NFL audacious predictions, Week 8: Center of the evening strikes early on Tua Time
Throughout the 2020 NFL season, NFL Network analysts will present one audacious prediction heading into per week’s slate of video games (witness the plump Week 8 agenda).
Marc Ross: Miami DolFans occupy eagerly awaited Tua Time, however the clock strikes hour of darkness early in his first initiate. The Los Angeles Rams’ second-ranked scoring protection will limit the heralded rookie to under 200 yards passing and factual six aspects. Traditionally sizable against novices in his profession, with 5.5 sacks and 10 QB hits in 5 video games against rookie beginning QBs, Aaron Donald collects two of the Rams’ four sacks to dethrone Myles Garrett because the league leader.
Nate Burleson: Baker Mayfield and Derek Carr enter this weekend’s contest from reverse aspects of the spectrum. In Week 7, Mayfield posted season highs in completion percentage (78.6%), jog TDs (5) and passer ranking (135.6), whereas Carr had a season-low completion percentage (66.7%) and passer ranking (97.5). Or not it is some distance the Browns who proceed to roll in Week 8 as Mayfield tosses 5 TDs for the second straight week.
Joe Thomas: The Tennessee Titans rebound from final week’s loss due to a 150-yard speeding day from Derrick Henry, who averages 103.8 speeding yards per recreation against bottom-5 speed defenses in his profession. Sorry, Bengals fans, one other 300-yard passing efficiency by Joe Burrow is rarely always adequate to attach tempo.
DeAngelo Corridor: what they’ve been asserting for 2 weeks now: IT’S TUA TIME! And whereas rookie quarterbacks are 10-18-1 of their first profession starts within the final 5 years, the fifth overall purchase will obtain it to the Los Angeles Rams and their No. 2-ranked scoring protection. Tua Tagovailoa shines in his debut because the Dolphins’ starter and gets doubtlessly the most attention-grabbing of the Rams’ dominant duo, Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald, to abet the Dolphins to 4-3. The lengthy lumber is radiant in South Seashore.
Maurice Jones-Drew: Russell Wilson tears honest via the 49ers’ fifth-ranked protection to throw for 450 yards and 5 TDs.