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Week 7 in the NFL truly was business as expected, as out of 13 games, 12 of the oddsmakers’ “favorites” scored victories. That success carried over to the TWIF panel, as the group went 11-0 in their unanimous games and only Buffalo’s loss to Tennessee kept the three panelists whose picks were completely in sync from having a perfect week. However, because Cleveland’s loss to Indianapolis also cost Howard Cross a perfect week, we have a four-way tie at 12-1 for the weekly win and no change in the yearly standings.
Attention now turns to Week 8, which includes the NFL’s annual game in London. This year, that contest will see the Rams “host” the Patriots at Wembley Stadium, and despite the travel concern, all four TWIF panelists believe New England will come out on top. That game included though, the panel is only unanimous on seven of 14 games this week, meaning that we’re likely to see some separation in the yearly standings once Monday’s Niners/Cardinals clash is in the books.
Let’s see who the gang has gone with this week, but first, a look at those up-to-date standings…
WEEK 7 RECORD:
Gary Myers: 12-1 (.923)
Ryan Ruocco: 12-1 (.923)
Howard Cross: 12-1 (.923)
Ross Tucker: 12-1 (.923)
SEASON TO DATE RECORDS:
Gary Myers: 67-37 (.644)
Ryan Ruocco: 66-38 (.635)
Howard Cross: 64-40 (.615)
Ross Tucker: 63-41 (.606)
…and now, the panel’s picks for Week 8:
| GAME |
RUOCCO |
CROSS |
TUCKER |
MYERS |
| Tampa Bay at Minnesota (Thurs.) |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
| Miami at NY Jets |
NY Jets |
Miami |
NY Jets |
NY Jets |
| San Diego at Cleveland |
Cleveland |
San Diego |
San Diego |
Cleveland |
| Indianapolis at Tennessee |
Indianapolis |
Tennessee |
Tennessee |
Indianapolis |
| New England at St. Louis (in London) |
New England |
New England |
New England |
New England |
| Jacksonville at Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
| Atlanta at Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Atlanta |
| Washington at Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Washington |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Seattle at Detroit |
Detroit |
Seattle |
Seattle |
Detroit |
| Carolina at Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| Oakland at Kansas City |
Kansas City |
Oakland |
Kansas City |
Oakland |
| NY Giants at Dallas |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
| New Orleans at Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
| San Francisco at Arizona (Mon.) |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
| BYES: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston |
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