00:00It's funny how we view sports these days in the National Football League, Mike.
00:03They're not talking about who's going to win this game.
00:05They're talking about who's going to lose this game and fall to one and three.
00:08Ravens are a slight favorite.
00:10They have problems on defense.
00:11Chiefs is a slight dog.
00:12They have problems on offense.
00:14Something's got to give this Sunday.
00:18Ravens, first team that score over 100 points in their first three games
00:22and have a losing record in the Super Bowl era.
00:25Lamar Jackson has nine touchdowns and zero interceptions through three games,
00:28and yet they're one and two.
00:30This is all on the defense.
00:31Obviously, they're scoring just fine.
00:34I think the Chiefs can limit them, but it's too hard for me,
00:39even with Patrick Mahomes as an underdog and his record as an underdog.
00:46It's really hard for me to pick them right now.
00:48We're all watching their offense struggle.
00:51They're obviously missing significant weapons on offense,
00:54and that's all well and good, but they're playing the Ravens now,
00:57and I think the Ravens are going to get picked on by media for choking late in games
01:03or being a leaky defense at the wrong time,
01:06but they are an explosive offense, and I expect them to get off to a good start.
01:12Spagnuolo usually does a really good job for the Chiefs in limiting teams in the second half,
01:17so I can understand this being a lower-scoring second half,
01:21and I'll look at that number, but the reality is I'm taking the Ravens here.
01:27Patrick Mahomes as a home underdog, 0-2 straight up,
01:32so even though he's great as an underdog at home last couple of times out,
01:37he has not won the game, so I'm going to go with the Ravens here,
01:41and if you're looking at the second half number, I'll find it for you.
01:44The second half total is 23-and-a-half, so a couple of touchdowns,
01:50a couple of field goals will stay under on that one.
01:53I expect a higher-scoring first half for the Ravens in second half.
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