NFL WEEK 7 AFC Showdown...the #PURPLEbrowns travel to RELIANT to take on the TEXANS....RAVENS New D vs Texans RB Foster and Texans New D vs ORDINARY Joe and the RAVENS...Game Preview

The Football Gods lined this one not knowing but who knew as no one really knew when this Game was put on then Schedule it would line up like this.

Story Lines for RAVENS @ TEXANS

Ray Lewis (pictured Right) the Unquestioned Heart and Soul gone for 2012 Season...or until Week 15...Yeah Right!

Ladarius Webb the Ravens #1 Corner and one of Sunday's Best ACL Tear gone for 2012

Texans Best Defensive Player and Yes its not Area 99 Watt and look what the Pack did to you. ILB Brian Cushing (pictured Left) gone for 2012 ACL Tear....

Ravens DT Haloti Ngata arguably the #1 DT on Sunday playing with Torn MCL....

Ravens Safety and Sunday's Royalty at that Position Ed, Edd, and EDDY Reed playing with Torn Labrum...

Having said all of that Both Teams come in as the Only...I say the Only AFC Teams over .500 through Week 6 now how about them Sunday Bluedude Sportstalk Factoids.

October 21, 2012
@ Reliant Energy Stadium
1pm ET

#PURPLEbrowns @ #TEXANS

RAVENS to Win: Now with all that Chatter the Ravens Offense has carried the Ravens to a 5-1 Record and not the Defense. That's what they can reinforce in a Positive manner moving Forward. Ravens Ordinary Joe has been nothing of the Sort and torching all comers as New Weapon and Former Texans WR Jacoby Jones has been better than advertised. WRs Torrey Smith and Boldin continue to do work as Smith continues to become an All-Around "Monster on the Outside". They also have a Healthy Ray Rice and with no Cushing do the Math.

Defensively they will have to adjust and Ngata playing with MCL Tear has to be Super Dangerous but if he says he is a Go and the Crab Cakes Trainers and Doctors agree...line up 92. They have to try to contain Texans RB Arian Foster as the Packers D. They did it by putting the Texans in an Early hole. The Ravens Offense has to be their D now and they know that to stay amongst the AFC Elite. WRs Dre 305 and Walters are High Priority as is TE Daniels and TE/FB James Casey. Schaub doesn't have Escapeability so get after him.

TEXANS to Win: There is a Kink in the Texans Armor and thanks to the Packers it was exposed. Make the Texans play from behind. Schaub and the Texans need to keep Foster and Tate in the Game and run the Pigskin. Do Not abandon the Run Game. The Texans got a little uneasy when the Pack went up 21-7 and they tried to go TD for TD and that is not the Texans Game. Also they must pick on them New Corners and they are not chopped Liver out there neither.

Defensively the Texans miss Cushing more than they would admit but the Eye in the Sky never lies. They need to account for RB Rice on all downs and pressure Flacco as he is every bit as good as Schaub and arguably better. Texans #1 Corner Jonathan Joseph know the Ravens well from his Bengal Days but is a Game Time Decision with a Sore Groin. The Match Up will be won here. Can the Texans contain Flacco and the Ravens somewhat Explosive Offense with Numbers that don't lie.

Winner: TEXANS as RB Arian Foster goes XBox Controller on the Ravens D..Texans 38-24...and you thought that Run D was bad with Ray Lewis in it.....