NFL Picks and Predictions, Week 8

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 20: An NFL terry cloth band on the turf during the Sunday afternoon NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers on September 20, 2026 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It is time, once again, for our staff of learned (pronounced LEARN-ed) NFL blowhards to make our picks for this week in the NFL. We’ll be picking all of the games around the league for this week. . .well, except me, because after I sent out the e-mail to everyone else reminding them to get their pick for the Thursday night game this week in before kickoff, I promptly failed to get my pick for TNF in on time because I got home from work too late to get the pick in, and my phone wouldn’t let me log into my Tallysight app. Which is fine, because in hindsight, I would have gotten the pick wrong anyway. I saved myself from myself, I guess. Anyway, here’s our standings w