{"id":252481,"date":"2025-10-27T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=252481"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:00:50","slug":"monday-night-football-bold-predictions-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/27\/monday-night-football-bold-predictions-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Night Football Bold Predictions For Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> are scorching hot as we head into the Week 8 Monday Night Football matchup. Patrick Mahomes has this offense firing on all cylinders, and Rashee Rice\u2019s return has only made them more dangerous. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a>, on the other hand, are still searching for their rhythm, but with many players back from injury, they\u2019ll hope to find a spark against the league\u2019s hottest team. Here are this week\u2019s bold predictions for Chiefs vs. Commanders.<\/p>\n<h2>Week 8 Bold Predictions for Monday Night Football<\/h2>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 1:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_251791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251791\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-251791\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Rashee Rice\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27369185-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rashee Rice continues to stay hot after his return and goes for 100+ receiving yards in Week 8.<\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 2:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249684\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-249684\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27197174-scaled-e1759703358517-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Chiefs continue to prove they have the best offense in the league and score 40+ points on the Commanders.<\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 3:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185110\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-185110\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pacheco Injury Fantasy Football\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/USATSI_19032153_168414004_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Isaiah Pacheco shows he can be a bell-cow back and rushes for two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 4:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235837\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-235837\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"terry mclaurin trade rumors\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24994004_168400545_lowres.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Terry McLaurin returns from injury and makes an immediate impact with a 30+ yard touchdown in this Week 8 MNF matchup.<\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 5:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_246097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246097\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-246097\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jacory Croskey-Merritt Fantasy Football\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jacory-Croskey-Merritt-Fantasy-Football-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-246097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jacory Croskey-Merritt continues his struggles from last week and is held under 25 rushing yards.<\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 6:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248822\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-248822\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827752-scaled-e1759004740331.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Xavier Worthy continues to decline in this offense and catches three or fewer passes.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 7:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238340\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-238340\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25558019-scaled-e1751316002374-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mahomes will keep using his legs and rush for 50+ yards.<\/p>\n<h3>Bold Prediction 8:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217662\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-217662\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"zach ertz free agent\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/zach-ertz-free-agent-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Photo: David Reginek-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zach Ertz and Travis Kelce end \u201ctight end weekend\u201d right, with both finding the end zone.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Did the Ravens bugle the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/26\/breaking-ravens-facing-potential-discipline-for-lamar-jackson-injury-practice-report\/\" target=\"_self\">Lamar Jackson injury situation<\/a>? The league office thinks so, and there could be repercussions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are scorching hot as we head into the Week 8 Monday Night Football matchup. Patrick Mahomes has this offense firing on all cylinders, and Rashee Rice\u2019s return has only made them more dangerous. The Washington Commanders, on the other hand, are still searching for their rhythm, but with many players back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5634,"featured_media":235837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[54,16,6431,32810,8896],"tags":[142,2320,32805],"class_list":["post-252481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-chiefs","category-nfl-teams","category-predictions","category-washington-commanders","tag-monday-night-football","tag-nfl-schedule","tag-predictions"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252481","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\/5634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252481"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252488,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252481\/revisions\/252488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}