Thursday Night Showdown: Pittsburgh vs Cleveland Analysis

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00:00Thursday Night Football, Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

00:05That line opened up at three and a half and it still sits at three and a half across the

00:08board.

00:09The total in this game though, take a look at this, 41 and a half.

00:14As that look ahead number last week, it's now down to 36 and a half.

00:18So usually when you hear that, what goes into your mind?

00:20Oh Donnie, there's probably a lot of injuries.

00:22Yep, you might be right on that.

00:25That could drop it.

00:27Also, weather conditions, which we are going to have, and is it any surprise, late November

00:33in Cleveland, you're going to have colder conditions at kickoff, 37 degrees.

00:39Precipitation in the forecast, around 25%, so you might be getting those flurries slash

00:45freezing rain scenarios.

00:48And wind speed to open the game, sustained at over 15 miles per hour, making the kicking

00:53game just a little bit tougher.

00:56But the Cleveland Browns, are they dead in the water?

00:59You saw the game last week, the final score where they took on the New Orleans Saints.

01:03It was a blowout in the end, but it was a tie game in the fourth quarter before Taysom

01:07Hills just started wrecking shop out there, right?

01:10You saw the Pittsburgh Steelers not play their A game, but in a massive game against the

01:15Baltimore Ravens, needed every bit of that to hold on to an 18-16 lead.

01:20If you watch that game, they were up 18-10, gave up the touchdown to the Ravens, but made

01:24a great play on the two, excuse me, two-point conversion to stymie that.

01:29So I say to myself, I look at the 36 and a half, it's Jameis Winston though, right?

01:34We always say like, he's one of the best quarterbacks to bet on in the NFL if you want points, because

01:40he's so boomer bust.

01:42Once again, last week, 14-14 game, fourth quarter, uh-oh, I don't think they're going

01:45to get over a runaway freight train for the New Orleans Saints, which easily gets over.

01:51What do we see out of Pittsburgh is Arthur Smith is the offensive coordinator.

01:55If they know they're better than a football team, which they are against Cleveland, how

01:59do you play this one out?

02:00And also the ramifications of playing the Baltimore Ravens on a Sunday at home with

02:06all that emotion and winning short work week on the road to Cleveland, bad weather against

02:12a bad football team.

02:13You should handle your business.

02:15Most people probably looking towards Najee Harris in that game.

02:17I actually think also, put out a video yesterday on Jalen Warren, 13 and a half receiving

02:23yards in that game tomorrow night, I think makes some sense.

02:26Just about every game you'll find over the past five, I think the minimum was 13 yards

02:30receiving for him and going over.

02:32So I think he has the chance if it is bad weather, you're not throwing the football

02:36necessarily downfield, you're going to look to get your running backs into the equation.

02:39I think he has a legitimate chance to do that.

02:42So for my money tomorrow night, of course, I'm looking towards the Pittsburgh Steelers

02:45sort of changing up the mojo that I've had in the past couple of years, should I say

02:49past 15 years, there isn't a football home team or no team.

02:52There's no way I'm taking Cleveland here.

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