It’s that time of year again when the playoffs are approaching and the entire nation gets to relive one of its most cherished experiences: the Thursday Night Football broadcasts.
Every week, you’ll be able to see our picks against the spread for this week’s NFL action. We do this by piecing together our read selections at CBS Sports, and from the things we see on Twitter, Instagram, our inbox and pages of several other news sites.
We’ll release our Week 13 picks next Monday, and here are this week’s predictions:
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5), Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Pro Football Focus: Ravens 23, Steelers 22
Joe Giglio: Ravens 20, Steelers 17
Kristina Pydynowski: Ravens 21, Steelers 19
Emmett Scanlan: Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints (-5.5), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Kristina Pydynowski: Saints 31, Falcons 17
Emmett Scanlan: Saints 24, Falcons 20
Brian McCarthy: Saints 30, Falcons 23
Josef Federman: Saints 24, Falcons 21
Blake Morris: Saints 29, Falcons 13
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets (-7), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Todd Archer: Jaguars 23, Jets 17
Vlad Sharpe: Jaguars 30, Jets 24
Emmett Scanlan: Jets 26, Jaguars 23
Josef Federman: Jets 17, Jaguars 14
Mitch Sherman: Jets 24, Jaguars 23
Fred Hiatt: Jets 20, Jaguars 17
Mark Whicker: Jets 24, Jaguars 20
Ray Linch: Jets 24, Jaguars 21
Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-7), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Todd Archer: Bills 28, Buccaneers 24
Vlad Sharpe: Bills 27, Buccaneers 23
Emmett Scanlan: Bills 30, Buccaneers 24
Josef Federman: Buccaneers 30, Bills 23
Blake Morris: Bills 30, Buccaneers 14
Mitch Sherman: Bills 17, Buccaneers 14
Fred Hiatt: Bills 24, Buccaneers 19
Mark Whicker: Bills 20, Buccaneers 17