NFL Week 8 Preview: Ravens-Bills, Chiefs-Broncos and More

NFL Week 8 preview and matchups: Ravens at Bills, Vikings at Lions, Chiefs at Broncos and Falcons at Buccaneers. Lamar Jackson's return against a Bills defense giving up points, Jared Goff against the Brian Flores blitz, Bo Nix against Steve Spagnuolo and the numbers that decide each one, plus two sneaky matchups: Sam Darnold vs the Bears on Monday night and the Patriots passing game at Miami. Who scores the first touchdown in Ravens at Bills? Drop your pick in the comments and we'll see who got it right after the game. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why the Ravens defense has not faced a real passing offense yet, and what happened the two times it did How Josh Allen's downfield passing changes with D.J. Moore on the field The Bills defense is allowing the most points per drive in the NFL, and what Lamar Jackson's return does to that Derrick Henry's numbers with Lamar on the field and what Baltimore's offense looked like in his last half of football Zay Flowers in the slot against a Buffalo defense that struggles with slot receivers Brian Flores is blitzing at a rate the league has never seen, and how Jared Goff has handled the blitz this year versus last year's meetings Why Jahmyr Gibbs keeps getting stuck in pass protection against Minnesota Denver has played the hardest schedule of defenses in the NFL, and why the offense is still last in the league in four categories How Bo Nix handled the Arizona blitz and the downfield throws he missed Patrick Mahomes' Week 1 air yards against Denver and the Chiefs' passing game since Kenneth Walker's 173 yards at Denver in Week 1 and whether the Broncos run defense has changed Can Bijan Robinson run on Tampa Bay, and what Michael Penix does with a quick-release passing game Baker Mayfield playing through a thumb injury against the Falcons pass defense Sam Darnold against the Bears pass defense on Monday night, and the trades both teams just made The Patriots passing game against a Miami defense that cannot cover tight ends SPLASH SPORTS NFL BLOODY SURVIVOR: $100,000 guaranteed. Pick two teams a week, both have to win straight up. Entries close Sunday November 1 at 1 PM ET. Code SHARP for a 50 percent deposit match: https://splashsports.com/sharp Rich writes a full Worksheet preview for every game, every week: https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com... CHAPTERS 00:00 Week 8: what you need to know 01:11 MATCHUP 1: Josh Allen's Bills offense vs the Ravens defense 08:08 Lamar Jackson's return: the Ravens offense vs the Bills defense 14:35 Subscribe 15:04 MATCHUP 2: Jared Goff vs the Brian Flores blitz 22:10 Jahmyr Gibbs vs the Vikings 27:29 Splash Sports: the $100K NFL Bloody Survivor 28:28 MATCHUP 3: Sean Payton's Broncos offense vs Steve Spagnuolo 33:45 Kenneth Walker vs the Broncos run defense 39:14 MATCHUP 4: Can Bijan run? The Falcons offense vs the Bucs defense 46:52 SNEAKY: Sam Darnold vs the Bears pass defense 50:20 SNEAKY: The Patriots passing game vs the Dolphins 52:55 Wrap Hosted by Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) and Rich Hribar (@LordReebs). New shows every week: Matchups on Thursday, Best Bets on Friday, Takeaways on Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss them. #NFL #NFLWeek8 #NFLPicks #FantasyFootball #SharpFootball