DTMagazine Home
|
Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NFL Week 8 Early Games
All times Eastern
Week 7 Results: Rick: 7-8; Flip: 10-5
Thursday, October 23
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers (-3.5, 44.5) 8:15 pm - Minnesota absolutely stumbled themselves into a loss to the Eagles last week, turning the ball over and making mental errors one after another. They are a much better football team, especially on defense, than their 28-22 loss would suggest.
The Chargers certainly didn’t distinguish themselves by losing to the Colts, 38-24. They’ve lost games they should have won, to the Giants and Commanders, if they were really a high quality team. Even if they lose here, which they will, they’ll be fine. The schedule is favorable with Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, a bye and then Las Vegas. Vikings should hang around enough to win it in the 4th quarter.
Coin Flip: Minnesota
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Vikings 27 Chargers 24
Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons (-7, 44.5) 1:00 pm - The Dolphins absolutely stink. Their only win was at home, against the Jets, 27-21. There is no cohesion and no team unity. Players are acting more like thugs than professionals, which is why the Falcons, which is not a great team, is favored by a touchdown. Tua Tagovailoa seems to have never recovered from his second concussion.
The 3-3 Falcons have an easily identifiable pattern. L-W-L-W-BYE-W-L.
The “W” is up for this week.
Coin Flip: Atlata
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Falcons 28 Dolphins 17
It isn’t a rumor, it’s a fact. Baltimore has the worst defense in the league, allowing 32.3 points per game. A bye week doesn’t fix that.
Coin Flip: Chicago
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bears 34 Ravens 17
Hard to see Carolina winning this game, even at home, since the Bills are coming off two straight losses (New England and Atlanta) and a bye. They should have been able to fix whatever is broken with the week off.
Coin Flip: Buffalo
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bills 30 Panthers 20
Until the Jets actually win a game, they’re worth betting against.
Coin Flip: Cincinnati
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bengals 24 Jets 13
The Texans face multiple issues. The offense may be without Nico Collins (concussion), the 49ers are 5-2, and Houston hasn’t beaten any team with a winning record so far this season.
Coin Flip: San Francisco
Fearless Rick’s Pick: 49ers 26 Texans 18
2-5 Cleveland is still auditioning quarterbacks.
Coin Flip: Cleveland
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Patriots 31 Browns 10
One might think that the Giants may not be able to bounce back and that Philadelphia has fixed what went wrong in that Thursday night loss. One would probably be right, but the gap is small.
Coin Flip: Philadelphia
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Eagles 21 Giants 17
All information relating to the content of magazines presented in the Collectible Magazine Back Issue Price Guide has been independently sourced from published works and is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. All pages on this web site, including descriptions and details are copyright 1999-2024 Downtown Magazine Inc., Collectible Magazine Back Issue Price Guide. All rights reserved.
|
