NFL Week 8 Top 10

David Price Finishing Games

BJ Upton Almost Snagging a Single

So no Sunday Night game this week courtesy of the World Series.  The World Series could go the distance this year and has some great story lines.  First if I was a Yankee/Red Sox fan I would be nervous for the next few years.  The Rays are for real and it is because of their pitching/young talent.  David Price is proving to be an absolute stud.  He isn’t just closing 9th innings.  He is finishing games going 2 plus innings.  I keep thinking Joe Maddon is the voice from Mortal Kombat and as he hands Price the ball he says “FINISH THEM.”  As far as the lineup, Evan Longoria and BJ Upton have been playing out of their minds.  When 20 somethings excel this much in the playoffs, they will only want to come back for more.  If the Rays can keep their pitching and their core talent they could make a run like the Braves in the 90’s.

Hines will get to see his old teammate Plax

Eli Goes to the Burgh this week

And now on to the Football side of things.  We are getting close to the end of the bye weeks!  Thank.  Goodness.  I am feeling kind of blah about this weeks set of games.  Really, only the Steelers/Giants and Saints/Chargers interest me, because I think the Titans are going to beat down the Colts.  The college football match ups week to week get me more excited for fringe games then some of the horrible Chiefs/Jets type match ups.  First of all I have no problem with the Jets, but the Chiefs are abominable.  If I lived in Kansas City, I would be furious.  The Chiefs are supposed to be a PROFESSIONAL Franchise.  I think major college programs play better week in and week out then those guys.  Everyone in the entire organization is to blame.  If you really think of it, most of the NFL teams should be on par with each other.  They all take talent from the same NCAA pool and narrow it down to 32 teams.  So with the 100 or so NCAA football teams to take talent from, you would think that at least every NFL team would be entertaining to watch.

Can the Brits Handle the Charger Girls

Saints Cheerleaders touring London

And on that note, here are my top 10 for (horrible) week 8 all times EST.  Teams on bye, Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, and Denver.  So after two mediocre 5-5 weeks my total is now 42-28 on the year.

1. NY Giants at Pittsburgh – 4:15 PM – Steelers 31 – Giants 16
2. Indianapolis at Tennessee – 8:30 PM Monday Night – Titans 27 – Colts 17
3. San Diego vs. New Orleans – 1:00 PM London, England – Chargers 41 – Saints 38
4. Tampa Bay at Dallas – 1:00 PM – Bucs 28 – Cowboys 27
5. Buffalo at Miami – 1:00 PM – Bills 24 – Dolphins 17
6. Arizona at Carolina – 1:00 PM – Panthers 22 – Cardnials 17
7. St. Louis at New England – 1:00 PM – Patriots 28 – Rams 24
8. Cleveland at Jacksonville – 4:05 PM – Jaguars 24 – Browns 10
9. Atlanta at Philadelphia – 1:00 PM – Eagles 27 – Falcons 21
10. Kansas City at NY Jets – 1:00 PM – Jets 38 – Chiefs 16

Wembley Stadium will host the Chargers and Saints

Editor’s Note: The following is written by Dustin at The Game Owl. The Game Owl focuses on game and league previews, marquee match ups, fantasy sports and the best games to attend. Dustin is a former college athlete, adamant sports fan and contributor to the TicketStumbler Blog.  Check out his website at www.thegameowl.com