Now, SportsLine's NFL DFS Optimizer has turned its attention to Sunday's 2025 NFL Week 9 schedule and just locked in its top daily Fantasy football lineups. You can only see its optimal lineups at SportsLine. New users can get $50 in Pick6 credits at DraftKings when they play $5.

Every week, a MassLive sportswriter will pick the result of the upcoming Patriots game and Chris Mason has been tasked with the Week 4 matchup vs. Carolina.

Florio’s pick: Lions 42, Vikings 13. Simms’s pick: Lions 35, Vikings 17. Panthers at Packers (-13.5) The Packers are starting to believe they’re as good as they are. Florio’s pick: Packers 24, Panthers 10. Simms’s pick: Packers 24, Panthers 16.

Overall picks to win: 10-3 in Week 8 (82-38-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 7-1 (53-29-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 3-2 (29-9) Overall to cover the spread: 6-7 (60-58-3) Cover the spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 5-6 (51-48-2) Cover the spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-1 (9-10-1)

When it comes to that last part, the good news is that I've seen so many horror movies that I'm actually going to recommend some to a few NFL fan bases out there. Here are my three recommendations for this week:  The Cowboys,

We are just five days away from the Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline. Some deals have already gotten done this past week, and more are sure to come. Teams who already have an eye toward next year may look to sell, while others that feel they are one player away from winning a Super Bowl will buy.

The NFL's 2025 trade deadline is now less than a week away. At 4 p.m. ET next Tuesday, the deadline will pass, and after that, teams will have to wait until the offseason to make deals.