and Philly has got a lot of distractions going on with people calling for Andy Reid&apos;s resignation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CINCINNATI +3.5 over Pittsburgh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The AFC North goes completely up for grabs if Cincy can pull of the upset.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buffalo +3 over N.Y. JETS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Maybe the Ravens just suck, but with Trent Edwards at the helm, Buffalo seems like a team to contend with.  This has to be Chad Pennington&apos;s last game as a starter.  They will fall to 1-7, and at that point you have to find out what you&apos;ve got with Kellen Clemens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAN DIEGO -9.5 over Houston&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It&apos;s tough to decide how to pick this one.  We still don&apos;t know, as of Friday, where this game is going to be played.  My guess though is that it will be at the Q and the Bolts will rally around this tragedy.   &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAMPA BAY -3.5 over Jacksonville&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Quinn Gray really looked awful last week&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Orleans -1 over SAN FRANCISCO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Seems like the Saints are going somewhere and the 49ers aren&apos;t&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Washington +16.5 over NEW ENGLAND&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Skins have a pretty decent D and have been able to put points on the board, so the Skins should be able to keep it within 2 TDs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DENVER -3 over Green Bay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tough one to call, but I&apos;ll go with the AFC when in doubt.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;7-7 last week, so the overall record remains an abysmal 9 games below .500 at 43-52-8.  Let&apos;s if we can get back on track this week:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland -3 over ST. LOUIS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;St. Louis appears to be a totally disaster right now, you can&apos;t take them until something changes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detroit +5 over CHICAGO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I think these teams are fairly evenly match, so I&apos;ll take the points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indianapolis -6.5 over CAROLINA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;6.5?  Are you kidding me?  Did Peyton Manning get hurt?  I know it&apos;s on the road, but I think Indy should be able to cover a touchdown.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N.Y. Giants -9.5 over MIAMI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So this game is in London, but it&apos;s going to be a 1PM ET time anyway.  Interesting.  What&apos;s the point of having the game be in London if it&apos;s not going to be nationally televised?  Why not save this for later in the season and have it be a Saturday game?  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oakland +7.5 over TENNESSEE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tennessee hasn&apos;t been blowing anybody out this year&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MINNESOTA +1 over Philadelphia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not sure why Minny is getting a point at home.  Aren&apos;t these teams evenly matched?  They are both 2-4 NFC teams, and Philly has got a lot of distractions going on with people calling for Andy Reid&apos;s resignation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CINCINNATI +3.5 over Pittsburgh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The AFC North goes completely up for grabs if Cincy can pull of the upset.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buffalo +3 over N.Y. JETS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Maybe the Ravens just suck, but with Trent Edwards at the helm, Buffalo seems like a team to contend with.  This has to be Chad Pennington&apos;s last game as a starter.  They will fall to 1-7, and at that point you have to find out what you&apos;ve got with Kellen Clemens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAN DIEGO -9.5 over Houston&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It&apos;s tough to decide how to pick this one.  We still don&apos;t know, as of Friday, where this game is going to be played.  My guess though is that it will be at the Q and the Bolts will rally around this tragedy.   &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAMPA BAY -3.5 over Jacksonville&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Quinn Gray really looked awful last week&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Orleans -1 over SAN FRANCISCO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Seems like the Saints are going somewhere and the 49ers aren&apos;t&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Washington +16.5 over NEW ENGLAND&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Skins have a pretty decent D and have been able to put points on the board, so the Skins should be able to keep it within 2 TDs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DENVER -3 over Green Bay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tough one to call, but I&apos;ll go with the AFC when in doubt.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <author>
      <name>Lombardi</name>
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    <published>2007-10-27T14:06:32-04:00</published>
    <updated>2007-10-27T14:06:32-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html">the game in London has to be a 1pm game due to the 6 hour time difference. The game will kickoff at 7pm local time. </content>
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