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4 Bold NFL Predictions for Week 8

Joseph Nammour  —  @jnammour24 Oct 27th, 2017
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Devin Funchess Will Be a Top-10 Wide Receiver

Why This Is Bold: Coming into this year, nobody considered Devin Funchess a go-to receiver, but he currently trails Kelvin Benjamin by a mere 90 receiving yards.

Why This Will Happen: Funchess has seen at least 8 targets in each of his last five games, which coincides with Cam Newton hot(ish) streak. Benjamin's target share has been much more volatile, clearing the 8-target mark just once during that stretch.

Funchess has a more promising air yards profile as well. Despite trailing Benjamin in receiving yards over the past five weeks, Funchess has seen 101 more air yards and a greater target share.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been getting shredded through the air and possess the fourth-worst Adjusted Defensive Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play. (NEP, for those who are unaware, is numberFire's in-house efficiency metric. For more about NEP, visit our glossary.) Tampa presents a terrific matchup for Newton and the Carolina receivers this week.

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