Ravens vs. Bengals – 9/27/15 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
The Ravens need to quickly fix those problems with a matchup Sunday against the division-leading Cincinnati Bengals if they want to avoid going 0-3 for the first time in franchise history.
It’s considered doubtful that Perriman plays Sunday for the Ravens against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) or next Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ravens tight end Crockett Gillmore lined up where the left tackle usually stands, and Baltimore shifted its entire offensive line, including right guard Marshal Yanda, who lined up in the slot.
HOMECOMING: It’s been 14 years since Lewis served as Baltimore’s defensive coordinator, yet the Ravens will always occupy a place in his heart.
This season, the challenge is to get over the loss of Suggs – who tore his Achilles tendon in Denver – and bouncing back from 0-2. “And we just have to keep playing within ourselves and kind of stay to our technique and schemes and so forth”. “We watch him on tape each and every week, and he’s a handful”.
We discussed how Dalton’s vast arsenal of receiving weapons is one of the NFL’s best last week, noting that Eifert’s emergence would open up space for Marvin Jones to make plays-and look what happened. The Cardinals have started off hot and it is expected that they will continue to do so at home against a not so risky Niners team.
RAVENS: The Ravens rushed for 109 yards and averaged 4.4 yards a carry against the Raiders, but many of those yards came when they ran out of the shotgun formation. Unfortunately, injuries and careless play have them in a hole that they need to dig their way out of. Rookie Javorius “Buck” Allen probably will serve as the primary backup to starter Justin Forsett if Taliaferro can’t play Sunday. The squad acquired cornerback Will Davis earlier this week in an attempt to boost its pass coverage.
Analysis of the offense, defense, special teams and intangibles heading into the Ravens’ home game against the Cincinnat Bengals.
RB Jeremy Hill lost just two of five fumbles last season, but he was benched in the third quarter last week after fumbling a pair. But the players won’t use that as an excuse. “He will get back at it and earn our trust as it goes”. They made Derek Carr look like a top-tier quarterback last week in a game that the Ravens should have handled. This week we got a few questions regarding the running back roster, where to watch Bengals games in Cincinnati and what a loss in Baltimore would mean for the Bengals. The Ravens haven’t gotten a lot from the return game, but Michael Campanaro hasn’t really had any opportunities on kickoffs. Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last six divisional home games and 15-1 SU in its last 16 September home games. The Ravens pride themselves on being physical.
“He’s a guy that we have been looking at for while, ” Harbaugh said.