NFL 2010 Week 6 Preview: New England vs Baltimore Ravens

Patriots (3-1) vs Ravens (4-1)

Game Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT Sunday, October 17

Stadium: Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA

Surface: Grass

Weather: Sunny

Game Odds: Ravens -2.5  Total: 45

The Week 6 NFL schedule features two teams, with a winning record, in a battle for AFC sumpremacy. Baltimore travels north to Massachusets to face Tom Brady and the Pats in what could be a battle of the quarterbacks.

The Ravens are coming off a comfortable 31-17 win against Denver in Week 5 while the Patriots had their bye; history show us that Bill Belichick doesn’t often lose after two weeks to prepare for a clash.

2010 Patriots Offense

Revenge might be on the mind of the offensive unit as they’ll remember all to well the embarassing defeat to Baltimore in the playoffs last year.

In the first game without Moss, there will be even more pressure places squarely on Brady’s shoulders to rise to the occasion. How he handles the ball could affect the outcome greatly.

2010 Ravens Defense

Baltimore enjoys a league ranking of 2nd in pass defense, and they are 10th at stopping the rush. If the D can make Brady eat a lot of dirt it should be a win for the road team.

Patriots vs Ravens Betting Odds & Game Prediction

The betting odds posted on Bodog.com currently have the Patriots as spread favorites at -3. The game toal is set at 45 points.

Sportsbook.com has the moneyline odds posted with the Ravens as +115 underdogs and the favorite Patriots at -135.

Game Prediciton: Though the Patriots are ready and eager, the departure of Moss might still be fresh in their mind and the team may not come out as a whole the way Baltimore can. The Ravens will sqeuak out a win by overpowering the Patriots on both offense and defense.

Baltimore QB JoeFlacco will stun the red, white and blue faithful with a stellar passing game to boost the Ravens to 5-1 as they remain on top of the AFC North division. That will set them up nicely for a cup cake game against the Buffalo Bills at home in Week 7.

Final score: 27-20 Baltimore