STEEL A THREAT : THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NFL fans be prepared for some smash mouth football as we get ready for Week 4 of the 2015 regular season. Leading off in tonight's Thursday Night Football, two AFC North division adversaries  will be looking to make a statement as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens. Before things kick off tonight, lets take at look at the shortcomings that may dictate the outcome of this one.

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost QB Ben Rothlisberger to a MCL injury Sunday in their Week 3 matchup against the St. Louis Rams. His injury will cause him to miss 4-6 weeks, leaving QB responsibilities to veteran QB Micheal Vick. Vick believes strongly in his ability to lead the steelers offense. He entered Sunday's game during the forth quarter completing 5-6 of his pass attempts to preserve a 12-6 win. Tonight Vick will have to do more than just preserve a win. He will have to manifest a victory in a hostile rival game as his Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Baltimore Ravens to Heinz field in week 4 of NFL Thursday Night Football.

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Ravens fans are dreading the 0-3 start for their Baltimore beloved, but with plenty of football still to be played the anxiety levels for Coach Harbaugh and the team are still at bay. Those levels of anxiety would definitely surge if they are to tally another loss against a division rival tonight. Their defense gave up a total of 458 yards to Andy Dalton and the Cincinatti Bengals offense (who've looked mighty impressive) Sunday afternoon. Statistics like such must make Ravens retirees LB Ray Lewis and FS Safety Ed Reed cringe. This was their second consecutive game surrendering a fourth quarter lead with under 3 minutes to go in the game. Certainly QB Joe Flacco has earned his pay with his performance over the 1st three games. If only the Ravens defense could get a stop they'd have a tally in the win column of their season record. Baltimore is hoping that with the absence of Big Ben they'll be able to leave out of Pittsburgh with a huge division win that will ignite morale in what has been a a rough start to their season.

WHO'S BLUFFING? - NFL WEEK 3

NFL fans worldwide have flooded blogs with comments about which teams they feel are the real deal. While some proclaim the reasons their favorite teams are struggling on early progression, others boast of how certain 2-0 teams are Super Bowl bound. Needless to say, real NFL followers know that the night is still young and that the season is just getting started. Before we resume America's favorite game this afternoon In Week 3, we'd like to highlight a few key match-ups that may turn out to be thrillers.

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In the Sunday Night Football game, the winless Detroit Lions host their first home game against the Denver Broncos. The Lions finished last season with an impressive 11-5 season record but have gotten off to a unwanted 0-2 start. Their first 5 season opponents ; Chargers, Vikings, Broncos, Seahawks and Cardinals are all  potent contenders who make Detroit's chances of starting 0-5 very probable. Detroit natives are hoping that the Lions will defend the den and get a win Sunday night at Ford Field. In order to do such, they'll need to get the running game going for HB Joique Bell. The Lions horrendous 9/23 third down conversion statistic explains why they have been absolutely awful on Defense. They have to find a way to get rest for their defense or things will only get worse from here. Denver does not plan on stopping their 2015 season climb to the top of the AFC Conference. The 2-0 Broncos have allowed opponents a total of 267 passing yards this season and a 10% third down conversion rate. Expect physicality from this showdown. Unless the Lions can get off to a great offensive start, this may turn out to be a low scoring defensive game. Tune in for Sunday Night Football at 8:25 p.m. E.T tonight on NBC for action.

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Monday night The Kansas City Chiefs head to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. The 1-1 Chiefs can make a statement by defeating QB Aaron Rodgers on his home field in the primetime lights and will do such if they can control the tempo and pile on the points. Green Bay, even with the loss of WR Jordy Nelson, continue to pour on touchdown after touchdown through the passing game. QB Aaron Rodgers enters Week 3 with a 128.4 passing rating and a 2-0 Packers record he plans on improving. Packers running back Eddie Lacy suffered an ankle sprain against the Seahawks Sunday night but with X-rays negative, Lacy returned to practice Friday and is probable for Sunday's match-up. This game is hard to call but I'll go with Kansas City 30-27. Kickoff for the game is Monday at 8:25 p.m. E.T on ESPN.

