Week 8 NFL Picks: Favre-Fest, Part II

The hype for Brett Favre's return to Green Bay was inevitable as soon as he made his decision to return for yet another NFL season, this with the Minnesota Vikings. It's now officially out of hand as Brett returns to Wisconsin.

Is all this anticlimactic? After all, Favre already has faced the Packers -- at the Metrodome in Week Four, quarterbacking the Vikings to a 30-23 win. In a Monday night game, no less.

But yes, this is something else -- a return to the place Favre played for 16 seasons and led the Packers to two Super Bowls, winning one and getting them to the brink of several others. A hero turned -- in the eyes of numerous Green Bay fans -- into a traitor.

While the media hypes everything it can -- Fox will have a "Favre cam'' -- it' should be noted that this is an important game, especially for Green Bay. The Vikings are 6-1, the Packers 4-2, so a Minnesota win puts it two games ahead in the loss column plus a tiebreak in the NFC North; a Green Bay win makes them even there.

Green Bay is favored by three points -- for that home-field advantage. Favre and the Vikings lost last week for the first time -- in Pittsburgh, a tough venue because of some freaky bounces and a bad call.

Favre Cam says ...

Vikings at Packers

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Minnesota Vikings		23
Green Bay Packers	- 3	20

I'm going to wear out this one.The Broncos WILL lose a game this year. Almost surely more than one or two.

They are a good team but the Ravens are an unlucky 3-3.

Broncos at Ravens

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Denver Broncos		16
Baltimore Ravens	- 3	20

Six games into the season, fans in New Orleans are talking 16-0 on the way to 19-0. Not Sean Payton, of course. Nor all but one of his players. They know better, except for Reggie Bush, who won so much at Southern Cal that he's forgotten that parity is the rule in the NFL. But fans who have spent the 40-year life of the team rooting primarily for hard-core losers have stars in their eyes.

Take heed. Another team with "New'' in front of its name found out about 19-0.

Not this week. Or at least probably not.

Falcons at Saints (Monday night)

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Atlanta Falcons		30
New Orleans Saints	- 10	37

Giants are favored? After losing two straight? They may be getting a little healthier and the Eagles should be without Brian Westbrook. (Should because the guy was knocked unconscious with a concussion last week and that ought to be a mandatory one week vacation.)

Giants at Eagles

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
New York Giants	- 1	21
Philadelphia Eagles		17

The folks in Vegas love this game. They've been taking a beating because they can't make the line high enough to cover the beatings the NFL's awful teams have been taking. This week they get two awful teams.

Home field.

Rams at Lions

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
St. Louis Rams	+ 4	20
Detroit Lions		30

Dolphins at Jets

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Miami Dolphins		16
New York Jets	- 3	17

Browns at Bears

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Cleveland Browns		17
Chicago Bears	- 14	27

Texans at Bills

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Houston Texans	- 3 1/2	13
Buffalo Bills		16

49ers at Colts

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
San Francisco 49ers		20
Indianapolis Colts	- 13	34

Seahawks at Cowboys

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Seattle Seahawks		24
Dallas Cowboys	- 10	39

Panthers at Cardinals

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Carolina Panthers		17
Arizona Cardinals	- 10	31

Jaguars at Titans

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Jacksonville Jaguars		8
Tennessee Titans	- 3	9

Raiders at Chargers

Team	Pointspread	Projected Score
Oakland Raiders		20
San Diego Chargers	- 17	24

LAST WEEK: 7-6-1 (spread), 10-3 (straight up)

SEASON: 59-44-1 (spread) 70-34 (straight up)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

10-30-2009 @ 2:30PM

John said...

As long as you guys talk about Brett Favre, I'll give my two cents worth. I think this is a lot more than just whether the Vikings will take a comfortable lead in the North with a win. Ted Thompson's and Mike McCarthy's Packer have had a losing record since Brett left. Many of us have said it is because MM booted Brett out. They have a tough schedule from here on out. They lost to Farve once already. If they lose again, and I think they will, Ted Thompson should do the graceful thing and resign his position. If he won't, then Murphy should do what is best for the organization and fire him.

10-30-2009 @ 3:39PM

carlastar26 said...

TOTALLY AGREE!!!! Mike M should be let go because of this. Let go probably one of the best if not the best qb to ever play. GO BRETT GO!!!GO BRETT GO!!!GO BRETT GO!!! GO BRETT GO!!!

10-31-2009 @ 2:25PM

Sonny1760 said...

It's time to make a change in GB. The way the coach handled the Favre removal was bad and the coach should go including Ted you know the guy in charge of everything.

10-30-2009 @ 2:31PM

VIKINGSOBSERVER said...

As much as I want the Vikes to win, I think Green Bay will pull this one out. Bad feeling the offensive line won't show up & Brett will see alot of the grass! Chances of the secondary showing up is very slim too! (Damn those guys!!) My guess: Packers 34 / Vikes 27. Hope the score is the other way around!

10-30-2009 @ 3:44PM

You know they're coming hard after Brett. The O line has to protect him. And Peterson has to show up. I think Brett and the Vikings know what they have to do. They already beat the Packers and have a better record, so the momentum is on their side.

10-31-2009 @ 1:28AM

JERRY1SEINFELD said...

Since I won huge in Vegas last weekend by taking the Steelers and giving the points, I'm going to give another easy pic this weekend. The Packers are favored by 3. Hours earlier, I took the Packers and gave the 3 & went over the 47 points. (Not necessary to explain why if you graduated the 5th grade!) The NFL is going to want to keep this a continued rivalry within this division. Expect to hear all the media rant on and on and on and on about the rivalry with the Packers & the Vikings. As for my wins this year on betting, I'm kicking ass!! How about you??

10-31-2009 @ 2:27PM