It has been all about defense last week.

Defense was at full display last week and if you don’t believe me, just ask Darren Sproles who ran into a brick wall named Ray Lewis last Sunday.

Yep, that was just nasty. And with the Jets D neutralizing Tom Brady before the Giants D picked off Tony Romo thrice, betting on the under will probably be a good idea once the 2009 NFL football season resumes this Sunday for Week 3.

And speaking of defense, Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens will once again be flexing their muscles, only this time, they’ll be at home hosting what is usually an anemic Cleveland Browns offense.

The Cleveland Browns are still winless this season, losing their first two games in which they have been outscored 24-7 and 17-0, respectively in the second half. To make matters worse, the Browns defense didn’t do any better as they were steamrolled by the opposition’s running game.

And as far as the running game is concerned, the Baltimore Ravens found a new scoring machine in Willis McGahee last Sunday against the Chargers when he gave the Ravens their first two touchdowns in a 31-26 victory over San Diego.

That’s before the Ravens iced the game with a monstrous defensive stop that saw Chargers running back Darren Sproles stopped cold by Ray Lewis behind the line of scrimmage.

Ouch.

”That was probably one of the greatest plays of my career because of my team, because of what we did as a team,” said Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, a former Super Bowl MVP, 10-time Pro Bowler and two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

”When the game was on the line, as soon as Philip dropped down, I shot and he was there. He was there, man,” Lewis added, referring to Darren Sproles.

You just know Lewis will just be jacked up to play the Browns this Sunday after the game he just had against the Chargers. Let’s just hope he goes easy on Browns quarterback Brady Quinn.

Our pick? Ravens by 3.

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Cleveland Browns +13.5

Baltimore Ravens -13.5

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