Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Can the Steelers keep their Super Bowl hopes alive on the road against the Browns? AFC North games are rarely boring and that’s what we have kicking off the Week 12 slate on Thursday Night football. The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Cleveland Browns on the road in one of the better rivalries in the NFL. While the Browns are 2-8 and the Steelers are 8-2, these two teams always bring out the best in each other and everyone will be hoping for a close one in primetime. The Steelers were expected to be better in 2024 with a legitimate quarterback under center. However, not many would have expected 8-2 and one game behind the top-seed in the AFC. Russell Wilson is doing just enough at quarterback, allowing the Steelers defense to take over games like they did last week. This is now a team with Super Bowl aspirations as we head into late-November. On the other side, it doesn’t get much more disappointing than the Browns this season. Deshaun Watson has completely busted since signing his fully guaranteed contract and the Browns don’t have a Joe Flacco to save them this year. The defense was historically good last year and that unit has regressed to an extent. At this point, the Browns are just looking to get to the offseason when things will get very interesting. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Steelers are only 3.5-point favorites on the road. This is a Browns team that has consistently gotten blown out this year, including a 35-14 loss last week to the New Orleans Saints. While the Steelers don’t have an explosive offense, they are capable of scoring points, especially against bad teams. The Browns are a bad football team. Division games on the road are never easy, but the Steelers should win by at least a touchdown. The Pick: Steelers (-3.5) Season Record: 15-19
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Ravens HC John Harbaugh reveals big reason why team lost to Steelers in Week 11
Ravens HC John Harbaugh reveals big reason why team lost to Steelers in Week 11 Kevin Oestreicher The Baltimore Ravens lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11, dropping to 7-4 and 2-2 in their division. There are many reasons why the team wasn’t able to get the job done, including mistakes, penalties and more. Head coach John Harbaugh went into detail on why the team ended up losing to Pittsburgh, highlighting many key areas of fault. However, the biggest thing he talked about was getting into second-and-long too much, which set Baltimore back on many of their drives. “The biggest thing was we just got in the second-and-long too much – second-and-long, and then it ends up being third-and-long too often. Penalties set us back too much.” The Ravens have to be a much more disciplined team moving forward, especially when it comes to not making mistakes that cost them opportunities. That has been an issue all season long, and if the team wants to win a Super Bowl they must lose that habit as quickly as possible.
Thursday Night Football: Browns vs. Steelers picks and open thread
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Who do you think is going to win this AFC North matchup? Thursday Night Football this week has two teams Cincinnati Bengals fans are very familiar with. The Cleveland Browns will be hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are coming off an important win against the Baltimore Ravens, who were trailing them closely for control of the AFC North. This will be just their second AFC North game so far this season. Pittsburgh’s defense has been a pillar for them this season. They have the speed and power to keep just about anyone contained. Meanwhile, quarterback Russell Wilson has had this offense doing enough to keep on winning. Cleveland is on about the opposite side of the spectrum. They seem to be at least close to firing Kevin Stefanski, if not making wider wholesale changes. There are still some premium defenders like Myles Garrett, but the offense has struggled as they don’t have an offensive line to ground and pound people like they used to. Jameis Winston is about as boom or bust as you get with quarterbacks. He’ll need to be a big boom for the Browns to get the home upset. FanDuel has this one at Steelers -3.5. Here’s who our staff is taking: Come join the fun in tonight’s open thread!
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns: Thursday Night Football Discussion
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Let’s get Week 12 started! It is time to get things started in Week 12 in the National Football League, as Thursday Night Football will bring us to the shores of Lake Erie as the Cleveland Browns host their AFC North rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The season has been a bit of a disaster for the Browns, as they’ve dealt with the Deshaun Watson situation at quarterback and have now turned to Jameis Winston to run the offense. The Steelers solidified their spot atop the AFC North and put themselves into the conversation for the #1 seed in the conference by holding off Baltimore last Sunday to push their record to 8-2. Here’s how we’re picking tonight’s game, courtesy of the folks from Tallysight. As always, we remind you that everyone’s lines and numbers might be different based on when they made their selections. For the latest betting information on this or any other NFL game, feel free to check in with our friends from FanDuel. If you’ll be watching tonight’s game on Amazon Prime, feel free to hang out here and watch it with your fellow Minnesota Vikings fans and talk about the action on the field or anything else you’d like to talk about. Enjoy the game, everybody!
