On Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens to take a clear lead at the top of the AFC North. On Thursday Night Football they will have an opportunity to take a two game lead in the division if they beat another divisional rival in the Cleveland Browns. Against the Ravens, the Steelers defense showed why it is amongst the best in the league. Pittsburgh kept the very dangerous Baltimore offense to only 16 points and generated 3 turnovers. Against the Browns this week, the Steelers’ defense should be finding a lot of success again this week. The Browns offense has only scored over 20 points in one game so far this season. Although anything can happen in a divisional match up, we think this game is a total mismatch. The Pittsburgh Steelers simply have a better offense and a better defense than the Browns, so we’re taking the Steelers to win and cover the spread.

CJ Stroud has been struggling in recent weeks to put together consistent quarterback play. The offensive rookie of the year last season is in the worst five game stretch of his career currently. In his past five games Stroud has only completed 57% of his throws, for 210 yards per game, 2 passing touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. This week he will face the Tennessee Titans who despite their struggles this season have the second best defense in the league in yards per game (278 YPG) and the best pass defense in the NFL (164.6 Passing YPG). If Stroud’s struggles continue against one of the league’s best defenses then the biggest upset of the season could be on the cards.

After six seasons as the starting quarterback of the New York Giants, Daniel Jones has been benched and fan favourite Tommy DeVito will take the reins again. DeVito played a period of games last season whilst Jones was injured and he played reasonably well, going 3-3 as a starter. In his return to the fold this week he will face the Tampa Buccaneers who are in the midst of a four game losing streak and their defense has slipped to the third worst in terms of yards allowed per game (389.3 YPG). We’re taking Tommy DeVito and the Giants to upset the reeling Buccaneers in MetLife Stadium.

The NFC West is the most open of the divisions in the NFL. The Arizona Cardinals sit on top of the division currently at 6-4, but all other teams only sit one game back at 5-5. This week the Cardinals come off their bye week looking to extend their win streak to five games in Seattle against the Seahawks. The Cardinals have become one of the form teams in the NFL off the back of their rushing attack, which now ranks fifth in rushing yards per game (149.4 Rushing YPG). Their revered rushing attack will face the sixth worst rushing defense in the NFL (138.6 YPG) and this could be key in causing a divisional upset.