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Baltimore Ravens

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LB Dannell Ellerbe (thigh)
WR Lee Evans (ankle)

Questionable

RB Anthony Allen (thigh)
CB Chykie Brown (knee)
G Ben Grubbs (toe)
WR/RS David Reed (knee)

Probable

C Matt Birk (neck)
CB Danny Gorrer (thigh)
DT Haloti Ngata (thigh)

Pittsburgh Steelers

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G Doug Legursky (toe)
WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee)
LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring)

Questionable

LB James Farrior (calf)
P Daniel Sepulveda (R knee)
WR Hines Ward (ankle)

Probable

LB James Harrison (eye)
T Jonathan Scott (ankle)

As most of you know, the Baltimore Ravens travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers this Sunday. In my biased opinion it is the best rivalry in football. It is a rare, old-school, hard-hitting football game. I give it the edge over the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys rivalry.
SteelyMcBeam
Anyway, while talking about the Steelers mascot, Steely McBeam, which to be honest a lot of fans do not even know the name of. I started to think he has to be one of the worst mascots in sports. Let’s think about it, he might be the last “steeler” left in Pittsburgh since the steel places dried up. So he might have to find another career soon. Luckily he can always do this, because this is the guy that he reminded me of.  Yes, is the gay plumber from MAD TV, and yes it is meant to give everyone a laugh.  Do not be offended, unless of course you are Steely McBeam….




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1. New Orleans Saints- Drew Brees is one of my favorite players to watch, they can score whenever they want. I can’t take the Superbowl champs out of the top spot.

2. Indianapolis professional football team- Peyton Manning makes any team a contender. He makes his wide receivers look better than they really are. It will be interesting to see this team after two years without Tony Dungy.

3. Baltimore Ravens- Yeah I might be a little bit of a homer but football is run up front and I expect big things out of Terrence Cody, pairing him with Haloti Ngata; the defense will be much improved. Adding Anquan Boldin to the offense will make them lethal.

4. Green Bay Packers- They have an elite quarterback and a solid defense. The offensive line needs improvement and they need more out of their running backs, but when you throw as much as they do running does not look so big.

5. Minnesota Vikings- Quarterback Brett Favre looks like he is coming back. Assuming that he is fully recovered, he should have another big year. Adrian Peterson needs to hold on to the ball better if the Vikings are going to go to the next level.

6. New York Jets- Filled a lot of holes with troubled players, some of which will not start the season. Corner backs are elite on this team so scoring points against this team will be tricky.

7. Dallas Cowboys- The two media darlings are back-to-back, this team finally learned how to play late in the season. The offense is explosive in the running and passing game, but quarterback Tony Romo still makes bad passes.

8. San Diego Chargers- Elite quarterback in Phillip Rivers, top flight wide receivers. Defense is solid, and when it is not, Rivers puts up numbers.

9. Philadelphia Eagles- May not have a proven quarterback but they have all the pieces in the offense.

10. Cincinnati Bengals- They are talented on offense and defense, but they are also their own worst enemy. They have more players get in trouble than any other team.

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