Week 4 NFL picks: Cowboys unanimously picked to beat Giants on Thursday; who wins Bills-Ravens?

Why Gennaro picked the Browns: In a matchup of underwhelming offenses, the major selling point would presumably be two of the most disruptive defenders in football: Cleveland’s Myles Garrett and Las Vegas’ Maxx Crosby. Unfortunately, both are hurting. Garrett has been hobbling around on balky feet, and Wednesday’s injury report added two more leg parts (Achilles, thigh) to his pain stew. Meanwhile, Crosby is dealing with the dreaded high ankle sprain. Both edge menaces are hell-bent on playing through their ailments. In fact, following last week’s disappointing loss to the previously winless Panthers, Crosby put it bluntly to reporters: “If I’m 100 percent or 50 percent, it doesn’t affect if I’m gonna go out there.” But alas, Crosby appears to be closer to that latter percentage, with his play suffering the consequences of injury more than Garrett’s. You see, despite noticeably limping this past Sunday, Garrett still posted a league-best nine pressures last week, per PFF’s charting. Meanwhile, Crosby’s presence was hardly felt — a striking departure from his typical hair-on-fire demolition.

In a game that feels destined to be defined by the defenses, I’ll back the more-talented unit with the less-compromised star.