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Ravens at Buccaneers TNF Week 8 Recap

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 The Ravens came into this game with a record of 4-3 compared to the Bucs that had a record of 3-4.  The Bucs were favored by 2 points while the Ravens were getting 2 points.  Both teams came into this matchup with significant injuries, the Bucs secondary was extremely banged up and they were missing a majority of their starting cornerbacks.  The Ravens came into the game with there d-line weakened as Calais Campbell was out for the game.  (Dane Arakulus, AS USA) No one was quite sure how this game would turn out as indicated by the low spread because the Ravens have blown 4th quarter leads recently and despite having 3 losses they have only trailed for a minute and 27 seconds the whole season.  The Bucs have also had their problems this season, a flurry of injuries on the offensive line have caused the Bucs to be ranked dead last in rushing yards per game in the NFL.  This combined with poor receiver play and a distracted Tom Brady has the teams offense playing extremely poorly.  (B

Raiders at Chiefs Week 5 MNF Recap

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 One of the better prime time games of the year took place this past Monday night when the Raiders took on Chiefs at GEHA Field.  The Chiefs went into the game as the clear favorites as they were favored by seven points and the Raiders were getting seven points.  The Raiders came into the game 1-3 as they have struggled to use their weapons on offense effectively and they have been shown to have a vulnerable defense. Meanwhile, the Chiefs came rolling into the game 3-1 and they looked like the Chiefs from years past even though they lost one of their best offensive weapons in Tyreek Hill in the offseason.  The Chiefs were able to show that their offense can adapt without Hill and they can still be just as successful when using superstar tight end Travis Kelce who scored 4 touchdowns this game.  (Jay Biggerstaff, USA Today Sports) The Raiders were able to get off to a fast start at the beginning of the game when they scored the first touchdown.  With the ball near mid field the Raiders