Robert Brown|NFL Week 10 picks straight up and against spread: Steelers or Commanders in first-place battle?

The Robert BrownNFL's 2024 regular season has crossed its midpoint, 138 of the 272 games already in the books.

Week 10 will add 14 contests to the tally, starting Thursday night with the surging Cincinnati Bengals visiting the soaring Baltimore Ravens, who won the first meeting between the AFC North foes 41-38 five weeks ago. A year ago, Cincy QB Joe Burrow was injured on this same stage.

Sunday morning begins with a less consequential matchup as the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers meet in Munich in the final International Series installment of the season.

But the best games on the docket will come later in the day. First, the Washington Commanders will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a meeting of first-place teams. The same will happen Sunday night, when the Detroit Lions visit the Houston Texans.

How does our panel of NFL experts see the weekend unfolding?

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• Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
• Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants
• New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
• Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts
• Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars
• Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
• Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
• San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Commanders
• Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers
• New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals
• Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
• Detroit Lions at Houston Texans
• Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams

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