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NFL Week 8 2020: Picks and predictions for every game

By Matt Verderame

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 25: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers throws a pass in the second half of a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Steelers defeated the Titans 27-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 25: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers throws a pass in the second half of a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Steelers defeated the Titans 27-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 25: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up prior to the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 25: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up prior to the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) /

60. 5-1. 49. GB -6.5. 1 p.m. ET. 1-5. FOX. Sunday, Nov. 1

This is going to be a massacre. Minnesota is off the bye, but it could be fresh off a month-long vacation, and it wouldn’t matter. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers will roll.

Pick: Green Bay 33, Minnesota 24

6-1. 124. 0-7. CBS. Sunday, Nov. 1. KC -19.5. 1 p.m. ET. 30

The biggest line of the year. If CBS had any decency, it would black this game out in New York and put on something less emotionally scarring, like those Sarah McLaughlin commercials about dogs looking for adoption on loop.

Pick: Kansas City 33, New York 9

1 p.m. ET. Sunday, Nov. 1. 5-2. 16. BUF -3.5. 2-4. 47. CBS

It’s Last Chance Saloon for the Patriots. A win and they stay alive in the AFC East. A loss and New England is likely finished and an aggressive seller at the Nov. 3 trade deadline. For Buffalo, it’s a chance to essentially knock the Patriots out for the duration.

Pick: Buffalo 24, New England 20

6-0. Sunday, Nov. 1. 5-1. BAL -3.5. 1 p.m. ET. 55. CBS. 26

The best game of the season to this point. Baltimore is off the bye and needs to win if it wants to take the AFC North. Meanwhile, the Steelers have a golden opportunity to put the Ravens in a tough spot. Normally, I’d go with Pittsburgh because its defense is nasty against the run — an obvious issue for Baltimore — but the Ravens are home and fresh.

Pick: Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17

CBS. Sunday, Nov. 1. 1-5-1. TEN -5.5. 5-1. 35. 56. 1 p.m. ET

Expect a ton of points, a ton of passing yardage from Ryan Tannehill and Joe Burrow, and the game coming down to the final five minutes.

Pick: Tennessee 34, Cincinnati 31

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