2020 NFL picks, score predictions for Week 8

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-0) at Baltimore Ravens (5-1)

Sunday, November 1, 1PM ET

Isn’t this one of the best matchups of the 2020 season so far? We’ve got the 6-0 Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the 5-1 Baltimore Ravens to battle for AFC North supremacy. Even if you’re not a fan, it would be wise to tune in for this one.

So why am I picking the Ravens to win? That’s a great question. For starters, Baltimore is coming off a bye and certainly spent every minute preparing to slow down the Steelers. They’ll certainly have Lamar Jackson ready to run up the score on a dangerous Pittsburgh defense, and will be ready to unleash new acquisition Yannick Ngakoue on Ben Roethlisberger.

As great as the Steelers offense has been this season, the Ravens will have a game plan to keep their copious amount of playmaking receivers from going wild. Baltimore boasts an extraordinary amount of stars on the defensive end, and their cornerbacks are more than capable of putting the clamps on JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and the rest.

The Steelers will put up quite the fight, and this will likely come down to the final possession. That’s when Jackson pulls off one of his signature clutch drives, diving into the end zone for the final touchdown that gives the Ravens a very valuable victory.

Prediction: Ravens win 24-23