{"id":123951,"date":"2021-10-29T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=123951"},"modified":"2022-03-14T06:51:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:51:15","slug":"week-8-nfl-weekend-update-russell-gage-the-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/10\/29\/week-8-nfl-weekend-update-russell-gage-the-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 NFL Weekend Update: Russell Gage the Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Halloween in the NFL and whether it\u2019s mysterious forces at play or just referees, fans are in for some frights this Sunday. Let&#8217;s get into it.<\/p>\n<h2>Week 8 NFL Weekend Update: Russell Gage the Elephant<\/h2>\n<h4>Carolina Panthers v Atlanta Falcons<\/h4>\n<p>We start in Atlanta where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GageRu00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Gage<\/a> the Elephant was hot enough to light a Cigarette in his return. He won\u2019t have to score in his Daydreams anymore after catching a Cold Cold Cold strike from Matty Ice. Sam Elliot Darnold had us believing A Star Is Born for the first few weeks of the season, but Carolina fans are calling for his Tombstone after he got benched last week. Let\u2019s see if he can bounce back and give DJ Tanner Moore a Full House of catches.<\/p>\n<h4>Miami Dolphins v Buffalo Bills<\/h4>\n<p>Last week Tagovailoa scored not one-a. Not Tua. Not three-a. But four-a touchdowns in a nail-biter with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>. He\u2019ll have to deliver again this week with Josh Tim Allen playing to infinity\u2026 and beyond! Devin Singleterrier has found himself in the doghouse because Bills\u2019 offensive coordinator, Brian Sponge Dabob Squarepants, knows that when you\u2019re lost, Zack Moss points to civilization\u2026 and touchdowns.<\/p>\n<h4>San Francisco 49ers v Chicago Bears<\/h4>\n<p><em>Hey I just Kmet you. Matt Nagy\u2019s crazy. They\u2019ll lose by twenty. And a touchdown maybe. <\/em>In Chicago, the Khalils are carrying this team on both sides of the ball. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> will have to be careful; they can\u2019t be too JaMycal Hasty with the return of some of their players. They\u2019ve been Kittled with injuries all season. When those players return, San Francisco should be able to get the latter half of the season off to a good Jaquiski Startt.<\/p>\n<h4>Pittsburgh Steelers v Cleveland Browns<\/h4>\n<p>Steeler? I hardly know her. Pittsburgh travels to Cleveland this week where Chase Claypigeon will try to \u201cpull\u201d in a few touchdowns. Ben Franklin Roethlisberger and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> discovered electricity in their rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HarrNa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Najee Harris<\/a>. The Browns are Hungry Like the Wolf, but it may be hard for them to be on the Kareem Hunt Duran game without their top running backs.<\/p>\n<h4>Tennessee Titans v Indianapolis Colts<\/h4>\n<p>Carson Pete Wentz has been putting on performances that make people Fall Out of their chairs, but Mike For Whom the Vrabel Tolls Seek and Destroyed the Colts when they Entered Nissandman Stadium in September. Tennessee may be a State of Love and Trust, but Jeremy McNichols plans to hit Indianapolis with a surprise left when the Titans get into an Even Flow on the field.<\/p>\n<h4>Los Angeles Rams v Houston Texans<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> are in Houston this week and McVay or McVay not be the best team in the league right now. Bobby Pickett Woods and the rest of the team will be doing the Monster Mash this Halloween. Even Van Morrison Jefferson has been laughin\u2019 and a-runnin&#8217; all over the field. Tyrod Taylor\u2019s last memories of Los Angeles are of a punctured lung and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DonaAa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Donald<\/a> may gift him with another this holiday.<\/p>\n<h4>New England Patriots v Los Angeles Chargers<\/h4>\n<p>Damien When Harris Met Sally will have what the Ravens were having last week when they scored multiple rushing touchdowns on the Chargers. Justin Timberlake Herbert won\u2019t go out without a fight so don\u2019t be surprised if the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a> return home crying a river. This cross-continental matchup is sure to be an Austintatious Ekeler affair.<\/p>\n<h4>Jacksonville Jaguars v Seattle Seahawks<\/h4>\n<p>In Seattle this week, these two teams wish they could remain Laviska Shenonymous with the state of their play. The individual play has been acceptable, however, with James Meet the Robinsons playing like he\u2019s from the future and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MetcDK00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D.K. Metcalf<\/a> looks like he\u2019s from there. I Heard Through the Grapevine that Marvin Gaye Jones is going to be a Trouble Man when the Jaguars and the Seahawks Get It On.<\/p>\n<h4>Washington Football team v Denver Broncos<\/h4>\n<p>Terry McGyver has been able to patch together some decent performances when all he has is some duct tape and a quarterback with a wet noodle for an arm. It may not be Friday the 13<sup>th<\/sup>, but Jason Von-hees Miller is going to be attacking Taylor Heinicke all night. Courteous Samuel is being extra careful with his groin injury and will have to politely excuse himself from this game.<\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints<\/h4>\n<p>Leonard Nimoy Fournette and the Buccaneers look primed to live long and prosper as long as Brady is under center for them. They make the Trek to New Orleans where Alvin Kamara Chameleon was coming and going as he pleased last week against the Seahawks. The original slasher of Tampa Bay, Michael Meyers Thomas, could make his return this Halloween and wants to pick up right where he left off.<\/p>\n<h4>Dallas Cowboys v Minnesota Vikings<\/h4>\n<p>On Sunday night the wide receiver combo of AC\/CeeDee will Shoot to Thrill in an electric matchup with the Vikings. They\u2019ll hope their QB will be Back in Dak and ready for this Sunday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> better be careful because Jerry Jones knows where to get Dirty Deeds Done. Captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CousKi00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirk Cousins<\/a> is red hot and on pace to Shatner his personal bests. 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Let&#8217;s get into it. Week 8 NFL Weekend Update: Russell Gage the Elephant Carolina Panthers v Atlanta Falcons We start in Atlanta where Russell Gage the Elephant was hot enough to light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4014,"featured_media":123985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,1],"tags":[450,4606,403,7426,5881],"class_list":["post-123951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-uncategorized","tag-aaron-donald","tag-d-k-metcalf","tag-kirk-cousins","tag-najee-harris","tag-russell-gage"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}