There was only room for one up on the mountaintop.
The Kansas City Chiefs remain undefeated after seven weeks of play for the 2024 NFL Season. The Chiefs handed the San Francisco 49ers their fourth loss of the season in a 28-18 win. Scoring 14 points in both the second and fourth quarters, that would be all the Chiefs needed to seal the deal against an injury-riddled Niners squad.
Luck is just not on the Niners’ side this season, as wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk suffered a torn ACL in his right knee late in the second quarter, adding to the long list of injured Niners.
In more unfortunate news, particularly for the state of Minnesota, the Vikings winning streak came to an end following a crushing loss to rivals the Detroit Lions. Minnesota jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after the first quarter thanks to running back Aaron Jones‘ 34 yard rushing touchdown, but allowed 21 straight unanswered points from the Lions in the second quarter, leaving them stunned entering halftime down 10-21.
Minnesota outscored Detroit for the rest of the game 19-10, but fell short by merely a field-goal, suffering their first loss of the season 31-29.
Let’s take a moment to look at the updated standings:
Nick – 69 points
Gabrielle and Hunter – 68 points
Shane – 67 points
Amanda – 65 points
Tony – 63 points
Nina and Shalom – 62 points
Justin – 61 points
Jade – 57 points
Enough chit chat, let’s get into those week eight predictions!
Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:15 p.m., PDT
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
- Vikings: Justin, Tony, Hunter, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Rams: Shane, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina
“Vikings ain’t all that” – Shane
“The Vikings ARE all that.” – Nina
Sunday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m., PDT
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
- Ravens: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Browns: None
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Packers: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda
- Jags: Nick
- Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins
- Cards: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Nina, Amanda
- Dolphins: Gabrielle, Nick
New York Jets at New England Patriots
- Jets: Justin, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Pats: Tony
Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals
- Eagles: Justin, Shane, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Bengals: Tony, Hunter, Shalom
Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions
- Titans: None
- Lions: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
“Lions have teeth and claws. Titans have … Tony Pollard?” – Hunter
“Why you lion!!!!!” – Shalom
“This team is made of steel.” – Nick
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
- Colts: Justin, Tony, Shane
- Texans: Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
“Joe Flacco looks like he’s 40 and 25 at the same time, I can’t really explain why, I just see it.” – Justin
“I don’t like the Colts but I’m picking them.” – Tony
“I still don’t support the state as the mascot, but Colts? As in a little horse?” – Amanda
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Falcons: Shalom, Gabrielle
- Bucs: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Nina, Amanda, Nick
“28-3.” – Tony
“I’m starting to get embarrassed repping the Falcons…” – Shalom
“I just hope both teams have fun!” – Amanda
Sunday, Oct. 27, at 1:05 p.m., PDT
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers
- Saints: Justin, Shane, Nina
- Chargers: Tony, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Amanda, Nick
Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks
- Bills: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Nina, Amanda
- Seahawks: Shalom, Gabrielle, Nick
“Shoutout Amanda’s dad for grilling her on her week six Bills vs. Jets quote. Keeping her in check, respect.” – Justin
“Joshy poo [Josh Allen] for MVP.” – Shane
“I just realized I don’t even know what a seahawk is. Are they even real?” – Shalom
“You don’t meet many kids named Bill these days.” – Amanda
Sunday, Oct. 27, at 1:25 p.m., PDT
Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos
- Panthers: None
- Broncos: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders
- Bears: Hunter, Gabrielle, Amanda
- Commanders: Justin, Tony, Shane, Shalom, Nina, Nick
“I see Nick chose the Commanders, and since he’s winning, I chose the Commanders.” – Shalom
“I really hope Jayden Daniels is healthy so we can see this matchup.” – Nick
Sunday, Oct. 27, at 5:20 p.m., PDT
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
- Chiefs: Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Raiders: Justin
“Sigh :/, shoutout Maxx Crosby, preciate ya for sticking it thru with us. My goat. But, the Raiders single handedly lost me so many points this season.” – Justin
“Raiders should be in the XFL.” – Shane
“Justin, if you need anything, I’m here for you.” – Hunter
“Fun fact: the Chiefs loss to the Raiders last Christmas was the Chiefs most recent loss.” – Nick
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
- Cowboys: Shalom, Nina
- Niners: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Amanda
“If Jerry [Jones] is your owner, you become a win donor.” – Shane
“That injury list keeps growing for the Niners.” – Nina
“This is like the peak example of a non-division rivalry that feels like a division rivalry.” – Nick
Monday, Oct. 28, at 5:15 p.m., PDT
New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Giants: Nick
- Steelers: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Shalom, Nina, Amanda
“Daniel Jones: the biggest overpay since my tuition.” – Hunter
“[Justin] Fields > [Russell] Wilson.” – Shalom
“At first I thought Steelers, but this feels like one of those games, you know what I’m saying?” – Nick
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