The Miami Dolphins host the New England Patriots on Sunday, looking to back up their Week 7 win over the New York Jets with their Week 8 performance. New England comes into the game hoping to bounce back from last week’s Thursday Night Football look to the Chicago Bears. It is an AFC East showdown in South Florida Sunday afternoon.
The Week 8 schedule starts on Thursday with the Carolina Panthers at the Green Bay Packers. Each week here on The Phinsider, our contributors make their straight-up winner
picks for every game on the schedule. Check out those predictions below, and join in on the fun. Using the Tallysight widgets below, you can join our community here on The Phinsider to see if your winners picks can outperform our contributors.
All odds from FanDuel Sportsbook as of publication. Lines may move throughout the week.
New England Patriots (-7) at Miami Dolphins
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 8 – 2026 schedule
Bye Week
Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. Eastern)
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers (-3.5)
Sunday picks
1 p.m. Eastern
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5)
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5)
Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals (-11.5)
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets (-1.5)
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills (-3)
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars (-9.5)
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions (-3.5)
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys (-6.5)
4:05 p.m. Eastern
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Angeles Rams (-6.5)
4:25 p.m. Eastern
Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5) at Denver Broncos
Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. Eastern)
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders (-5.5)
Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. Eastern)
Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks (-3)
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Week 7 Results
James McKinney (10-4)
The Phinsider Community (9-5)
Marek Brave (8-6)
Kevin Nogle (8-6)
Sumeet Jena (7-7)
2026 Overall Standings
(Through Week 7)
James McKinney (68-38-1)
Marek Brave (65-41-1)
The Phinsider Community (61-45-1)
Kevin Nogle (59-47-1)
Sumeet Jena (52-54-1)*
*Sumeet Jena’s overall record reflects the nine games he did not pick in Week 2 as losses.
