Week 3: Dallas Cowboys @ Arizona Cardinals, Monday Night Football
Week 3 in the NFL winds down with an NFC battle pitting one of the oldest quarterbacks in the league against one of the youngest — Dak Prescott versus Carson Palmer.
This marks the first time in nearly three years these two teams have competed. Dallas lost the last time around, 28-17. Now a potential third win on the season is at stake here for each championship-contending club.
This matchup will feature veterans drinking from the fountain of youth in Palmer and tight end Jason Witten, both from the 2003 draft class. Plus, veteran wideout Larry Fitzgerald is still playing strong. He will look to outperform Dez Bryant in a race to see which receiver tallies more yards and touchdowns.
This game will also feature two of the league’s premier running backs. Ezekiel Elliott and David Johnson are sure to combine for yards galore. Those who play fantasy football will likely be sweating this game out as all involved will be putting up a truck load of game-deciding fantasy points this Monday evening.
Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens, 1:00 ET
Christmas Day last year was the last time these two AFC North teams met up. For Baltimore, it was anything but a gift when Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown reached his hand over the end zone to score this game-sealing touchdown with nine seconds left on the clock.
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That score sent the Ravens packing back to Baltimore after losing 31-27. This 2017 Week 5 tilt offers the Ravens an opportunity to avenge that close loss, this time on their home turf.
The Ravens and the Steelers have played against one another in the regular season 18 times under the tenures of quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger. Baltimore lost 10 of those games. The Ravens will look to better their record when they potentially play their second to the last game against the Steelers with Big Ben — a guy who isn’t committed past 2017 — under center.
Just for the record, the Ravens beat the Steelers the last four times they played in Baltimore.