The Baltimore Ravens travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals and open up the regular season this Sunday. The Ravens have not won at Paul Brown Stadium in what seems like forever. Will that change this week? It certainly can if these key matchups are won by the Ravens.

We should have an exciting game coming our way this Sunday when the Ravens open up the season against the Bengals. Hopefully, the 2017 season will kick off with a bang for the Ravens, and they will get their first win at the Bengals stadium in years. In order to win this game though, several key matchups will have to go in their favor.

I’ll go over the top three matchups to keep an eye on this Sunday.

Ryan Jensen vs. Geno Atkins

This will be Ryan Jensen’s first true test at his new center position. Geno Atkins isn’t a player to mess around with. Jensen will be tested all game long with keeping the pocket clean for Joe Flacco to step up and make throws, and also to open holes for the running. I truly feel that Ryan Jensen will be a pretty big upgrade over Jeremy Zuttah, who was the Ravens starting center for the last three years.

Jensen is both bigger and stronger than Zuttah. He also plays with an angry attitude, which I personally love from the big fellas in the trenches. I think Jensen will play solid against the Bengals and Geno Atkins. He may give up some pressure on certain plays, but that is to be expected for his first rodeo at center.