NFL.com editors Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, Brooke Cersosimo, Gennaro Filice and Dan Parr will predict every game of the 2023 NFL season, using the unbeatable combo of football analysis and excessive punctuation. Check out their records through Thursday’s game and the rest of their Week 11 picks below.
Why Brooke is taking the Cowboys: This season, Dallas has averaged 33.7 points per game against teams with a losing record. In addition, the Cowboys’ defense allows 18.3 points per game (fourth in the NFL) and 275.1 yards per game (third). To say this is a difficult task for the Panthers is an understatement, especially after Bryce Young was outplayed by an undrafted rookie just a week ago.
Why Ali is taking the Browns: For all the football purists out there, have I got a classic, ground-and-pound matchup for ya! The Browns have relied on the same simple-but-effective formula all season: run the ball, control the clock, play lockdown defense. They’re 6-3 because they rank among the best in all three areas. The Steelers, however, have only recently revived their rushing attack, winning three of four in the process:
While Kenny Pickett and Dorian Thompson-Robinson figure to take a backseat on their respective backfield-driven buses on Sunday, whichever of the two best plays passenger, fighting the temptation to grab the wheel, navigates his team to a huge AFC North win. I’m leaning cautiously toward the rookie, who’s picked up a couple things in the month and a half since his first career start.
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