Tottenham Hotspur will just about reach the halfway mark to last season's win total, in week 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League season, if they can beat Aston Villa at home on Sunday.

The Patriots, led by junior quarterback Jordan Shambley, sophomore running back Jacobi Harris and senior wide receiver Kahden Smith, attempt to rebound after last week’s 56-10 defeat at Thompson and repeat their 53-28 win over the Lions in last year’s meeting at Prattville.

The East Carolina Pirates (3-3) look to bounce back from a prime-time road American loss last week when they host the struggling Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-4) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Thursday night.

Newly-promoted teams Burnley and Leeds meet at Turf Moor on Saturday aiming to build on solid starts to life back in the top-flight. And they know one another well after going toe-to-toe for the Championship title last season.

The Bengals will be without arguably their most impactful defensive player for a massive showdown with the Steelers on Thursday night. The team announced on Thursday that defensive end Trey Hendrickson (hip) is out.

The Bengals have also been without Shemar Stewart for the past four weeks. It isn’t out of the realm of possibilities that they err on the side of caution with Hendrickson and let Stewart get a bunch of his snaps.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 7 showdown between the Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts

Mike Vrabel returns to Tennessee with the Patriots while Mike McCoy takes over for the Titans. Mike Florio's surprised New England only is favored by a touchdown as he and Chris Simms expect them to easily win in Week 7.