Like last week, my selections for this week will be broken down into the following categories: safest picks, riskier plays that will be popular, and contrarian plays to beat a large pool. Even though survivor pool rules say you cannot pick the same team twice,

Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL season. This Sunday, Tua Tagovailoa makes his return to the field against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals, the Buffalo Bills take a trip to the Pacific Northwest for a date with the Seattle Seahawks and Dak Prescott gets another crack at those pesky San Francisco 49ers.

Week 8 could continue to be a reprieve from the early-season carnage. Eight teams are favored by at least six points, the most in any week this season. Mike Clay's model gives six teams at least an 80% chance to win,