NFL First Look: Week 8
The NFL First Look, complete with sortable odds, offensive rankings, and DvP rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming week.
NFL Schedule & Vegas Lines
| Home | Away | Spread | Total | Game Date | Game Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | Miami Dolphins | NE -8 | 50.5 | Thursday, October 29 | 8:25 P.M. |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Detroit Lions | KC -5.5 | 45.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 9:30 A.M. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ATL -7.5 | 48.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Cleveland Browns | Arizona Cardinals | ARI -4.5 | 46.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| St. Louis Rams | San Francisco 49ers | STL -8 | 39.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | NO -3.5 | 49.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Chicago Bears | Minnesota Vikings | MIN -1 | 42.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Baltimore Ravens | San Diego Chargers | BAL -3 | 50.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Cincinnati Bengals | PIT 0 | 48.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Houston Texans | Tennessee Titans | HOU -4 | 43.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 1:00 P.M. |
| Oakland Raiders | New York Jets | NYJ -2 | 44.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 4:05 P.M. |
| Dallas Cowboys | Seattle Seahawks | SEA -6 | 41.0 | Sunday, November 1 | 4:25 P.M. |
| Denver Broncos | Green Bay Packers | GB -3 | 45.5 | Sunday, November 1 | 8:30 P.M. |
| Carolina Panthers | Indianapolis Colts | CAR -7 | 46.0 | Monday, November 2 | 8:30 P.M. |
Team Totals and Pace of Play
| Team | Opponent | Spread | Team Total | Offensive PPG | Opponent PPG | Pace Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | MIA | NE -8 | 29.3 | 65.8 | 61.3 | -4.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | TB | ATL -7.5 | 28.0 | 69.9 | 62.3 | -7.5 |
| Baltimore Ravens | SD | BAL -3 | 26.5 | 67.6 | 71.6 | 4.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | IND | CAR -7 | 26.5 | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | NYG | NO -3.5 | 26.3 | 70.7 | 63.3 | -7.4 |
| Arizona Cardinals | at CLE | ARI -4.5 | 25.3 | 60.0 | 66.4 | 6.4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | DET | KC -5.5 | 25.3 | 63.0 | 64.7 | 1.7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | at PIT | PIT 0 | 24.3 | 63.7 | 57.4 | -6.2 |
| Green Bay Packers | at DEN | GB -3 | 24.3 | 60.2 | 65.0 | 4.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | CIN | PIT 0 | 24.3 | 57.4 | 63.7 | 6.2 |
| Houston Texans | TEN | HOU -4 | 23.8 | 76.0 | 62.7 | -13.3 |
| St. Louis Rams | SF | STL -8 | 23.8 | 53.7 | 58.9 | 5.2 |
| San Diego Chargers | at BAL | BAL -3 | 23.5 | 71.6 | 67.6 | -4.0 |
| Seattle Seahawks | at DAL | SEA -6 | 23.5 | 64.1 | 63.2 | -1.0 |
| N.Y. Jets | at OAK | NYJ -2 | 23.0 | 67.7 | 62.0 | -5.7 |
| N.Y. Giants | at NO | NO -3.5 | 22.8 | 63.3 | 70.7 | 7.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | at CHI | MIN -1 | 21.8 | 63.5 | 66.7 | 3.2 |
| Miami Dolphins | at NE | NE -8 | 21.3 | 61.3 | 65.8 | 4.5 |
| Denver Broncos | GB | GB -3 | 21.3 | 65.0 | 60.2 | -4.8 |
| Oakland Raiders | NYJ | NYJ -2 | 21.0 | 62.0 | 67.7 | 5.7 |
| Cleveland Browns | ARI | ARI -4.5 | 20.8 | 66.4 | 60.0 | -6.4 |
| Chicago Bears | MIN | MIN -1 | 20.8 | 66.7 | 63.5 | -3.2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | at ATL | ATL -7.5 | 20.5 | 62.3 | 69.9 | 7.5 |
| Tennessee Titans | at HOU | HOU -4 | 19.8 | 62.7 | 76.0 | 13.3 |
| Detroit Lions | at KC | KC -5.5 | 19.8 | 64.7 | 63.0 | -1.7 |
| Indianapolis Colts | at CAR | CAR -7 | 19.5 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | SEA | SEA -6 | 17.5 | 63.2 | 64.1 | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | at STL | STL -8 | 15.8 | 58.9 | 53.7 | -5.2 |
NOTE: PPG stands for plays per game. The opponent PPG is the number of offensive plays per game ran by week’s opponent. The difference column shows which teams may see a boost in offensive snaps this week based on their opponent.
Defense vs. Position Rankings
| Team | DvP (QB) | DvP (RB) | DvP (WR) | DvP (TE) | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 16 | 24 | 31 | NE |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 29 | 15 | 22 | 15 | ATL |
| San Diego Chargers | 14 | 32 | 4 | 18 | BAL |
| Indianapolis Colts | 20 | 25 | 29 | 24 | CAR |
| N.Y. Giants | 10 | 23 | 14 | 28 | NO |
| Cleveland Browns | 16 | 29 | 17 | 12 | ARI |
| Detroit Lions | 24 | 21 | 27 | 20 | KC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 3 | 19 | 29 | CIN |
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 17 | 2 | 11 | GB |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | PIT |
| Tennessee Titans | 12 | 4 | 11 | 22 | HOU |
| San Francisco 49ers | 26 | 28 | 30 | 17 | STL |
| Baltimore Ravens | 32 | 14 | 31 | 5 | SD |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 31 | 10 | 2 | SEA |
| Oakland Raiders | 25 | 19 | 12 | 32 | NYJ |
| New Orleans Saints | 31 | 22 | 16 | 27 | NYG |
| Chicago Bears | 28 | 13 | 26 | 4 | MIN |
| New England Patriots | 27 | 8 | 28 | 7 | MIA |
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 11 | 7 | 21 | DEN |
| N.Y. Jets | 3 | 1 | 9 | 23 | OAK |
| Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1 | CLE |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | CHI |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 30 | 5 | 26 | TB |
| Houston Texans | 30 | 27 | 20 | 19 | TEN |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 22 | 7 | 32 | 6 | DET |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 26 | 3 | 14 | IND |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | DAL |
| St. Louis Rams | 2 | 20 | 6 | 8 | SF |
Note: There has been some confusion with this defense vs. position chart, so I decided to try to simplify it this week. Rather than listing the DvP rankings for the opponent, I now have them listed for the team in the first column.
So this week, let’s use the Patriots as the example. They are ranked 27th against quarterbacks, eighth against running backs, 28th against wide receivers, and seventh against tight ends. In this example, Ryan Tannehill and his receivers are intriguing options, as the Patriots have are a bottom five defense in terms of fantasy points allowed to those positions.