The seventh week of the NFL regular season has arrived. My Week 6 picks were an improvement over Week 5, but 9-6 wasn’t the outcome I was hoping for. Through six weeks I’m sitting at 61-32 with predictions—just a shade over 65-percent accuracy. This week, there will be fifteen games with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens having their bye weeks.

Thursday Night Football — Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

Winner: Steelers

The AFC North seems prime for the Steelers to take with ease. After starting off 4-1, they have a clear and comfortable lead over the rest of the division. Every week has had its fair share of upsets thus far, but I don’t believe the Bengals are going to be able to topple Pittsburgh at home. I’ll take the Steelers.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Los Angeles

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