All sixteen teams are in action for Week 8 of the 2024-25 NFL season, as the 17-game slate quietly approaches the halfway mark.

Things kick off on Thursday Night Football as Sam Darnold and the 5-1 Minnesota Vikings look to rebound from their first loss of the season as they hit the road to take on the 2-4 Los Angeles Rams.

Week 8 only features four games where both teams have winning records, so we’ll highlight those:

  • Kirk Cousins and the 4-3 Atlanta Falcons take on Baker Mayfield and the 4-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South.
  • Anthony Richardson and the 4-3 Indianapolis Colts play C.J. Stroud and the 5-2 Houston Texans for at least a share of 1st place in the AFC South for the winner.
  • Josh Allen and the 5-2 Buffalo Bills hit the road to face Geno Smith and the 4-3 Seattle Seahawks.
  • Caleb Williams and the 4-2 Chicago Bears take on, hopefully, Jayden Daniels and the 5-2 Washington Commanders in a NFC clash that could feature two electric rookie quarterbacks. Even if Marcus Mariota gets the nod for Washington, this should be can’t-miss football, which wasn’t expected from these two teams coming in to the season.

Other key games include Joe Burrow and the 3-4 Cincinnati Bengals trying to win their third straight game as they host Jalen Hurts and the 4-2 Philadelphia Eagles, as well as Dak Prescott’s 3-3 Dallas Cowboys facing a 3-4 San Francisco 49ers team on Sunday Night Football, in a matchup of teams struggling to find their previously known identities.

Read on for my 2024-25 NFL Week 8 Picks, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any predictions, join the conversation with @SakSports on X/Twitter or Facebook.

Picks Record

Week 7 Picks: 10-5

Week 1: 13-3

Week 2: 7-9

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 10-6

Week 5: 9-5

Week 6: 10-4

Week 7: 10-5

Overall Record: 67-40 (62.6%)

Thursday Night Football

(Rams Wire/USA Today)

Minnesota Vikings (5-1) at Los Angeles Rams (2-4): Vikings win 27-23

Sunday Games

(NFL.com)

Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4): Bengals win 23-20

Baltimore Ravens (5-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-6): Ravens win 35-16

Tennessee Titans (1-5) at Detroit Lions (5-1): Lions win 27-13

Arizona Cardinals (3-4) at Miami Dolphins (2-4): Cardinals win 26-18

New York Jets (2-5) at New England Patriots (1-6): Jets win 21-17

Atlanta Falcons (4-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-3): Buccaneers win 30-27

Green Bay Packers (5-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5): Packers win 28-14

Indianapolis Colts (4-3) at Houston Texans (5-2): Texans win 30-17

New Orleans Saints (2-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (3-3): Chargers win 17-16

Buffalo Bills (5-2) at Seattle Seahawks (4-3): Bills win 26-18

Carolina Panthers (1-6) at Denver Broncos (4-3): Broncos win 20-15

Kansas City Chiefs (6-0) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-5): Chiefs win 27-17

Chicago Bears (4-2) at Washington Commanders (5-2): Commanders win 24-20

SEE ALSO: Post-Week 7 Power Rankings

Sunday Night Football

(Sharp Football Analysis)

Dallas Cowboys (3-3) at San Franciso 49ers (3-4): 49ers win 27-20

Monday Night Football

(Big Blue View)

New York Giants (2-5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2): Steelers win 23-16

SEE ALSO: Denver Nuggets 2024-25 Season Preview and Predictions

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