NFL Teams On Upset Alert In Week 8

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Oct 12, 2014; Tampa, FL, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) celebrates a touchdown pass of the first half with wide receiver Steve Smith (89) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Manning-USA TODAY Sports /

Cincinnati Bengals (-1.0) vs. Baltimore Ravens With a 2-1 record on the road and 5-2 record overall, it’s hard not to like the Baltimore Ravens taking on a 3-2-1 Cincinnati Bengals team coming off of a shutout loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Of course the Colts are one of the NFL’s best teams, but the Bengals have to be down on themselves, especially for an offense that’s used to putting up an average of 22 points per game. It doesn’t help that Joe Flacco has been rolling of late. He’s just two weeks removed from a gaudy performance against the Tampa Bay Bucs that saw him throw for five touchdowns, and Flacco has seven scores and only two interceptions in his last two games. Cincinnati hasn’t won a game since Week 3, and even though one of its three wins this season did come against the Ravens, that was Week 1 and these two teams are trending in different directions. On top of it all, we still don’t know if A.J. Green will play for the Bengals.

Injury Report: Bengals WR A.J. Green (toe) did not practice again today.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 23, 2014

The Ravens boast a top-five offense in the NFL and I think that’ll be too much against a Bengals defense that has underperformed this year, coming in at No. 24 overall.

Baltimore improves to 6-2.

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