BY ADAM GREENE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another game week, another attempt from the Tennessee Titans to completely ruin the NFL season. The Titans were once again hit by multiple positive COVID-19 tests, as they broke their own safety protocols to hold workouts and, presumably, lick every door handle and bathroom stall door across The Music City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Tennessee receives no more positive tests over the next couple of days, they\u2019ll host the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on CBS. If they do have a positive test, well, nobody\u2019s saying what will happen, but my guess is they\u2019ll be forced to forfeit the game. Unless the NFL wants to add weeks to the end of the regular season, there\u2019s only so much you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of coronavirus related moves, the New England Patriots had another positive test, as this time Stephon Gilmore got nailed. Their game hosting the Denver Broncos has been moved once again to Monday at 5 p.m. EST on ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for my Thursday Night picks<\/a>, apparently I need to go full George Costanza at this point. If every instinct I have is wrong, the opposite must be right<\/a>. I\u2019m 1-4 this year and that\u2019s just unacceptable. It might be time to order chicken salad on rye, untoasted with potato salad and a cup of tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Byes:<\/strong> Detroit<\/em> Lions, Green Bay Packers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n CAROLINA<\/strong> PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (-1, O\/U: 53.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a point where the dam has to break for Atlanta, right? The truth is, I blame myself. I\u2019ve picked the Falcons to win in three of the first four weeks of the season, largely based on that same thought. It can\u2019t just keep happening, can it? Here I go again. Falcons 27, Panthers 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CINCINNATI<\/strong> BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (-13.5, O\/U: 51.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a reason big lines are frightening for the most part, but the Ravens have a way of clearing them like FloJo on the 100 meter hurdles when facing a lesser team. I hope Joe Burrow got the chance to savor his first career victory, because he\u2019s going to be watching a lot of this one on the sideline. Ravens 34, Bengals 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LAS VEGAS<\/strong> RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (-11.5, O\/U: 55)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chiefs got away scott free (so far) from New England\u2019s COVID-19 outbreak last week, with Patrick Mahomes putting the fear of God into every Kansas City fan when photos of his postgame embrace with Gilmore came to light. I know you feel like you might need the extra push, Missouri residents, but steel clear of church right now. The pandemic can affect you too and God can hear you fine from the couch in your man cave. Chiefs 34, Raiders 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LOS ANGELES RAMS AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (+8.5, O\/U: 47)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyle Allen gets his first start of the season against one of the best pass defenses in the NFL as Washington has decided they\u2019ve had enough of the Dwayne Haskins experience. Meanwhile Los Angeles is coming in after the most annoying game of the season, an eight-point win over a Giants team they should have beaten by 30. I have a feeling they\u2019ll make up for it Sunday. Rams 41, WFT 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n JACKSONVILLE<\/strong> JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (-5, O\/U: 54)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes a coaching change can really spark your team. But when you name Romeo Crennel as your interim head coach, the only thing you can count on sparking is the nearest barbecue. Crennel, in the past, has been a decent defensive coordinator but the past is just that; the past. At 73 years old, Crennel is officially the oldest head coach in the history of the NFL. And if the NFL coaching is anything, it\u2019s kind to the elderly. That being said, like the Falcons, Houston has to win at some point and Jacksonville is here to make it happen. Texans 31, Jaguars 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ARIZONA<\/strong> CARDINALS AT NEW YORK JETS (+7, O\/U: 47)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For a Cardinals team feeling rough after consecutive losses, nothing can serve as a better pick me up than a visit to the Jets. Of course, Met Life is the same field that put half the San Francisco 49ers on IR, so maybe get this one over with quick, Arizona. Cards 34, Jets 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (-7, O\/U: 44)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s time for our quadrennial Battle of Pennsylvania and like most of these match ups that happen once a leap year, in the grand scheme of things it means absolutely nothing. Pittsburgh had two weeks to prepare for this one thanks to the Tennessee Titans becoming the NFL\u2019s patient zero. The Eagles might be so high from their first win they might not come down until the third quarter of this one. Steelers 27, Eagles 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MIAMI<\/strong> DOLPHINS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (-9, O\/U: 51.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have good news on San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, it looks like he might play. We\u2019ve had bad news on Miami quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. It looks like he will play. The longer Brian Flores waits to pull the trigger on Tua Tagovailoa, the more frustrating this will get. Especially since I\u2019ve finally figured out how to spell Tagovailoa without looking it up first. 49ers 30, Dolphins 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW<\/strong> YORK<\/strong> GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (-9.5, O\/U: 54)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the Eagles facing off against the Steelers, Dallas has the chance to take over first place in the NFC East with their second win of the season. They just have to get past the worst roster in the league to do it. In spite of the fact that this game should be a gentle stroll through the park, I\u2019m sure Mike McCarthy will sit smugly satisfied on his Zoom interview after the game, looking like he just closed down a Waffle House men\u2019s room. Cowboys 41, Giants 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n INDIANAPOLIS<\/strong> COLTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (pk, O\/U: 46.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who among us could have imagined as we enter the second quarter of the season that Cleveland would not only be two games above .500, but playing in possibly the best game of the Week Five slate? Not only that, it could be a game with potential playoff implications. I don\u2019t know who out there has the Monkey\u2019s Paw<\/a>, but you\u2019ve really made some weird wishes in 2020 and you\u2019ve kind of destroyed the world. Here\u2019s what\u2019s weirder. I\u2019m picking Cleveland. Browns 31, Colts 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 0-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread:<\/p>\n\n\n\n LAST WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 10-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread: 7-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 46-16-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread: 35-28<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow our BetOnline Twitter accoun<\/a>t for the latest sports news and betting odds, and stay tuned on the Instagram feed<\/a> for more good information too.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BY ADAM GREENE Another game week, another attempt from the Tennessee Titans to completely ruin the NFL season. 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