NFL Week 8 Recaps - The Bears Just Scored 3 More Touchdowns While We Wrote This Headline

We are oh so grateful for our Chicago Bears. If not for them, we'd be forced to confront the fact that we are having what's by far our worst season ever picking games.

Sure, it's the first year we've done on Foul Balls, but we've always been in office pools and stuff before this. We've finished below .500 before, but only a few games. This season if we're a few games below .500 each week we feel good about it.

Onto the bloodletting.

Titans 28 Texans 22
There were a few games this week in which teams QB's didn't even throw for 100 yards, yet their team still won. It's what's commonly referred to as "The Kyle Orton Offense" that the Bears used to great success last season. This was one of those games. Vince Young only threw for 87 yards, but ran for 44 and a touchdown. David Carr was pulled by the Texans, which made Sage Rosenfels the game's most prolific passer. Too bad they weren't showing this one here! (My pick: Texans +3 Loss)

Jaguars 13 Eagles 7
After this game we're really starting to question how good the Eagles actually are. In our season preview we picked em to win the NFC East, and were quietly appreciative of their hot start. Now they're 4-4, and it doesn't look like they're gonna catch the Giants anytime soon. Donovan McNabb sucked in this game, and has many Eagles fans and fantasy owners truly pissed off at him right now. The Jaguars were "led" by David Gerrard, who like Vince Young, threw for only 87 yards in his team's victory. (My pick: Eagles -7 Loss)

Falcons 29 Bengals 27
Of course the QB who isn't supposed to throw as much as run had his second consecutive Marino-esque game. Mike Vick threw for 290 yards and 3 TD's to give him 7 TD's in the last two weeks. This was much like the Falcons/Steelers game. One of the more entertaining options this week. As for Ocho Cinco, the Falcons roughed him up a bit, but he did make a touchdown catch and gets to keep that golden mohawk. (My pick: Bengals -3.5 Loss)

Giants 17 Buccaneers 3
The Giants kept on rolling in the Barber Brothers Civil War. They didn't get too much offense this week, but it wasn't needed, anyway. The Giants are the team I think the Bears lose their first game of the year to, in two weeks on Sunday Night Football. (My pick: Buccaneers +9 Loss)

Bears 41 49ers 10
I don't know how the Bears convinced the NFL offices to let them schedule a game against a high school team in the middle of the season, but I think a lot more franchises are gonna try it now. This game was one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. (My pick: Bears -16 Win Best Bet)

Packers 31 Cardinals 14
Brett Favre reminded young Matt he was sporting that stubble long before Leinart ever nailed his first girl. The Packers had two rushers go over 100 yards (Ahman Green 106 Vernand Morency 101) and Brett Favre finished off what was a strong October for him. (My pick: Packers -4 Win)

Chiefs 35 Seahawks 28
Larry Johnson is back. After a pretty so-so start to the season, LJ scored four touchdowns this week against Seattle. The problem for the Chiefs, how bad is their defense if they're giving up 28 points to the Seneca Wallace and the Seahawks? We know the Seahawks defense is bad; they've given up at least 28 points in their last 4 games. Lots of people are asking what happened to this defense since last year. It's pretty simple, really. Last year the Seahawks were jumping out to leads on teams early, forcing opponents to rely on the pass. So their D only had to pin their ears back and rush the passer. This year they're falling behind, and the defense is being exposed. (My pick: Chiefs -6 Win Best Bet)

Ravens 35 Saints 22
This was an ugly game. There were 6 turnovers (5 by the Saints) and the Ravens jumped out to an early 21-0 lead. It was over from there. I'm still not convinced about this Ravens team just yet, even though this was a pretty good game for them. The Saints played like we thought they should have played the first 6 games of the season. (My pick: Saints -1.5 Loss)

Chargers 38 Rams 24
Ladainian Tomlinson is still the man. He had another outstanding game rushing for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chargers put the wood to St. Louis. On the defensive side of the ball, Shawne Merriman took his "supplements" before the game and sacked Marc Bulger three times. He then ripped his heart out and ate it while the San Diego crowd cheered. (My pick: Chargers -9.5 Win)

Raiders 20 Steelers 13
The Raiders have won two games in a row. In other news, peace has been declared in the Middle East, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and George Bush have brunch together, and hell has frozen over. Talk about a fall from grace for the Steelers. They've gone from Super Bowl champions to having the same record as the Raiders, 2-5. (My pick: Steelers -9 Loss)

Browns 20 Jets 13
We have Reuben Droughns on our fantasy team, and he's been riding the bench all season. This week we started Deuce McAllister even though he was going against Baltimore. McAllister ran for 15 yards. Droughns had 125 yards and a touchdown. The lesson here is that no matter who it is, if you have a RB on your team going against the Jets, he's a must start. Thankfully we won our game anyway. (My pick: Jets +1.5 Loss Best Bet)

Colts 34 Broncos 31
Peyton Manning has done it again, leading his team on a last-minute game- winning drive. We learned this week that the Broncos defense is good, but they aren't that good. Champ Bailey shut down Marvin Harrison, but Manning just picked on Darrent Williams all day instead as Reggie Wayne finished the game with 10 catches for 138 yards, and three touchdowns. (My pick: Colts +2.5 Win)

Cowboys 35 Panthers 14
Everybody in Dallas is now a Romosexual. This much was evident after the game when coach Bill Parcells was kissing any man that came within 3 feet of him. As disturbing as those visuals were, Cowboy fans didn't care after seeing new starter Tony Romo throw for 270 yards and a touchdown, all while avoiding the Bledsoe Back Breaking Interception that they'd become used to seeing. (My pick: Panthers -6 Loss)

Patriots 31 Vikings 7
Tom Brady does not care about your loud ass dome! The Patriots just dominated this game, their only mistake being the Vikings punt return for a touchdown. (My pick: Vikings +2.5 Loss)

Week 8

• Overall: 5-9
• Best Bets: 2-1

Season

• Overall: 36-56-6
• Best Bets: 11-12-1