The most compelling contest on the Week 6 slate features two AFC heavyweights. Both the first-place Ravens and Chargers are averaging more than 27 points scored per game and the oddsmakers’ 51.5 point total indicates an expected high scoring affair.
Head Coach Brandon Staley’s defense is designed to invite the run and limit chunk plays. His tactics were effective for a Rams defense led by Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey that finished with the league’s best defense last season. Chargers Pro Bowl pass rusher Joey Bosa is a notch below the dominant Donald but Derwin James may be the second best matchup coverage defender in the NFL, behind only fellow FSU product Ramsey.