Sports Takes Sure To Be Wrong (Although We Know The Majority Of These Will Be Right) | NFL Week 8

That noted sports philosopher William Martin Joel once sang, “You turned the tap dance into your crusade/Now here you are with your faith/And your Peter Pan advice/You have no scars on your face/And you cannot handle…”

Well, you should know the word that comes next, and it relates to the New Orleans Saints.

Have you seen the mistakes and the videos of the Saints offense recently? The Pressure appears to be getting to them as well.

I had a bad week picking pro games last week, but I’m fine.

Here are some “Sports Takes Sure To Be Wrong (Although We Know The Majority Of These Will Be Right)” – it’s NFL picks time.

Bills 27, Buccaneers 17: Buffalo plays at a much higher level at home. The Buccaneers have come back down to earth since their strong start.

Texans 30, Panthers 21: Houston has a team with playoff potential. So, it can’t afford to lose this game, and it won’t.

Rams 33, Cowboys 24: This is an upset worth taking a flyer on. L.A. has been a feel-good story this year. The Cowboys are inconsistent.

Vikings 34, Packers 27: Minnesota has turned it on after a slow start while Green Bay has regressed a bit on offense.

Colts 30, Saints 27: I think the Saints found their groove on offense in the second half of the Jacksonville loss. The problem is that the Indy offense has shown that it can hold its own in high-scoring games. The higher the score is, the lower the Saints chances of winning. I’ll take the home team to win and keep the pressure on New Orleans for one more week.

Dolphins 31, Patriots 27: The Patriots traditionally struggle in Miami. This is a game the Dolphins have to win in order to keep their one-game lead in the AFC East over Buffalo. Here is a bonus prediction: This week Miami will play a team that actually commits a penalty in a game.

Jets 17, Giants 13: Scoring figures to be at a premium in this game. I’ll take the Jets coming off of a bye to score just enough to win.

Steelers 23, Jaguars 20: This game should go down to the wire. Pittsburgh has been good at finding ways to win close games this season, and this is a home game. But keep an eye on Jacksonville – this team will make noise in the playoffs.

Falcons 23, Titans 18: Atlanta showed a lot of heart in its victory at Tampa Bay last week. The Titans could be in freefall. This is the type of favored game the Falcons typically lose, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt.

Eagles 26, Commanders 20: After getting handed a win by the refs against Miami last week, Philly will commit a penalty or five this week – trust me. The problem is that Washington won’t be good enough to take advantage of an Eagles game that has some proper officiating.

Seahawks 31, Browns 24: This should be one of the games of the day. I think this game will go down to the wire. The problem for Cleveland is that the Seahawks are learning and growing and have the advantage of playing at home.

Ravens 35, Cardinals 17: Arizona has no chance at winning this game.

Chiefs 28, Broncos 17: We’ve seen this before. Denver plays decent on offense, but can’t match points with the Kansas City offense.

Bengals 24, 49ers 17: The thought of San Francisco losing three games in a row is kind of hard to believe, but Cincinnati is playing good football. It also helps the Bengals that 49ers QB Brock Purdy (concussion) may not play in this game.

Chargers 38, Bears 21: You may want to skip this game to binge watch some shows, because it is going to be ugly. If the Chargers lose this game coach Brandon Staley could start to feel the heat.

Lions 34, Raiders 23: I just can’t imagine Detroit losing two games in a row. The Raiders aren’t a good team, and they will pay the price against a Lions team eager to redeem itself after a blowout loss to the Ravens.