NFL 2021: Ken Schott's Week 8 picks, TV listings

Oct. 27—I knew it would be a tough season for my Philadelphia Eagles. A new head coach, a quarterback who did get some late-season experience last year. Maybe there would be a new attitude.

Alas, the Eagles are done. They have packed it in.They looked pathetic in last Sunday's 33-22 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Don't let the 11-point margin fool you. The game was over at halftime. The offense stinks. The defense can't stop a leaky faucet. The only thing working is the kicking game.

I want major changes with this team. It's time for Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to wake up and realize Howie Roseman is a horrible general manager, and that head coach Nick Sirianni is overmatched.

I've been reading that the Eagles have gotten through the toughest part of their schedule and now have the easiest remaining schedule. You know what that means? Absolutely nothing. Just ask the Philadelphia Phillies, who supposedly had an easy schedule over the last few weeks of the MLB season. They didn't win a lot of those games. They stumbled and missed out on winning the National League East Division. Like me, they are watching the division-rival Atlanta Braves in the World Series.

Bitter? You bet.

If the Eagles lose to the Detroit Lions on Sunday (which they will), there better be a reckoning at the Eagles' complex on Monday.

I went 9-4 in Week 7. I am 65-42 for the season.

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Here are my picks for Week 8.

THURSDAY

Arizona 28, Green Bay 24

SUNDAY

Cincinnati 40, N.Y. Jets 3

Tennessee 37, Indianapolis 30

L.A. Rams 49, Houston 6

Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 14

Detroit 14, Philadelphia 7

San Francisco 26, Chicago 12

Atlanta 28, Carolina 10

Buffalo 44, Miami 16

L.A. Chargers 28, New England 27

Seattle 20, Jacksonville 17

Denver 17, Washington 13

Tampa Bay 31, New Orleans 21

Dallas 37, Minnesota 24

MONDAY

Kansas City 24, N.Y. Giants 20

WEEK 8 TV SCHEDULE

(Subject to change)

THURSDAY

FOX23 (WXXA), NFL Network and Amazon Prime Video — Green Bay at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink; APV: Hannah Storm, Andrea Kremer).

SUNDAY

FOX23 — Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m. (Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi); Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. (Joe Davis, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink).

CBS6 (WRGB) — Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins).

DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket — Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Amanda Balionia); Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson); Tennessee at Indianapolis (Spero Dedes, Jay Feeley); Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin); L.A. Rams at Houston, 1 p.m. (Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Jennifer Hale); San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m. (Adam Amin, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver); Jacksonville at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross); New England at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn); Washington at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (Brandon Gaudin, Mark Schlereth, Shannon Spake).

NBC13 (WNYT) — Dallas at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m. (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya).

MONDAY

ESPN — N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. (Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters).