LY the Ravens crushed the Broncos 30-7. Both teams are off good wins with Denver beating Tennessee with a 4Q comeback and the Ravens snapped a 4 game road losing streak to Pittsburgh. Both teams are having issues with balance offensively but the Ravens have the players on hand to correct while the Broncos are injury depleted at RB. My computer projects just 43 yds rushing for the Broncos which means they will again have to depend on the arm of QB Orton to carry them and it will not be enough as the Ravens move to 4-1.

Even the most optimistic Kansas City fans couldn't have predicted that after four weeks into the NFL season the Chiefs would be the last remaining unbeaten in the NFL but they are at 3-0 and off a bye week. However none of their wins are over a team with a winning record (3-9 combined so far) and they now welcome in a Colts team that was beaten by a 59 yd FG as time expired last week. The "Patriots West" coaching staff is very familiar with how Indy works and the buy week should help them in the film room. While the Colts should get back on track here with a win, I would not be surprised if the Chiefs made a key play or two on ST's as they keep it close.

This is a tough spot for the Falcons as they are coming off a big win vs New Orleans two weeks ago and last week had a 4Q come-from-behind victory against a desperate SF team and have a road game against PHI on deck. The Browns have shown steady improvement TY despite the 1-3 record and have had a lead going into the 4Q of every game to date. QB Delhomme after missing the last three weeks will get the start here and naturally has experience going up against the Falcons as the QB for the Panthers for so many years. The Browns have proven to be scrappy this year and I'll call for them to get their 2nd str home upset.

Bears QB Cutler was clobbered in LW's loss with 9 sacks and is out for this game and veteran Todd Collins gets the start here. The Panthers are also beat up as WR Smith (ankle sprain) will miss and QB Clausen has no proven targets now. While the 16-14 final score suggests Carolina played tough last week vs New Orleans the stats say otherwise. New Orleans logged 27-10 FD and 383-251 yd edges but self-destructed on 5 drives inside the Carolina 14 with 1 TD, a FG and a fumble. Despite having their QB out the Bears will shut down the Panthers offense and Collins will make just enough plays to get the win.

The Giants DL reverted back to their 2007 form last week with 9 sacks against the Bears and held them to just 6 FD's, 0 3rd Dn conversions and just 82 yds until their final drive. The Texans rested WR Johnson LW and RB Foster didn't get the start due to missing meetings. HOU's defense did capitalize on a below avg OAK OL with 4 sacks and forced 3 TO's in the win. The last time the Texans were at home they had a disappointing performance against the Cowboys and I think they will make sure they don't repeat that effort here.

Statisically San Diego is the most dominant team in the NFL with #1 rankings on both offense and defense but their #32 ST''s has cost them in 2 games already. LW they dismantled the Cardinals with a 419-124 yd edge holding them to 8 drives under 25 yds. Oakland is #10 and #11 statistically but 29th in sacks allowed and -3 TO's. In terms of overall yards they fared well vs Houston at home LW but they gave up 3 TO's and their run defense remains a major liability despite their offseason investments. RB McFadden is likely to miss & and that will make them too one-dimensional as the Charges win by two scores.