NFL Picks Week 8: Lions, Ravens and More Teams Facing Midseason Must-Wins

October 29, 2011   ·   Andrew Kulha   ·   Jump to comments

Is there really such a thing as a must-win game in Week 8 of the NFL season? Well, in 2011 there actually happens to be a couple must-wins at midseason.
Whether it's a team desperate to shake a losing streak, a team desperate to bounce back from a bad loss or any other factor that plays into it, this is the time of the season where the games really start meaning a lot.
By midseason, the good teams are starting to separate themselves and the bad teams are falling away from the pack.
There are only a few more weeks for teams to establish themselves as playoff teams before the race is on, so every win counts.
All that being said, here are the must-wins for Week 8.
 
Detroit Lions
Winning this game in Denver is the difference between going 6-2 and 5-3 into the bye week for the Lions.
That may not seem like a huge deal, but it's also the difference between having two weeks to think about a three-game losing streak, or two week...

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