Full NFL predictions, picks for entire Week 8 slate

The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks and predictions for Week 8 of the NFL season.Miami gets Tua Tagovailoa back, but that’s not enough for me.Arizona has the better quarterback in Kyler Murray, and their defenses are about even, according to PFF and DVOA.

Arizona wins this one outright. Is Jameis Winston that big of an upgrade over Deshaun Watson? It’s possible.As a guy who has been betting the Browns against the spread nearly every week besides when they played the Giants in Week 2, trust me when I say the Ravens are too much.

They are averaging 7.2 yards per play, light years ahead of the next highest Lions (6.4). Jonathan Taylor being back should do nothing to the spread here.Houston is among the best pass rushes in the NFL, which could be bad news for Anthony Richardson — who we all know can’t throw and gets hit far too much.

It’s not like the Colts defense is any good either — allowing 5.6 yards per play, a bottom-10 unit. Jacksonville ran the ball down the throats of the Patriots in London.Don’t expect to do that against a top-10 Packers run defense.

Green Bay allows just 4.3 yards per carry, and its pass coverage grade is the seventh-best in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus. Tennessee’s defense is solid, allowing the second-fewest yards per play.Things were going fine for the Titans last week before they went for it on fourth down at their own 44 and didn’t get it.

The Titans can’t fall behind big, as Mason Rudolph won’t be able to bring them back, but their defense should keep most games close. Tampa Bay’s entire offense was its wide receivers.With Chris Godwin and Mike Evans not playing, it is down to Bucky Irving and a whole lot of nothing for the Falcons to deal with this weekend.

After Evans went down against the Ravens, the Buccaneers’ drives went interception, interception, missed field goal, punt, and punt before garbage time.Falcons roll here against a bad defense. Analytically, there’s not a wh...

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