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Pundit Picks: Close Game Expected in Battle for First Place

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ESPN

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Matt Bowen
Mike Clay
Jeremy Fowler
Dan Graziano
Kalyn Kahler
Pamela Maldonado
Eric Moody
Jason Reid
Lindsey Thiry
Seth Wickersham
Stephania Bell

Baltimore Sun

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Sam Cohn
Steelers 17, Ravens 14: “Another close ending seems all but certain in a rivalry in which 28 of 38 matchups have been decided by one score. Although the Ravens seem better equipped on paper, this one might end in a fourth straight Jackson clunker feeding a narrow loss because the Steelers do barely enough.”

USA Today

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Jarrett Bell
Steelers 23, Ravens 20
Nick Brinkerhoff
Ravens 21, Steelers 16
Chris Bumbaca
Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Nate Davis
Ravens 23, Steelers 20
Tyler Dragon
Ravens 27, Steelers 24
Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz
Ravens 24, Steelers 14

NFL.com

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Ali Bhanpuri
Ravens 24, Steelers 17
Brooke Cersosimo
Ravens 30, Steelers 20
Dan Parr
Ravens 23, Steelers 18
Gennaro Filice
Ravens 24, Steelers 16: “As one of the best rivalries in football, Steelers-Ravens is never easy to handicap. But while both sides enter this game at 6-6, the visiting team seems more likely to dip below .500 – and, quite possibly, stay there for the first losing season of the Mike Tomlin era.”
Tom Blair
Ravens 23, Steelers 18

NFL Network

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Adam Rank
Ravens 24, Steelers 17
Colleen Wolfe
Ravens 26, Steelers 20
Marcas Grant
Steelers 23, Ravens 21
Maurice Jones-Drew
Ravens 28, Steelers 19
Daniel Jeremiah
Ravens 27, Steelers 17
Nick Shook
Ravens 22, Steelers 16
Kevin Patra
Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Bucky Brooks
Ravens 25, Steelers 22
Grant Gordon
Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Eric Edholm
Ravens 24, Steelers 16

Sporting News

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Vinnie Iyer
Steelers 20, Ravens 17: “The Pittsburgh Steelers need to be run-heavy with Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell to have their best offensive success with Aaron Rodgers' recent injury woes and the passing game showing its major limitations. In a twist, the Ravens' offense also has been sloppy and inefficient when Derrick Henry is contained. Lamar Jackson seeing Pittsburgh's up-and-down defense means something will give. The two-time MVP QB just looks off since returning from his hamstring injury.”

CBS Sports

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Pete Prisco
Ravens 27, Steelers 14: “Both teams are coming off bad losses, both at home. Neither team is playing well, but the Ravens are playing a little better. The Steelers have major defensive issues. Look for a big game by Derrick Henry as the Ravens win it behind a big rushing performance.”
Jared Dubin
John Breech
Ravens 20, Steelers 17: “I've been doing NFL picks for more than 10 years and I've never predicted a 0-0 final score and I was tempted to do that here, but I think Lamar looks just healthy enough to put some points on the board and lead Baltimore to a win.”
Tyler Sullivan
Dave Richard
Jamey Eisenberg

Pro Football Talk

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Mike Florio
Ravens 18, Steelers 14: “If the Steelers load up to stop Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson will have a chance to get back on track.”
Chris Simms
Ravens 27, Steelers 14: “Even though the Ravens offense is struggling, it’s not struggling to such an extent that I think the Steelers defense is going to stop it.”

Sports Illustrated

Pundit Projected Winner Commentary
Claire Brennan
Mitch Goldich
Gilberto Manzano
Connor Orr
John Pluym
Matt Verderame

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