Week 6: Ravens vs Commanders

Last week in Cincinnati was one of the wildest games I have ever watched. 10 touchdowns and 2 field goals totaling 79 points, I hope you had the over for this one. With all the back and forth, up and down it came down to three plays. Marlon Humphery’s interception late in the fourth quarter, Justin Tucker’s 56 yard field goal to tie the game, and his game winning field goal in overtime. Honorable mention goes to Cincinnati’s kicker for missing the field goal in overtime. To come away from that game with a road win is huge!

This week is the battle of the beltways. The 4-1 Commanders come to M&T Sunday at 1:00.

Excuse me while I geek out on the numbers for a little while. By the numbers, I just can’t help but see how close these two teams are. The NFL power rankings came out with the Ravens at #5 and the Commanders at #6. Lamar leads the #2 scoring offense, Washington has the #1. Baltimore has the #1 running offense. Guess who has the #2 running offense? You got it, the Commanders. The Ravens defense can’t stop the pass but neither can the Commanders. Our defense is the best at stopping the run, wait… we may have found the Commanders weakness. Yes we did! They are one of the worst teams at stopping the run. Can you say Derrick Henry all day long? And I found one other item very interesting. You may be impressed by Washington’s 4-1 record but not so fast. They have not beaten a team with a winning record, their one loss was to the 3-2 Buccaneers. The wins were all against teams with losing records. The Ravens have a well earned 3-2 winning record. So, if you are still with me after slugging through all the numbers, it looks like the Ravens will win at home on Sunday.

GO RAVENS!!!

These are my picks for who we want to win this week. Remember don’t bet the beer money on my picks, they are who we want to win not who we think will win.

Thursday 8:00

3-2 Seahawks over 2-3 49ers
Both NFC teams, so it doesn’t effect the Ravens much. We like to root for the home team because we all know what it’s like to be sitting in your home stadium and have your team lose.

Set an early alarm. We have another Sunday morning game.

Sunday 9:30AM

3-2 Bears over 1-4 Jaguars
Can you say “the Jaguars are on the clock” for the first pick in next year’s draft?

Sunday 1:00

3-2 Ravens over 4-1 Commanders
Let me get this out of the way: I would like to thank the Commanders for beating the Browns last week, but it doesn’t take much to beat the Browns.
Washington has a starting rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, who some have said is like Lamar Jackson. Let me make this perfectly clear, Jayden Daniels is no Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens Defense is averaging 4 sacks a game and will feast on some fresh rookie meat this week. Look for a game plan much like what the Ravens had against Buffalo. Quick screens with pulling linemen and feeding Henry the ball. Derrick will exceed 200 yards rushing, keeping the Commanders offense off the field. This will be another fun game to watch.

GO RAVENS!!!

3-2 Packers over 2-3 Cardinals
Rooting for the home team and our Packer fan friends.

1-4 Patriots over 4-1 Texans
Rooting for the Patriots to beat the Texans who have a better record than the Ravens.

2-2 Eagles over 1-4 Browns
This should be a easy win for Philly at home.

1-3 Titans over 2-3 Colts
Sorry Joe it’s all about the win / loss records in the AFC.

Sunday 4:00

2-2 Chargers over 3-2 Broncos
We play both of these team later this season.

2-3 Raiders over Steelers
Even though technically we are in first place of the AFC North, I still can’t mention the Steelers record.

3-2 Cowboys over 3-1 Lions
I would like to personally thank the Cowboys for beating the Steelers last Sunday night.

Sunday Night 8:00

2-3 Giants over 1-4 Bengals
Joe Burrow put a lot of points on the score board last week but The Ravens put up more. It’s great to see the Bengals at 1-4.

Monday Night 8:00

2-3 Jets over 3-2 Bills
The Jets fired their head coach this week, let’s see if that helps.

BYE week: Chiefs, Vikings, Rams, Dolphins

Enjoy the games, while raising a glass to all the people affected by the storms and to all the people helping them.

And that’s just The View From 151.

GO RAVENS!!!