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Thursday Night Football, Browns vs. Bengals: Picks and live blog

An old AFC rivalry is heating up in the stretch run.

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It is Thursday Night Football and we have a couple of AFC North team in the middle of the playoff mix. Heck, everyone in that division has five wins. The Cleveland Browns play the Bengals in Cincinnati and the loser will be in last place.

Will you be watching?

Cincy is getting healthy and the Browns have been intriguingly competitive, even though Brian Hoyer continues to keep Johnny Manziel on the bench.

Who will win? This is what our writing staff thinks...almost a unanimous selection:

Jess Root Delilah Cassidy Skii Jesse Reynolds Alex Mann Robert Norman Seth Cox Michael Oliver Randy Fields
CLE/CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CLE CIN

What about the spread? Cincy is favored -6. That is a tempting take, but while many TNF games have been blowouts, especially for the home team, these divisional games tend to stay close. I'll take the points here.

This is your open thread. Chat away!