Week Fourteen, Thursday Night
Yeah, I’m not gonna get all my picks done before tonight’s exciting AFC North matchup kicks off (though given what a compelling game it’s almost certain not to be, I’m sure I’ll be able to finish the rest while I sort of watch), so here’s my take on that.
Cleveland (+14) at Pittsburgh
Here’s what you need to know about this game: Cleveland doesn’t score much (the Browns have averaged just better than 14 points a game so far this season. Pittsburgh’s D is among the best in the league at keeping opponents off the board (they’ve given up an average of just 16.3 points per game so far this season). The Steelers are neck-and-neck with the Ravens in a race for the AFC North crown, in which the winner probably gets a first-round by and may get home field through the playoffs, and the loser gets the near certainty of having to play all of its post-season games on the road. And the Browns defense couldn’t stop a one-legged dachshund with one bad eye and one blind eye from rushing for 150 yards. That’s the long way of saying this game is a disaster waiting to happen. Steelers by 20.
