In lieu of drafting an entire Opening Drive article that would surely need revising come Sunday morning anyway, I've decided to get bizay and create an entirely new article series! Welcome to the Quickie. I promise it will be good for you too. The first Thursday night game of the 2010 season might also be the best. Let's break it down!
(6-2) Baltimore Ravens at
(6-2) Atlanta Falcons
This inter-conference match-up has far-reaching implications across the top of the NFL power rankings. Baltimore, fresh off a trouncing of the Dolphins, heads to the Georgia Dome to take on the Falcons who just cemented their first place status in the NFC South with a win over the Bucs. While the Ravens own two of the best wins of 2010 (Steelers, Jets), the Falcons are 4-0 at home this season, setting up a Thursday of epic proportions. Matt Ryan excels in front of his home crowd, but his best weapon Roddy White won't be 100% after dealing with a knee injury and Ed Reed is healthy and patrolling the secondary for the Ravens. Against the Falcons' decent defensive backfield, Joe Flacco should have some open targets. I'm leaning towards Baltimore but I won't be surprised by anything... unless there's a blow-out.
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Keywords: Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Ed Reed, Joe Anello, Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan, NFL, Thursday night football
