These next two weeks will likely have a significant impact on the outcome of your fantasy football league. No pressure.
A whopping 12 teams will take their bye Week 8 and 9: the Cardinals, Packers, Jaguars, Rams, Giants, Titans, Bears, Browns, Chargers, Vikings, Patriots and Steelers.
Savvy owners planned ahead, making preemptive moves to minimize the number of transactions required this week. If your work for the week is done, check next week's schedule to see if you should make an early swap at kicker, defense or tight end.
This is also prime time for trading.
Check out your opponents' pressure points over the next two weeks and probe to see if they are more amenable to an offer than they otherwise might be.
It could make the difference between making the playoffs and the alternative.
Here are my best bets for Week 8:
