NFL Week 8 Picks: San Diego Chargers and Division Leaders Who'll Lose This Week

Put down your foam finger, stop harassing your friends and prepare yourself for devastation. Your team is riding high now, but your goofy Super-Bowl-bound smile is going to be smacked right off your face.

It's reality check time for cocky division leaders. Just like the Ravens last week, here are three division leaders who will fall this week.

San Diego Chargers

The Chargers played a team worth mentioning and lost, and it's going to be a pattern for them this season. The Chargers have played two teams with a winning record this season. Those happen to be their only two losses.

Their "signature win" came over the Chiefs, who they happen to play against this week. Last time around, they squeaked by to a 20-17 victory at home. This time around, it's at Arrowhead on Monday night.

The Chiefs have won three straight and have figured out how to operate without Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry. Last time these two teams squared off, Philip Rivers had two picks and no touchdowns. You can expect more of the same this week. The home crowd and the Chiefs' recent hot streak will be more than enough to give them the edge this time around.

Houston Texans

The Texans slaughtered the Titans 41-7 on Sunday. Unfortunately for Houston, they have to face a running back who can actually run the ball. 

The Jacksonville Jaguars shocked the Baltimore Ravens last week in a huge upset. The underrated Jaguars allow less than 300 YPG and Arian Foster has been battered and inconsistent all season long. He's due for the same miserable fate Ray Rice saw on Monday night.

Maurice Jones-Drew is carrying the Jaguars. Rice was able to break for over 100 yards against the banged-up Texans' front, and they certainly aren't immune to getting lit up by MoJo on the ground this week. MJD is quietly second in the NFL in rushing and there is nothing the Texans can do to stop him.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are squaring off against the best team in the AFC. The Steelers have dropped three straight against the Patriots at home and, even though the Steelers have battled through their slow start, their defense is no match for Tom Brady and the Patriots' offense.

The Steelers have faced the Ravens, Seahawks, Colts, Texans, Titans, Jaguars and Cardinals. Is it any wonder they have the No. 1 pass defense in the league? Joe Flacco and Matt Schaub are the only QBs worth mentioning in that collection of mostly garbage passing teams. They also handed the Steelers their only losses of the season.

The Patriots allow more yards through the air than any team in the NFL, but as long as they can keep Mike Wallace from going 80, the Steelers won't be able to hang with the ridiculous pace the Patriots set.