Your Thursday night open thread
Thursday Night Football opens Week 10 with the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in an NFC North showdown.
The Ravens are one of the best teams in the NFL and were active on the trade market to reinforce their roster. First Baltimore traded with the Carolina Panthers for WR Dionte Johnson, then they struck a deal with the Los Angeles Rams for CB Tra’Davious White.
The Bengals, meanwhile, are working to overcome their 1-4 start to the season. They’ve won three of their last four games, but are in third place in the NFC North. The Bengals have a high-powered offense, but their defense has struggled outside the efforts of Trey Hendrickson.
The Ravens are 6.5-point favorites per FanDuel sports book.
Chris’ pick: I have to pick the Ravens for this game, though I don’t think it’s quite as clear-cut as the spread would make it look.
The last time these two teams met, the Bengals put up 38 points and took them to overtime. They should have won that game too, except for a special teams miscue and a failed field goal attempt. Then Derrick Henery did what he does and essentially iced the game with a 50-yard run on the ensuing possession.
The Bengals are tough to stop and Joe Burrow can put up points to keep pace with any opponent.
But in the end, Lamar Jackson is a two-time NFL MVP and is having (easily) the best year of his already-stellar career. He’s completing passes at a career-high rate while also having a career high average yards per attempt. He’s also throwing touchdowns at a career-high rate and interceptions at a career low.
The Bengals might keep things interesting, but the Ravens are a black and purple buzzsaw right now, and Jackson is a big reason why.
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What: Ravens vs. Bengals
When: Thursday, Nov, 7th
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore MD.
Game time: 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: Amazon Prime
Announcers: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Radio: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli | SiriusXM: 88; Baltimore Ravens – 226 or Cincinnati Bengals – 225
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Streaming: Amazon Prime, NFL app
Fanduel Sportsbook odds: Spread: Ravens (-6.5 |+102) | Texans (+6.5 | -124) Moneyline: Ravens -275, Bengals +225 | Over/Under: 52.5 (Under -108, Over -112)
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