| What better way to cap off Week 1 then with a | | | | show he was ready to take over. Veteran RB |
| Monday Night Football doubleheader! | | | | Tomlinson will also help and LT showed in |
| Sunday featured its share of hard hits and upsets | | | | preseason he still has a move or two left in the |
| and tonight promises to deliver more of the same | | | | tank. |
| when Baltimore stops in at the new Meadowlands | | | | Monday Night Pick: Revis will cover Boldin but |
| Stadium. | | | | Flacco also has TE Heap, TJ Houshmandzadeh, |
| BALTIMORE AT NEW YORK JETS Line: Jets -2.5 | | | | WR Mason and one of the top RBs in the game |
| Over/Under: 35.5 | | | | with Ray Rice. Beyond the hype that Coach Ryan |
| Sportsbook opened this game at New York -3 | | | | has put into his team's Super Bowl chances, the |
| but the Darrelle Revis holdout and 65-70 percent | | | | Ravens are one of the top teams in the |
| support from Ravens backers edged this line off | | | | conference. Getting points, we like the road team. |
| the key number down to -2.5. | | | | Take the Ravens |
| Both of these teams finished last season at 9-7 | | | | SAN DIEGO AT KANSAS CITY Line: Chargers |
| straight-up (SU) and put up a good fight in the | | | | -4.5 Over/Under: 45 |
| playoffs. Key additions to the offense will bolster | | | | It was an active off-season for San Diego and |
| the attack but the edge in QB has to go to the | | | | rookie RB sensation Ryan Matthews is set to |
| Ravens. Joe Flacco is in his third year and having a | | | | take his first steps as the new face of the |
| legitimate downfield threat in WR Boldin will | | | | Chargers ground game. WR Jackson's absence will |
| stretch the field for a passing game that ranked | | | | be felt, but TE Gates and WRs Floyd and Naanee |
| 18th overall last year. | | | | will still provide plenty chances for QB Rivers to |
| Mark Sanchez was prone to turnovers and rookie | | | | connect. |
| mistakes in 2009 and the absence of WR Holmes | | | | More unsettling for Rivers may be the contract |
| (suspension) won't help. New York will look to its | | | | dispute that will keep veteran left tackle Marcus |
| ground game to take pressure away from | | | | McNeill away from Monday's game. For a Chiefs |
| Sanchez but this Ravens defense ranked first | | | | defensive unit that finished 30th overall last |
| overall at limiting yards per carry. | | | | season, it's never going to be any easier for them |
| New York also saw their leading rusher RB Jones | | | | trying to break into the Chargers pocket. |
| leave for Kansas City; although RB Greene did | | | | |