You have to wonder if the NFL has a personall vendetta against its own network with the series of turds it has scheduled for these Thursday night games. Nicolas Cage hasn't been responsible for as many boring three hour bombs as the NFL has the last couple of weeks on the NFL Network. Tonight will be no different. In one corner, you have the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are angling for the top spot in the AFC North and a potential 2 seed in the playoffs. On the other side, you have the Carolina Panthers, who are just a couple more mailed-in performances away from the top spot in the NFL Draft.
This should be a lay-up for Mr. Thursday Night and Capt. Dos Equis.
Panthers (+14) at Steelers
Dave: Steelers - If there's any incentive for the Panthers to play better than the walking cadavers they've been all season, it's solely based on Jimmy Clausen trying to do whatever he can to keep Andrew Luck from taking his job this spring. That's it. The Steelers D is a bit more suspect with Troy Polamalu and Aaron Smith out, so it's not inconceivable to think Carolina can at least keep it close with some garbage time touchdowns from a motivated Clausen(who may be turn into this generation's Drew Brees). I still like Pitt to unleash the sound and fury on the toothless Panthers. Steelers by 24.
Gabe: Steelers - (Editor's note: Gabe decided to chime in at the 11th hour from a busy night of eating dinner, jamming out to Kings of Leon and discussing why Alec Baldwin is the next John Travolta to follow suit with my Steelers pick.)
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