Thursday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns Live Thread & Game Information
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Week 12 of the 2024 season features an AFC North showdown between their best and worst teams. The Pittsburgh Steelers will travel this evening to take on the Cleveland Browns. The 2 and 8 Browns have lost seven of their last eight games, including last weekend’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, 23 to 10. The Steelers have been among the best teams in the AFC and the NFL this season. Pittsburgh has an 8 and 2 record coming into the week and is currently on a 5-game win streak, including this past weekend’s victory over the Baltimore Ravens, 18 to 16. Please use this thread to follow this evening’s Thursday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. As always, discussion of our Miami Dolphins is encouraged. While there are no strict rules regarding what is discussed during live threads, please continue to follow all site rules in the live threads as you would in any other posts on The Phinsider. Please remember that SBNation is strictly against the sharing of illegal game streams. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) 1st AFC North @ Cleveland Browns (2-8) 4th NFC East Week 12 Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. EST, Thursday, November 21st Location: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; NFL+ (replay after the game) FANDUEL Sportsbook betting Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5; Point total: 36.5; Moneyline: Cleveland Browns +154 | Pittsburgh Steelers -184 —My Pick: The Steelers should easily cover the spread this evening. Over the last month or two, the Browns have been one of the worst teams in the NFL and currently sit in 4th place in the division. On the other side of the ball, the Steelers have been one of the best teams in the NFL over the last couple of months. Pittsburgh is currently in the midst of a five-game win streak that includes a win over the Washington Commanders two weeks ago and the Baltimore Ravens this past weekend.
VIDEO: Jahmyr Gibbs TD run looks remarkably like Barry Sanders
Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images This Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown from Sunday looks REMARKABLY like a Barry Sanders touchdown. It’s sacrilege to refer to any NFL running back as “Barry Sanders-esque” regardless of whether he plays for the Detroit Lions or any other team. There is—and will only ever be—one Barry Sanders. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuut… it’s pretty hard to deny the resemblance of this one particular play from the Lions’ 52-6 beatdown of the Jacksonville Jaguars. On the play, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is a yard away from the goal line, but he encounters a ton of traffic on what was supposed to be a relatively simple run up the middle. He’s able to escape the the defenders crashing down with a savvy spin move. Then he just uses his 4.36 40-yard dash speed to beat every defender to the corner of the end zone for the score. Sonic Spin Attack #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/Fvj1HFDZc6 — Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024 Now let’s flash back to 1991. Sanders and the 11-4 Lions vs. the 13-2 Buffalo Bills. The Lions are down 7-0 early in the fourth quarter, needing to win this game to clinch the NFC Central and a first-round bye. After being denied on first down from the 1-yard line, the Lions went right back to Sanders. And while it looked like he was about to get stopped in the backfield, he pulled off an even cleaner spin move to find daylight toward the sideline. You can watch the play at 1:47:55 mark of this historic YouTube video. The Lions would go on to win the game in overtime, win the division, and make it all the way to the NFC Championship game. Now, let’s watch Gibbs’ and Sanders’ plays side-by-side, as combined by the Lions social media team: I promise these are different videos pic.twitter.com/OTrPvCYb3O — Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 21, 2024 It’s not a perfect one-to-one comparison, but like I said at the top: there is no comparison to Sanders. Regardless, it’s a cool moment and the GOAT himself approved: love this — Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) November 21, 2024
Live Thread: Steelers at Browns on ‘Thursday Night Football’
Filed under: Live Thread: Steelers at Browns on ‘Thursday Night Football’ Week 12 kicks off with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns in an AFC North battle on “Thursday Night Football.” Come chat with us in our open thread. By Nov 21, 2024, 7:45pm EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
New York Giants WR Malik Nabers ready to ‘rally around’ Tommy DeVito
Malik Nabers of the New York Giants | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Nabers is focused on scoring touchdowns and doing his part over the final seven weeks of the season. Malik Nabers was next on the list of current New York Giants to discuss the team’s quarterback change, as everyone wants to know what the team’s star wide receiver and first-round pick had to say about the decision. For the first time since the announcement, Nabers voiced his thoughts while speaking to the media. However, even though a new quarterback will be under center, Nabers seems focused on scoring touchdowns and helping his team succeed over the final seven weeks of the regular season. Malik Nabers’ initial reaction to the quarterback change “Reaction was just rally around (quarterback Tommy) DeVito, still support (quarterback Daniel Jones) DJ as much as possible. But rally around DeVito and it’s a new game. New game plan, we got to get some reps in. So that was really my main focus, was just getting some reps with him, making sure we prepare for the game this Sunday.” On his relationship with Tommy DeVito “I took a couple of reps with him during camp. I know he got a steamer for an arm, so I got some catches with him after practice. Relationship with me and DeVito is cool. We talk, play the game, so we got a good relationship.” Did “DeVito Mania” make waves while Nabers was at LSU? “No, sir, I never really watched a lot of NFL games at the time. I was still watching college. But when I got here, a few people in the locker room when the decision was made, they told me how last year he came in and did some great things when DJ got hurt. So, I’m hoping he can go back to where he left off and continue to do what he’s done around here.” Is it hard to establish chemistry with a quarterback in such short time? “I don’t think it’s really hard. I mean at the end of the day, it’s still throw the football, catch the ball. So, I get open pretty well, I create a lot of separation. So, I’m sure he’s going to be able to see me on different routes. When I get open, he’s going to be able to deliver the ball.” “I can establish chemistry with anybody” “I mean I can establish chemistry with anybody, I think. I’m able to get open, I’m able to create separation. So, I mean that’s a plus for him for sure. He’s comfortable throwing me the ball.” On his observations of DeVito in practice “His intentions with the ball is precise. He’s able to deliver the ball before you get out your break. So (head coach Brian) Daboll told me, ‘Make sure you get your head around pretty fast because the ball’s going to be coming’. So that’s my main focus is just getting my head around. He’s going to throw the ball before I get out of my break. So just having that as a quarterback for anticipation for him to throw the ball before you get out your break. So that’s what we need.” On feelings about Daniel Jones after his benching? “We still got to be around DJ. He’s still in the building. He’s still a quarterback. The coaches made a tough decision to go with Tommy. We can only rally around Tommy. Still look after DJ, he’s still one of our quarterbacks. So, we’re not going to just throw him under the bus. We still going to be around him, lean on him, and stuff like that.” What’s the team morale looking like? “We continue to fight strong. (Outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux) Tibs is still being a leader that he’s always been, making sure we’re ahead of our game. We’re still fighting strong.” Does Nabers agree with the decision? “I mean it’s not my decision. I can’t agree to disagree because it’s not my decision. The only thing I can do is still go out there and run my routes, catch the ball, try to score as many touchdowns as I can.”
