There are some pretty putrid matchups in Week 6 of the National Football League season, starting with Thursday night when the Steelers take on the Titans in a matchup that would have been pretty awesome eight or nine years ago.
It's not eight or nine years ago, however, which means that game will likely be awful. So, too, will games like Tampa Bay-Kansas City, Miami-St. Louis and Arizona-Buffalo.
However, there are some games worth tuning in for this weekend like the Patriots going west to take on the Seahawks. NESN.com senior assistant editor Mike Cole and assistant editor Ricky Doyle are ready to dive into all of the games big and small, though, in their weekly NFL picks podcast.
See their picks below, and listen to the podcast at the bottom of the page.
Home teams in caps, with lines taken from Wednesday morning's Bovada.lv lines.
Cole
Pittsburgh (-6) over TENNESSEE
Cincinnati (-3) over CLEVELAND
Indianapolis (+3) over NEW YORK JETS
TAMPA BAY (-3.5) over Kansas City
ATLANTA (-9) over Oakland
BALTIMORE (-4) over Dallas
PHILADELPHIA ( -4.5) over Detroit
MIAMI (-3.5) over St. Louis
NEW ENGLAND (-4) over Seattle
ARIZONA (-5) over Buffalo
Minnesota (+1.5) over WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO (-4.5) over New York Giants
HOUSTON (-4) over Green Bay
Denver (+2) over SAN DIEGO
Last week: 6-8
Season: 34-42-1
Doyle
Pittsburgh (-6) over TENNESSEE
CLEVELAND (+3) over Cincinnati
NEW YORK JETS (-3) over Indianapolis
TAMPA BAY (-3.5) over Kansas City
ATLANTA (-9) over Oakland
BALTIMORE (-4) over Dallas
Detroit (+4.5) over PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI (-3.5) over St. Louis
NEW ENGLAND (-4) over Seattle
ARIZONA (-5) over Buffalo
Minnesota (+1.5) over WASHINGTON
New York Giants (+4.5) over San Francisco
Green Bay (+4) over HOUSTON
Denver (+2) over SAN DIEGO
Last week: 8-6
Season: 24-35-2
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