What Better Way to Celebrate Halloween Than Watching the Vikings Implode?

Week 8 Picks:

DENVER AT SAN FRANCISCO:  Not a pretty Week 7 for these two teams. The Broncos, on their home turf, allowed 59 points to the Oakland Raiders. The 49ers couldn’t beat the winless Panthers. Oh boy. Maybe it’s a good thing these teams left the country. The NFL probably didn’t schedule this game thinking that London would play host to two clubs with a 3-11 record. England will really take to American football with a matchup like this. PICK: BRONCOS

JACKSONVILLE AT DALLAS: On the topic of huge disappointments, HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!?! With Tony Romo likely out for the season, Dallas can officially kiss the playoffs goodbye. However, even with Jon Kitna behind center, I think the Cowboys can pull one out this week. PICK: COWBOYS

MIAMI AT CINCINNATI: The Dolphins are a good football team, much better than their .500 record. The Bengals continue to be an enigma, storming back from a 21-point halftime deficit at Atlanta last week, only to lose. Weird. PICK: DOLPHINS

GREEN BAY AT N.Y. JETS: Coming off a bye week, it doesn’t seem likely that the 5-1 Jets will have a letdown in their home stadium. But, I’ve got a feeling …. PICK: PACKERS

BUFFALO AT KANSAS CITY: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick tallied 382 yards and four touchdown passes last week against the Ravens, which I’m sure had many fantasy football owners out there rushing to the waiver wire. But the Bills still found a way to blow the game and remain winless. PICK: CHIEFS

WASHINGTON AT DETROIT: Lions are well-rested after a bye, which followed a pretty good performance against the NFC East-leading Giants in Week 6. Won’t matter. PICK: REDSKINS

CAROLINA AT ST. LOUIS: The Rams squandered a golden opportunity to keep pace with the Seahawks, but they couldn’t hold off those resilient Buccaneers (Um, yes. Resilient and Buccaneers in the same sentence. The NFC is strange) PICK: PANTHERS

TENNESSEE AT SAN DIEGO: The Chargers embarrassed themselves last week against the Patriots. When a team makes silly mistakes like they did, you’ve got to look at the head coach. Undisciplined. The Titans are a better all-around team, but I still like the Chargers at home. PICK: CHARGERS

MINNESOTA AT NEW ENGLAND: We’ve been anxiously awaiting this one since Moss was traded. It’ll be interesting to see how the New England fans welcome him back to Gillette. I’ll be the first one to admit that Moss acted like a 5-year-old the last few months, but he still brought a lot of great moments to New England: Undefeated regular season, single-season TD reception record and a few circus catches. He deserves a nice ovation during the pre-game introductions.

As a Pats fan, I hope Favre plays. Belichick’s defense against an old, injured Brett Favre. How many interceptions? My guess is five. If Brad Childress had any guts (or brains), he’d sit Favre and give Adrian Peterson the ball all day. But he won’t. I have a feeling this one isn’t going to be close for long. PICK: PATRIOTS

SEATTLE AT OAKLAND: Hmmmm….Honestly, I have no clue. I can’t even pretend to care. PICK: SEAHAWKS

TAMPA BAY AT ARIZONA:  Cardinals haven’t lost at home. Bucs haven’t lost on the road. Maybe they’ll tie. PICK: CARDINALS

PITTSBURGH AT NEW ORLEANS: I’m really looking forward to this matchup. Saints will have a chip on their shoulder, fresh off a humiliating loss to the Browns. And the Steelers come in with the best defense in the league, allowing only 82 points through six games. PICK: STEELERS

HOUSTON AT INDIANAPOLIS: The Texans won’t sweep the Colts this season. No way. PICK: COLTS

Last week: 9-5

Season record: 64-40