Yep - they're going to need to make some hay those first 8 games...

REALLY hate playing the Eagles coming off their bye...

Vikings, they've put all their eggs in McCarthy's basket. If he's the real deal, that will be a tough game. If not, then not so much.

Thanksgiving vs. Lions, that's going to be a SOB of a game as well - but there too, it depends on how much they lose with all their coaching staff losses from last year. They may not be exactly what they were last year either...

But the bright side, besides the location as you mentioned, is that one of those four is against the Giants.

So, if they could go 3-1 in that four game stretch - tough, but do-able; with a solid start their first 8 (I could see 7-1; anything less than 6-2 would be disappointing)... they could be looking at 9-3 or 10-2 going into the home stretch of the season. Depending on how the rest of the conference goes, they could be in play for a first round bye and a round 2 home playoff game.