Thursday Night Football: Steelers vs. Browns
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Watch this week’s TNF kickoff game here! Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season will kickoff with an AFC North battle on Thursday Night Football featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) on the road against the Cleveland Browns (2-8). The Steelers lead the all-time series between these teams, 79-62-1, but the home team has won each of their last five meetings. They last faced off almost exactly a year ago, with the Browns pulling off a 13-10 win at home. Pittsburgh currently leads the AFC North division, followed by the Baltimore Ravens (7-4) at No. 2, the Cincinnati Bengals (4-7) at No. 3, and then the Browns solidly in last place. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns TV Schedule Game time: 8:15 PM EST Channel: Prime Video Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 Location: Huntington Bank Field | Cleveland, OH Announcers: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (field reporter) Radio: Westwood One Online Streaming FuboTV | Prime Video Odds via FanDuel Odds courtesy of FanDuel Pittsburgh Steelers: -3.5 (-196) Cleveland Browns: +3.5 (+164) BLG Pick: Steelers -3.5 Over/Under: 36.5 SB Nation Blogs Steelers: www.BehindTheSteelCurtain.com Browns: www.DawgsByNature.com Open thread: Discuss Thursday night’s game in the comments below.
Thursday Night Football Week 6 – Browns vs. Steelers: How to watch, game time, TV channel, streaming
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Your open thread for Thursday Night Football Week 12 will kick off with a game between AFC North rivals as the Cleveland Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. These are two teams headed in opposite directions, as the Steelers have taken control of the division with an 8-2 record behind Russell Wilson and a fantastic defense. The Browns, meanwhile, are 2-8 on the season, and are coming off of a bad 35-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints. They’re also a team searching for long term answers at the quarterback position as they grapple with expensive bust DeShaun Watson’s ruptured Achilles and fully guaranteed contract. Backup Jameis Winston did throw for 395 yards against the Saints (142 to Jerry Jeudy), which could be a positive sign for the future. But will that be enough to upset Pittsburgh? The Steelers are favored by 3.5 points per FanDuel sports book. Chris’ pick: The Steelers. Moving from DeShaun Watson to Jameis Winston might be addition by subtraction, and that could make this game interesting. However, the Steelers have been rolling since making the change from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson and they weren’t exactly slouches before. Wilson is playing at a high level and has a good rapport with George Pickens, Van Jefferson, and Pat Freiermouth, not to mention what Najee Harris can do on the ground. And as good as Jerry Jeudy can be, the Steelers should be able to deal with him on defense. This could wind up being a good game, and the Giants are probably hoping the Browns pull off the upset. But I can’t not pick the Steelers and I suspect they’ll win by more than the 3.5 points by which they’re favored. Want to join FanDuel Sportsbook? Click here for odds. What: Browns vs. SteelersWhen: Thursday, November 21stWhere: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH.Game time: 8:15 p.m. ETTV: Amazon PrimeAnnouncers: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)Radio: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli | SiriusXM: 88; Cleveland Browns – 226 or Pittsburgh Steelers – 225Referee: Streaming: NFL +Fanduel Sportsbook odds: Spread: Steelers (-3.5 |-105) | Browns (+3.5 | -115) Moneyline: Steelers -190, Browns +160 | Over/Under: 36.5 (Over -115, Under -105) Follow us on social media BBV on Twitter: Follow @BigBlueViewBBV on Facebook: Click here to like the Big Blue View Facebook pageBBV on YouTube: Subscribe to the Big Blue View YouTube channelBBV on Instagram: Click here to follow our Instagram pageBBV podcasts: Click here to subscribe to BBV Radio Use this as your open thread for Thursday Night Football.
