Baltimore at Cincinnati

Looking at the week Carson Palmer had in week one, one would come away with the conclusion that the Bengals are going to be a potent offense. Palmer completed 34 of 50 passes for 345 yards. He is ranked No. 2 in the NFL after week one. I came away with a completely different take from that one. The Patriots had this game won before halftime, so the numbers put up in the second-half are misleading. Prior to the Pats pulling the plug on the defense, Palmer was 9-16 for 56 yards with an interception. That was with the Pats leading 24-3 a play before the half. All of what he did was vs. a defense that just basically let the Bengals do what they wanted as long as it wasn't a bomb for a quick score. Palmer and the Bengals are facing a team that allowed just 176 yards last game and 4.2. yards per play. The bad news for them is that they barely managed 10 points, averaging just 3.9 yards per play. Granted, that was vs. a very good Jets defense. The Bengals aren't the Jets, so I do believe the Ravens will score more here. But a renewed defensive focus is sure to be seen by the Bengals this week after they allowed 38 to the Patriots. New England carved-up the Bengals via the running game, so I would expect the Ravens to run right at them, to stay away from the Bengals’ corners who are good. All in all, I expect this one to be a low-scoring game. The UNDER has gone 8-2-1 in the Ravens' last 11 division games. The Bengals have tightened-up defensively after allowing 350+ yards, coming back to go 23-11 to the UNDER in their next game. They are 35-22 UNDER at home under Marvin Lewis The UNDER gets the call.