I'm not sure how much wine I drank over Thanksgiving weekend, but apparently I drank enough to start hallucinating because that's the only way to explain the NFL headlines I've been reading on the internet over the past few days.I mean, I'm 99% sure I read a headline that said the Ravens and Steelers played on a Wednesday? Is that real? And the are moving to Arizona? And the had to play a game with ZERO quarterbacks on their roster? HOW IS ANY OF THIS POSSIBLE? Everything I just listed sounds like something I would make up in a drunken game of -themed Mad Libs. Also, I'm cutting down on the wine for Thanksgiving next year, well, unle s my picks are good this week, then I might go the opposite route.Speaking of the picks, now that Week 12 is finally over, we can get to the Week 13 picks! Actually, before we get to the picks, here's a quick reminder that you can check out the weekly picks from every . If you don't click over, I won't be offended. However, I will be offended if you don't sign
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Tyler Thornburg Jersey (CBS) Latest Odds: Tenne see Titans -5.5 On the list I've made of all the crazy things that have happened in 2020, let me just say that the being in contention for a playoff spot this late in the season is definitely at the top. It's four spots ahead of the pandemic, seven spots ahead of the murder hornets, nine spots and two spots ahead of the squirrel who . I mean, I can't remember the last time the Browns played in a somewhat important game this late in the season, but here we are. That being said, we probably should have all seen this coming, because the Browns getting to the in the one season where fans won't really be allowed to attend the Super Bowl would definitely be the most Browns thing ever.As for this game, if you love forward pa ses, then you're probably not going to want to watch, because we might not see a single one one between these two teams on Sunday. This game is giving us the NFL's No. 1 rushing attack (Cleveland) against the league's No. 3 rushing attack and I'm fully expecting every running back on both teams to put up huge numbers. I won't be surprised if , and all top 100 yards. For me, the big difference in this game is at quarterback. With the , I feel like is a perfect complement to Henry, but
Boston Red Sox Hats in Cleveland, I feel like kind of holds the offense back. As a matter of fact, if the Browns got rid of Mayfield and just snapped the ball directly to Chubb, I think that would arguably make them a better team.The Browns are good this year and they should make the playoffs, but this week they're running into a team that has the better running back, the better quarterback and really, the better everything. Well, the Browns do have and he's a much better pa s-rusher than anything Tenne see has, but the Titans are better at everything else and what I'm trying to say here is that I'm taking Tenne see in a blowout. The pick: Titans 34-20 over Browns 4:05 p.m. ET (Fox) Latest Odds: Los Angeles Rams -3 We're 13 weeks into the season and I have to admit, I still have no idea what to make of the . Just when I was starting to think they might actually be good, they come out of their Week 8 bye and fall flat on their face. In the four weeks since their bye, they've gone 1-3 and the only reason they didn't go 0-4 is because threw a miraculous game-winning Hail Mary against the in Week 10. If that Hail Mary didn't happen, the Cardinals would have had the same November record as the (0-4) and as I think I say nearly every week, if I mention you in the same sentence as the Jets, there's roughly a 99.9% chance that I'm going to pick you to lose your game that week. You never want to be mentioned in the same sentence as the Jets under any circumstance. Last week, I mentioned Matt Patricia in the same sentence as the Jets and look what happened to him.I'm not sure why the Cardinals have fallen apart, but I think one of their i sues is that Kyler Murray's shoulder still seems to be bothering him. He injured it in Week 11 against the Seahawks and ever since then, he seems hesitant to run.
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