Quarterback Battle: Ravens' Joe Flacco vs Broncos' Peyton Manning (Photo : Reuters)
One of the best matchups in week one of the 2015 NFL season would be the Baltimore Ravens versus the Denver Broncos. Joe Flacco and Peyton Manning are two veteran quarterbacks that could really put on a show for the fans at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver.
Gary Kubiak is looking to bring back the Broncos to the Super Bowl after missing it last year and this first game against the Ravens is the right challenging start for the team, as per Sports Chat Place.
Meanwhile, the Ravens will try to stay as one of the top teams in AFC North where they had perennially been since Flacco's arrival, except in 2013.
The key in this matchup would be Manning's ability to beat Baltimore's defense, something that he is prepared to do as both team's implement the same 3-4 formation, according to Bleacher Report.
Manning had been facing this kind of defense all summer in practice and this is the perfect opener for the 39-year-old signal caller to kick off the team's campaign this season.
With both team's offensive teams healthy and ready, expect a high-scoring game between these two contending squads.
Prediction: Broncos win, 35-21
Baltimore Ravens starting lineup
Offense: Flacco (QB), Forsett (RB), Juszczyk (FB), S. Smith (WR1), Brown (WR2), Gillmore (TE), Monroe (LT), Osemele (LG), Zuttah (C), Yanda (RG), Wagner (RT)
Defense: Canty (DE), Williams (NT), Lewis-Moore (DT), Suggs (OLB), Mosley (ILB), D. Smith (ILB), Dumervil (OLB), Webb (CB1), J. Smith (CB2), Hill (SS), Lewis (FS)
Denver Broncos starting lineup
Offense: Manning (QB), Anderson (RB), Thomas (WR1), Caldwell (WR2), Sanders (WR3), Daniels (TE), Sambrailo (LT), Mathis (LG), Paradis (C), Vasquez (RG), R. Harris (RT)
Defense: Walker (DE), Williams (NT), Jackson (DE), Ware (OLB), Trevathan (ILB), Davis (ILB), Miller (OLB), Talib (CB1), C. Harris (CB2), Bruton (SS), Stewart (FS)
