NFL Week 2 Predictions: 2 Road Teams Poised To Cover With Ease

Picking road teams is always risky business in the NFL.

The home-field advantage is real, and it can swing momentum on any given play.

Having said that, that doesn’t mean the home team is guaranteed to win. There are numerous other factors that go into a game that are far more important than the location.

Here are two games in Week 2 that are stone-cold locks for the visitor:

Baltimore Ravens -6 @ Tennessee Titans

Nobody looked better in Week 1 than the Ravens.

The additions of Lee Evans and Torrey Smith have given the offense a whole new dimension. QB Joe Flacco took full advantage and there is no reason to think he can’t do more of the same against an average Titans defense.

With RB Chris Johnson off to an incredibly slow start because of his holdout, the rust factor is tremendous.

Expect the Ravens to feast on the over-the-hill QB Matt Hasselbeck once the running game is shut down and Ed Reed will be able to roam the field and create a turnover.

This is going to be a bloodbath. Expect the Ravens to easily cover the six-point spread.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3 @ Minnesota Vikings

I think it’s safe to say that QB Donovan McNabb had the worst opening day of any player in the league.

He threw for a ridiculously low 39 yards and missed countless open receivers. McNabb looked lost out there and it really killed the Vikings in the second half of their loss to the Chargers. The defense was merely OK, and the tackling must improve in a hurry.

Tampa is coming off a tough loss to the Lions, but there were plenty of productive players for the Buccaneers. Josh Freeman seemed to pick up where he left off last season, showing great accuracy and a strong sense of poise in the pocket. 

The problem was a stagnant running game that failed to produce 60 yards. The Vikings' run defense is not on the same level as the Lions', and the offense should be more balanced.

Right now the Vikings have more issues to iron out than the Bucs do.