Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Buffalo Bills Week 14 game, with the line from OddsShark.
(-2) Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, Sunday, 1 p.m.
Mike: Steelers. Normally, you’d side with the Bills in a December game in Buffalo with snow in the forecast, but Ben Roethlisberger is arguably the best cold-weather quarterback in football — not to mention the Steelers’ offense is heating up, averaging more than 25 points per game over their last four.
Andre: Steelers. After suffering a heartbreaking defeat to the Dallas Cowboys, the Steelers have allowed just 4.2 yards per play in the last three games — easily the best mark in the league. They have 13 sacks in those three games compared to having 13 in the first 10 of the season.
Ricky: Steelers. The Steelers always seem to play well late in the season — they’re 11-1 SU and 10-1-1 ATS in their last 12 December games — and Pittsburgh’s defense has been coming into its own.
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