Another middling week, going 8-7 with my picks in week seven. Whatever, I'll take it.
That makes five winning weeks (moneywise, had I bet money) out of seven. And one of the losing weeks was 8-8.
I do have one guy at CBS Sports.com breathing down my neck now. He's on a hot streak, and is only a game behind me. That qualifies as stress in my life, actually. Have I mentioned how much I hate stress?
I'm not sure the new kickoffs will ever not look weird to me. Announcers were heard recently trying to claim that it has had the effect of adding excitement and playmaking to the game where there wasn't much before. Their evidence was that the average starting field position was at the 25 yard line of the receiving team last year, and it's up to the 30 this year.
Yeah. I'm sure it's a coincidence that last year a touchback brought the ball out to the 25, and that was changed to the 30 for this season.
But it's also for player safety, which I guess I can get behind. It's sad that they've mostly eliminated the onside kick from the game (although there was a successful one last weekend) and completely eliminated the surprise onside kick, but again, player safety, right?
But why, then, add a 17th game? Why not go back to 16? Or 14? Why add playoff games?
Because the owners are billionaires, and one thing I know about billionaires, they never think they're making enough money. Because, I assume, they have gaping holes where their souls are supposed to be, or whatever the non-dualist equivalent of a soul is.
But I seem to have wandered a bit. Week eight picks:
Thursday
Vikings -3 vs. Rams
Sunday
Ravens -9.5 vs. Browns
Lions -11 vs. Titans
Texans -6 vs. Colts
Packers -4.5 vs. Jaguars
Cardinals +3 vs. Dolphins
Jets -7 vs. Patriots
Falcons -2.5 vs. Buccaneers
Bengals -2.5 vs. Eagles
Chargers -7.5 vs. Saints
Bills -3 vs. Seahawks
Bears -2.5 vs. Commanders
Broncos -8.5 vs. Panthers
Raiders +9.5 vs. Chiefs
49ers -4.5 vs. Cowboys
Monday
Steelers -6.5 vs. Giants
Last week: 8-7
Season to date: 58-46-3
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