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The final Thursday night game of the season couldn’t be much more forgettable.Denver and Indianapolis are hard enough to watch with a full week to prepare. On short notice: UGH!The Broncos (4-9) have been one of the league’s major disappointments Bobby Hart Jersey , and they broke an eight-game skid last Sunday by manhandling the undermanned Jets. Indianapolis (3-10) has dropped four straight and seven of eight.Enough said.Denver, ranked 25th in the AP Pro32, is a 1-point favorite at Lucas Oil Stadium. At least the Colts (No. 30 in AP Pro32) won’t have to freeze in a blizzard as they lose this one.BRONCOS, 13-10KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIPOf all the choices Pro Picks has ever made for this category, none has been worse than taking Cincinnati over Chicago last Sunday. Thanks for not showing up, Bengals.Regardless, we march on with NEW ORLEANS.No. 15 Green Bay (plus 2) at No. 7 CarolinaAfter barely escaping Cleveland, not buying Packers, not even with A-Rod.BEST BET: PANTHERS Cheap Ryan Glasgow Jersey , 26-20No. 5 Los Angeles Rams (plus 2 1-2) at No. 10 SeattleSeahawks are too darn undisciplined as well as injured.UPSET SPECIAL: RAMS, 31-21No. 3 New England (minus 2 1-2) at No. 1 PittsburghNot quite Game of the Millennium anymore, but still a good one.PATRIOTS, 33-27No. 11 Los Angeles Chargers (plus 1 1-2) at No. 14 Kansas City, SaturdayAnother huge matchup in the playoff race. Bolts are charging, but …CHIEFS: 21-20No. 16 Dallas (plus 1) at No. 20 OaklandThe other AFC West contender is getting desperate.RAIDERS, 24-21No. 2 Philadelphia (minus 7 1-2) at No. 31 New York GiantsFoles won’t fail the Eagles, at least not this week.EAGLES, 20-10No. 23 (tie) Cincinnati (plus 10) at No. 4 MinnesotaWill Bungles Jordan Evans Jersey Limited , uh, Bengals show up this time? Have our doubts.VIKINGS, 27-16No. 9 Atlanta (minus 3 1-2) at No. 29 Tampa BayThis is simple: Falcons are better team by more than this spread.FALCONS, 27-17No. 26 (tie) Houston (plus 9 1-2) at No. 8 JacksonvilleA win and Jaguars are in playoffs. Say what?JAGUARS, 26-10No. 23 (tie) New York Jets (plus 16) at No. 6 New OrleansHow, exactly, are the Jets going to score? Maybe on defense, but …SAINTS 30-6No. 21 Arizona (plus 6) at No. 22 WashingtonTwo teams destroyed by injuries this season.CARDINALS, 22-17No. 12 Baltimore (minus 7) at No. 32 ClevelandSeems a matter of time before Browns win one. Actually Nick Vigil Jersey , no.RAVENS, 17-13No. 13 Tennessee (plus 2 1-2) at No. 26 (tie) San FranciscoTitans could short-circuit playoff chances by flopping here.TITANS, 20-16No. 28 Chicago (plus 5 1-2) at No. 17 Detroit, Saturday“The Last Jedi” opens this week. Good time to go see it.LIONS, 16-13No. 19 Miami (OFF) at No. 18 BuffaloForget last week, Dolphins don’t like Western New York.BILLS, 17-15——2017 RECORD:Last week: Against spread (6-8-2). Straight up (8-8)Season Totals: Against spread (96-96-8). Straight up: (128-78)Best Bet: 8-6 against spread, 9-5 straight up.Upset special: 8-6 against spread, 8-6 straight up The Bengals won’t be getting an interview with one of the top head-coaching candidates in this cycle.According to NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo Andy Dalton Jersey , Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has turned down the chance to interview with Cincinnati:This isn’t much of a surprise since McDaniels has a great thing going with the Patriots right now, as they’re annually in the mix for a Super Bowl. With McDaniels, they’ve made it to the AFC Championship every year since 2013. They’ve made the Super Bowl three times and won two of them during that same span. Some believe he’s already the head coach in waiting whenever Bill Belichick retires.Another factor with McDaniels is how much say he has in personnel decisions, something he won’t have as much control over in Cincinnati as long as Mike Brown and Duke Tobin are here. If McDaniels is going to be a head coach anywhere other than New England, he probably wants a level of control he’s simply not going to get in Cincinnati. McDaniels is still set to interview with the Packers this week, while the Bengals will interview names like Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor, former Broncos head coach Vance Joseph and Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.