3 reasons the Baltimore Ravens will beat the Houston Texans

The Baltimore Ravens are about to travel to take on the Houston Texans. Here are three reasons it will go the Ravens way:

1. The Texans won’t be able to slow down Lamar Jackson:

The Baltimore Ravens have more in common with the Kansas City Chiefs than any team in the NFL. They both have young MVP’s who make up the elite category of quarterbacks. They both have a lot of speed and they both have an elite tight end. The Ravens are just as dangerous as the Chiefs and the Texans didn’t do so well against Kansas City. The Texans gave up 138 rushing yards to a rookie running back in week one. The Ravens ran for 256 yards against the Texans last year. The Ravens should be able to jump start their running game in the second week of the season.

Without the running game going all that strong, Jackson completed 20-25 passes against the Cleveland Browns. All respect given to J.J. Watt, the Texans defensive line probably won’t give Baltimore the same resistance. If Jackson could light up the scoreboard without the running game at full strength, just imagine what he can do when the whole offense is clicking on all cylinders. The Ravens were just getting started in the first week of the season. When Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins (who was impressive in the opener) really get on a roll, there is no easy way to stop them.

Jackson was the 2019 NFL MVP and in the Browns game he showed that he was potentially even better than he was last year. The Texans got the short straw, they had to start their season off against Mahomes and now they have to try to stop Jackson. The Ravens offense will show no mercy. Look for Jackson to have another three touchdown passes and for him to continue being an efficient play-maker playing at an elite level.