The NFL is heating up and we have now reached week 8 of the season.

Many teams are looking to cement their chances of reaching the NFL playoffs and others are desperately trying to spark some life into seasons that are going downhill.

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In the pick of the early slate of games, the Cincinnati Bengals host the Philadelphia Eagles. Cincinnati have been a bit of a flat track bully this season, with their only victories coming against the Panthers, Giants and Browns.

They face a much more intimidating opponent this week against the 4-2 Eagles. Our NFL experts have put together a talkSPORT Bet Builder for the match up here. 

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are desperate to show some improvement from their 2-5 record. They have the opportunity to get a win against the lowly New England Patriots, which would mean a series sweep against their old rivals. 

Jacksonville have returned from two weeks in London and now face the Green Bay Packers, who are led by the ever improving Jordan Love. The Jaguars got back to winning games at Wembley but the Packers are an intimidating opponent. 

In the 8.25pm games Patrick Mahomes leads his Chiefs against the Raiders attempting to continue their perfect season. Victory against Las Vegas would mean an 8-0 start for KC this season, and almost halfway to a perfect season. Our NFL expert’s talkSPORT Bet Builder is enclosed here.

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