Man vs. Machine: NFL Week 8

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Man vs. Machine: NFL Week 8
Predictions for every game.
by Jon Robinson
October 28, 2005 - When you breakdown the game of football in its simplest terms, sometimes you get the best explanations for what you see out on the field. Take for instance the stat of Scrimmage Yard Differential. This simple stat takes every team's yards gained per game and subtracts yards allowed per game.


Can you guess the top five teams in this category?
They are the Redskins, Seahawks, Bucs, Colts, and Cowboys.

And their combined record heading into Week 8?

25-8.

Speaking of records, Madden bounced back last week, predicting the most correct outcomes with an 11-3 mark. Cold Pizza's Lomas Brown was second, going 9-5, and I finished last at 8-6. But as they say, the last shall be first. Here are the overall records so far this season:

1. Jon Robinson: 65-37

2. Madden NFL 06: 64-38

3. Lomas Brown: 62-40

And now on to this week's predictions…

Game: Minnesota at Carolina
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Minnesota
16-13 Carolina
Carolina


Game: Green Bay at Cincinnati
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Cincinnati
35-14 Cincinnati
Cincinnati


Game: Arizona at Dallas
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Dallas
21-10 Dallas
Dallas


Game: Chicago at Detroit
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Chicago
23-3 Detroit
Detroit


Game: Cleveland at Houston
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Houston
27-21 Cleveland
Cleveland


Game: Miami at New Orleans
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Miami
32-28 Miami
Miami


Game: Washington at NY Giants
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
NY Giants
24-17 NY Giants
NY Giants


Game: Jacksonville at St. Louis
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Jacksonville
18-9 Jacksonville
Jacksonville


Game: Oakland at Tennessee
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Oakland
25-14 Oakland
Oakland


Game: Kansas City at San Diego
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
San Diego
24-23 San Diego
San Diego


Game: Philadelphia at Denver
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Philadelphia
37-27 Denver
Philadelphia


Game: Tampa Bay at San Francisco
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Tampa Bay
16-9 Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay


Game: Buffalo at New England
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
New England
35-14 New England
New England


Game: Baltimore at Pittsburgh
Madden Jon Robinson Lomas Brown
Pittsburgh
23-0 Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh


Credit: IGN