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The scoreboard got loud, but the trenches told the truth. We open on the wildest swings from Week 7—Rams torching the Jags after a late London flight, Miami misfiring into three-pick chaos, and the Jets wobbling through another identity crisis—then zoom in on what actually decides games: line play, early-down efficiency, and turnover discipline. From there, we face the tough one head-on: Pittsburgh’s defense, built to be the solution, became the problem. Rodgers looked sharp and protected, yet the Steelers’ secondary gave up leverage and YAC while the front lost gaps. We break down where it unraveled and what must change to keep games in the teens instead of track meets.

There’s room for joy too. Patrick Mahomes’ hot-mic fourth-and-one was more than a viral moment—it was veteran cadence used as a weapon. That tiny edge, repeated on money downs, flips win probability in ways box scores miss. We connect those dots to the Broncos’ 33-point fourth quarter and explain why tempo, short fields, and scripted shots can snowball into “clutch” when the foundation is right. Then we turn the page to Week 8 with a cleaner board: quarterback stability, trench edge, and turnover risk drive our selections, not vibes.

We go game-by-game on the biggest matchups, but plant a flag on a three-leg moneyline parlay designed to reduce paths to failure: Buffalo over Carolina, New England at home over Cleveland, and San Francisco as a short dog against Houston. It’s a blend of defensive teeth, healthier skill talent, and urgency spots that historically cash at a higher clip. Finally, we dig into Packers at Steelers—the narrative heat around Rodgers’ all-32 milestone, the tactical keys for Pittsburgh’s defense to rebound, and the most likely late-game script if the run game and coverage fits settle in.

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