Itrsquos not always pretty but the Ravens win more than they lose

Why bother risking further injury to McNabb when this is a winnable game without him and you have a bye week coming up The big drama here is how and when will one Michael Vick, who is finally eligible to play, perform The Eagles will most likely try and expose the Chiefs weak run defense and limit the number of throws Kolb makes. Brady Quinn has been sacked 9 times in two games and that number will increase significantly against a superb Ravens pass rush. This Ravens team just might have what it takes to get through the AFC with New England, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and San Diego all looking less then stellar. It’s not always pretty, but the Ravens win more than they lose. Pick: BaltimoreAtlanta at New England (-4)Atlanta has done nothing to dissuade those, like myself, who said that they would be an easy winner of the NFC South. Tony Gonzales doesn’t look like he’s missed a step and Matt Ryan has picked up where he left off last season. If the Patriots pass rush can’t get to Ryan, it’s going to be difficult to beat them Meanwhile, something is wrong with the Patriots offense Maybe it’s the offensive line that is allowing Mr GQ QB to get his ass kicked.

A couple more games with that kind of poor effort and he might be on the sidelines again. They didn’t score a TD last week against the Jets, a first since 2006 They’re damn lucky to be 1-1 and not 0-2. Had Leodis McKelvin not fumbled the ball at the end of the Buffalo game, the Patriots would be in even worse trouble. Pick: AtlantaNew Orleans at Buffalo (6)Bad news for the NFL just in: the Saints are better on defense and it’s because of Darren Sharper. All they needed to do was tweak the defense so that they could make some stops. They seem to have done that and I hear they have a pretty decent offense.

Buffalo needs to sustain drives on offense because that’s the only defense against Drew Brees that seems to work. Pick: New OrleansChicago at Seattle (2)Chicago had a season-saving win last week against the Steelers and should not encounter NEARLY as much trouble against an awful Seattle defense. The Bears have had some offensive line trouble which has led to an ineffective running game but those problems should be taken care of, at least against Seattle. Jay “WAAAH” Cutler could have a huge day through the air today.

Pick: ChicagoPittsburgh at Cincinnati (4)Don’t those last second field goals kick you in the nuts I know all about it. The Steelers have the same problems they did last week in their poor offensive line play which has been one of the reasons for a running game that has averaged 70 yards a game. Cincinnati could shred the Steelers offensive line just as they did against the Packers last week. Yes, that line SOMEHOW helped win a Super Bowl last year but it looks like the rest of the league is learning how to exploit their many weaknesses. Troy Polamalu’s absence makes a huge difference with that Pittsburgh secondary.