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Bet you never thought you'd be getting a Wednesday newsletter on the same day an NFL game would be played! But that, friends, is what's happening today, thanks to the infamous Thanksgiving Outbreak of Baltimore. I am not John Breech, as you may have come to expect; this is Pick Six fill-in Cody Benjamin (also known as The Man With Two First Names). But on NFL game days, we're all on the same team anyway! So let's get right to it.This Thanasis Antetokounmpo Jersey is the Pick Six Newsletter. (Please do yourself a favor and make sure you're ! You don't want to mi s our daily offerings of everything you need to know around the .)Today, we've got all kinds of Steelers-Ravens preview material, NFL coach hot-seat rankings, a spicy 2021 mock draft and much more:Today's shows: Can shorthanded keep it close vs. ? Di secting NFL's COVID-19 approachWednesday Afternoon Football, anyone? In case you forgot, the Steelers and Ravens are finally squaring off (or are they?), but this much-anticipated rematch will look quite a bit different than anyone expected a few weeks ago. No . No or J.K. Dobbins. No . But gue s what? The game still matters a ton for Baltimore, which is 6-4 and desperately needs to make up ground in the AFC ; and , which is looking to clinch a playoff berth as the NFL's last undefeated team. Emory Hunt joined Will Brinson on Wednesday morning's Pick Six Podcast ( !) to preview the matchup and predicted that the Ravens will "lean a little bit more into their run game," even if it means feeding fill-in . While Hunt doesn't think the Ravens can overcome Lamar Jackson's absence with starting at quarterback, he does foresee the game going down to the wire:"I see more of the under hitting here, and if anything, I can see Baltimore, just off sheer pride, keeping this one close because of the continuity between these teams," he said. Nik Stauskas Jersey "I can see 20-13 or something like that. It's gonna be a tight game."On a separate Wednesday edition of the Pick Six pod, took a bigger-picture approach to Wednesday's game, specifically targeting the NFL for the way it postponed this Ravens game rather than forcing Baltimore to suit up on Thanksgiving a la the on Sunday. did not get the benefit of the doubt, Quinn argued, "because they're not a playoff team."Brinson echoed those concerns: "The NFL's willingne s to throw competitive balance and fairne s out the window in extreme fashion like this is pretty bothersome." (You can also listen to that episode and .)2. Wednesday preview: Who's out, how to watch, betting guideThere's a lot to catch up on ahead of Wednesday's big AFC North showdown. With that in mind, the CBS Sports crew has you covered with all kinds of must-read material for today's action: How did we get here? If you need a refresher on how this AFC North rivalry went from Thanksgiving night to Wednesday afternoon, of the delays, how they affect both sides, and more.How do I watch the game? Great question! Resident Steelers expert Bryan DeArdo to catch this Wednesday afternoon showdown, including who's in and who's out. Just make Ersan Ilyasova Jersey sure you get your work done, too!Betting guide: on the Steelers-Ravens point spread, prop bets and predictions. This is one weird game, so you'll want to check out all the latest gambling trends beforehand.3. Coach hot seat rankings: ' Anthony Lynn in dangerPatrik Walker hasn't had to work too hard to identify the head coach on the hottest seat in 2020 (hint: he "runs" the ), but his is especially notable because of a new addition: Anthony Lynn. Patrik's got four other coaches who could be ripe for replacement on his list, but Lynn's inclusion is both notable and justified:4. 2021 mock Bob Dandridge Jersey draft: , add new franchise QBsWe're getting far enough into the 2020 season that some fans are right to turn one eye toward 2021, when their favorite teams will (hopefully) be more competitive. So we should all send some thanks to Chris Trapa so, who's doing us the service of . If you're a Panthers or Washington Football Team fan, you'll want to pay extra attention to his latest mock, where he forecasts a couple of intriguing top-10 QB selections: 5. Teaser pick rankings: Bet on the Niners to stay hotBetting expert R.J. White is looking to restart a win streak with , and looking ahead to the Week 13 slate, his best bet might surprise you a little. The were all but left for dead a few weeks ago, what with and joining what seemed like half the team on injured reserve, but R.J. loves him some Niners against the , who are 8.5-point favorites as they enter with an 8-3 record atop the AFC : 6. Inside the ' collapse: Who's going to get the axe?There might not be a more disappointing team in 2020 than the Philadelphia Eagles, who somehow can't even find ways to lead the historically bad NFC East. Christian Wood Jersey So what gives? What lies ahead? And, more grimly, who's going to pay the price for this season, barring some kind of miraculous turnaround? Cody Benjamin knows the Eagles inside and out (just take my word for it), and he proposes that team owner Jeffrey Lurie :The first priority for Lurie should not, and likely will not, be determining (Carson) Wentz's future. It should be determining the future of those around him -- those tasked with salvaging, supporting and/or replacing him ... Put it like this: Whether it's Wentz or (Jalen) Hurts or someone else, do you want any of those guys being shepherded by the current staff, or surrounded with "talent" culled by the current front office?