Other notable match-ups
(Predicted Winners Highlighted)

Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) @ Baltimore Ravens (0-2) 1:00 p.m. M&T Bank Stadium

Philadelphia Eagles (0-2) @ New York Jets (2-0) 1:00 p.m. Met Life Stadium 

THE WEAKEST LINK - BEST IN NFC EAST

Week 3 of the 2015 NFL season continues with Thursday Night Football tonight.  At 8:00 p.m. E.T the Washington Redskins will head to Met Life stadium to match up with their division rivals' the New York Giants. It's hard to predict how the NFC East division will turn out. The current division lead is being held by the 2-0 Dallas Cowboys who now will endure most of the remaining part of the season without both QB Tony Romo and WR Dez Bryant. Their immediate adversary, the 1-1 Washington Redskins haven't given conference opponents a reason to fear them as a threat quite yet but they alongside with other division teams have the opportunity to make a statement in Week 3. While Washington will be looking to gain tread in the NFC East, the New York Giants will be looking to get their 1st win of the season. One thing both of these teams are not looking to do s be labeled as the NFC East weakest link.

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New York definitely had hopes on powering one of the most potent offensive passing games going into the 2015 Regular season. Giants receivers WR Victor Cruz and WR Odell Beckham Jr. still have the opportunity to produce a incredible offensive season but thus failed to get it done. Not only have the New York Giants produced a measly 2 TD passes on the season, they have been unable to get their defense off the field during games. Over the first two games of the season, the Giants have given up 52 first downs and 702 offensive passing yards. In order for the Giants to get the win tonight (I don't see that happening), they will have to run up the scoreboard with their passing game as they did last season when they defeated the Redskins 45-14.

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Washington's 1-1 season record is due highly to the positive output they continue to get from HB's Alfred Morris and HB Matt Jones. While Morris has recorded 180 yards on 43 attempts over the first two games of the season, Jones has brought his contribution as well with 151 yards on 25 attempts. The combination of these young talented players is something the Washington offense can thrive itself on in the NFC going forward. Tonight against the Giants, look for head coach Jay Gruden to pound the ground with his tough rushing attack and push the Redskins to the 21-14 victory.

NFL WINLESS TEAMS THUS FAR

Though we are only two games into the 2015 NFL Season, not a single one of the 32 franchises are content with having a loss on their record. Certainly even the teams with a 2-0 record know how quickly that could vanish and those teams with 0-2 records understand that the season could fade fast if precaution is not applied. This week teams will review some game film to see what strategic methods need to be enforced and better executed. Though some bizarre circumstances allowed certain teams to remain undefeated (hence the Thursday night game between Kansas City and Denver), undoubtedly a win is a win and a loss is a loss. Speaking of losses, let's discuss some teams who surprisingly have yet to get a win in 2015.

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The 12th man has yet to make his debut in 2015. The Seattle Seahawks have yet to play a home game at Century Link Field and also have yet to get a victory. They haven't played completely terrible but their inability to get HB Marshawn Lynch rolling in the running game has forced Seattle's defense to spend far too much time out on the field. In Sunday night's loss to the Green Bay Packers, Seattle lost the time of possession battle 33:18 to 26:42. Lynch had an unimpressive 41 yards on 15 carries and the Seahawks surrendered 92 yards on 6 penalties. SS Kam Chancellor must possibly be filled with a sorta haughtiness as he continues to hold out of play until the franchise re-establishes his contract to something more lucrative. Next week the Seahawks will be up against the Chicago Bears and will likely get things back on track to register their first win of the season.

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Chip Kelly expertise off-season acquisitions and Eagles roster renovation has produced him zero wins thus far. Even with their division rival Dallas Cowboys missing WR Dez Bryant and QB Tony Romo (who got injured in the second half) yesterday afternoon, the Eagles still produced only one touchdown and their second loss of the season. HB DeMarco Murray's rushing statistics are thus far showing just how unwarranted a franchise tag was for him. On 21 attempts Murray has produced 11 yards in 2015. In the city of brotherly love, the Eagles may need to find answers to their mediocrity and soon. They'll face the New York Jets on the road this weekend.

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The Baltimore Ravens have not been 0-2 since 2007 before head coach John harbaugh arrived. How they allowed the Oakland Raiders to produce 37 points and 350 passing yards must make Ravens fans worldwide cringe. Their Defense was unable to stop the Oakland passing game yesterday while in week 1 they simply produced not a single offensive touchdown. Whether offensive coordinator Marc Trestman has brought an non-winning spirit into the Bal So Hard headquarters is up for question indeed but in a NFC North division the Ravens will need to turn it on and fast. Joe Flacco's 384 yard passing performance was still not enough to get Baltimore its first win of the season. They'll host the Cincinnati Bengals next week at home in a crucial Week 3.