BATTLE OF THE BIRDS : MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (WEEK 7)

To finish out week 7 of the 2015 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens (1-5) will visit the NFC West top seeded Arizona Cardinals (4-2) in tonights Monday Night Football match-up. As usually, ESPN will be your broadcast host of tonight's game which should be a close one. Though these two teams seem to be on opposite ends of the seesaw and always competitive NFL league compels me to believe that this game might be just as exciting as the match-ups that took place yesterday. We've given a little pre-game analysis below to get you ready for Monday night in the NFL.

(Oct. 17, 2015 - Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America)

The Arizona Cardinals marched all over the Detroit Lions in Week 5. Despite this, their 42-17 victory over Detroit put no fear into the Pittsburgh Steelers who defeated the Cardinals with third string QB Landry Jones by the score of 25-13 in Week 6. Talk about a bizarre chain of events. Still there is no reason to count a 4-2 Cardinals team out of contention just yet. They for many reasons can consider themselves the best team in the league. They rank 2nd in the league in scoring and while they have produced 25 touchdowns on the season, they have in turn given up only 11. Tonight look for the Cardinals to drive hard on a Baltimore Ravens secondary that has been having an awful year. QB Carson Palmer must be licking his chops at a Ravens defense that continues to give up big plays in the passing game. Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians will utilize a vertical pass game to chunk the Ravens defense early and later in the game, run stretch plays with RB Chris Johnson to close it out. I don't see the Ravens defense stopping a offense of this potency. They haven't done so all year.

(Oct. 17, 2015 - Source: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America)

The Ravens have lost 5 out of six of their season match-ups. Though no team has completely dominated Baltimore, the Ravens are just not doing enough to get it done late in games. Whether a QB Joe Flacco crucial interception, a HB Justin Forsett fumble or a blown coverage on the back end of the defense, the Ravens have found a way to come out on the losing end. Tonight the motivational factor will simply be their pride. This has never been the type of franchise to just lay down so being taken lightly will place a heaviness on the consciousness of each and every player in their locker room. If the Ravens are to have success, they'll need to jump out to an early lead by shredding the Cardinals with a quality passing game. In a dwindling 2015 season, Baltimore must care for their dignity in the primetime lights of Monday Night Football.