Week 3 NFL picks against the spread, predictions for every game: Cowboys and Ravens set for a great matchup in Brazil

The league's most marketable team, the Dallas Cowboys , gets to face a Baltimore Ravens team that has Super Bowl hopes and one of the most marketable players in Lamar Jackson . It's a great matchup for Rio de Janeiro. The NFL booked some top-tier matchups for other countries this season, and this might be the best of the group.

The fear is the turf at Maracanã Stadium. There was enough concern that the NFL's field director commented on it this week to ESPN and said the league isn't concerned. That doesn't mean it will be a perfect surface or close to it. There has been a lot of rain in Rio de Janeiro over the past six weeks and soccer players have complained about the turf. For two fast offenses, that could be a big factor.

The Cowboys defense could use the help. Dallas looked better in Week 2 but still allowed 389 yards even though Washington lost Jayden Daniels on the final play of the first half. The offense will be good, though maybe not quite as good if the turf in Brazil is poor. It's the defense Dallas needs to worry about.