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NFL Week 10 trends and picks: What bets will decide this weekend’s games?

By Russell S. Baxter

TAMPA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 08: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands under center during the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 08: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands under center during the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 08: Minkah Fitzpatrick #39 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a 24-19 win against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 08: Minkah Fitzpatrick #39 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a 24-19 win against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Cincinnati Bengals (2-5-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (8-0), 4:25 pm

Bengals: It will be interesting to see if Cincinnati’s offensive line can protect rookie quarterback Joe Burrow from the Steelers’ potent pass rush. The first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft has been sacked a disturbing 28 times in eight games while Pittsburgh has totaled an NFL-high 32 quarterback traps in the same amount of contests.

Steelers: Dating back to the teams’ second meeting in 2015 and including a memorable wild card playoff clash that year at Cincinnati, the Steelers have knocked off the Bengals 10 consecutive times. And Mike Tomlin’s club swept Cincinnati a year ago for the fourth straight season and did it without veteran signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger.

Baltimore Ravens (6-2) at New England Patriots (3-5), 8:20 pm

Ravens: “They’re calling out our plays, stuff like that. They know what we’re doing…” That’s via quarterback Lamar Jackson to NFL Network’s Rich Eisen this week (via Kevin Patra of NFL.com). Baltimore’s 23rd-ranked offense has scored 22 touchdowns but Jackson has been sacked 21 times and committed seven of the team’s 10 turnovers.

Patriots: The club snapped its four-game losing streak on Monday night against the winless Jets and quarterback Cam Newton looked more like the quarterback who played solid football. But can the Patriots’ shaky defense, ranked 25th vs. the run (131.0 average), stop the NFL’s best ground attack – averaging 170.1 yards per contest?

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