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Titans -3 vs. Ravens

Two surprising teams meet this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Tennessee Titans (4-0) have seemingly done everything right this season, even after everything appeared bleak when quarterback Vince Young went down in Week 1. The Titans have weathered the storm of Young's injury, demotion and drama and have done nothing but win-and win impressively. In fact the Titans have never been 4-0 before this season. Veteran backup Kerry Collins continues to impress. He has been stellar yet unspectacular, but has ridden Lindale White and a solid defense to their impressive start. Tennessee comes off a big, and quite easy, victory over the Minnesota Vikings, 30-17.

The Baltimore Ravens (2-1) were predicted to be one of the doormats of the NFL, particularly the AFC North, however the team has hung tough in the standings and on the gridiron with the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers.  The team played very well this past Monday against Pittsburgh, responding to every punch the Steelers doled out. They were able to take Pittsburgh to overtime before a Jeff Reed 46-yard field goal sealed the Ravens' fate.  Joe Flacco continues to impress in his rookie campaign.  He was 16 for 31 with 192 yards and a touchdown on Monday night.  While not up to their Super Bowl winning heights, Baltimore's defense has been solid, ranking 14th in the league.

The key matchup will be the Ravens front seven versus the Titans offensive line. The Titans are number one in the NFL in allowing the fewest sacks, while Baltimore's defense ranks fifth in sacks.  Tennessee has won four straight games against the Ravens and is hoping to win a tough road game in Baltimore before heading to a very winnable road game in Kansas City. Meanwhile Baltimore would love to hand the Titans their first loss before they head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts.

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Titans -3 vs. Vikings.

Unfortunately for the Tennessee Titans, the first few weeks of the NFL season all the Titans are receiving is negative press involving quarterback Vince Young, but what you might not have heard or noticed is that the Titans are looking like legitimate Super Bowl contenders with an impressive 3-0 record to start the season.

With the best start in franchise history for the Titans and a defense that rivals the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, the sky seems to be the limit for Tennessee. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for their next opponent in the Minnesota Vikings who have really struggled coming out of the gate losing two of their first three games this year.

It has just been a downward spiral for the Vikings from their quarterback controversy involving the benching of Tarvaris Jackson in favor of Gus Frerotte to their banged up superstar in Adrian Peterson who is playing through a hamstring injury, it is just one thing after another in Minnesota. With their bread and butter running back health in question the Vikings are holding their breath with every carry he takes out of the backfield as a season ending injury to Peterson will basically end the teams hopes of making a playoff run this year.

As a result of Peterson not being 100% and the quarterback position in the hands of an unproven veteran expect the Tennessee Titans to stroll to a their first 4-0 start in the team's history unless Adrian Peterson somehow has another record breaking performance like he did last season.

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