Around the NFL: Ravens can't handle Success

Ravens stumble in Seattle: Just a week after giving their coach a Gatorade bath and celebrating like they were headed to the Super Bowl, the Ravens today once again showed they can't handle success. Baltimore (6-3) stumbled in Seattle (3-6), losing 22-17, against a 2-6 team at the time with no offensive attack. Joe Flacco threw 52 times, posting a 67.4 QB rating and averaged just 4.9 yards per pass. A week after torching the Steelers on third downs, Baltimore was 5 of 12 on third downs.

The Ravens are now 6-3 in an AFC North division and there is still a ton of football left. Baltimore falls a game behind 7-3 Pittsburgh and host the 6-3 Bengals next week. Cleveland fell to 3-6 on the season and won't be a factor in the AFC North.

Texans the best team in the AFC?: The Houston Texans (7-3) suddenly have a defense and they might be the most dangerous team in the AFC. Arian Foster is the best running back in the game who can beat a defense with his running and receiving ability and the Texans are getting it done without Andre Johnson. Matt Schaub threw the ball just 15 times in the Texans 37-9 win over Tampa Bay.