Name: Baltimore Ravens' Turnaround: From Dead to AFC North Favorites
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Description: After a strong performance in Green Bay, the rejuvenated Baltimore Ravens, once preseason Super Bowl favorites, are now poised to host a playoff game.

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After a strong performance in Green Bay, the rejuvenated Baltimore Ravens, once preseason Super Bowl favorites, are now poised to host a playoff game.

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Where Baltimore is though now, Joe, is completely reinvigorated because while this has all been a mess, there's no game they felt better about themselves than that game in Green Bay. And Derrick Henry is one of the greatest running backs in the history of this league, and he put that on display and I don't know if Lamar goes in week 18, but if they win that game, Lamar will play in the wild card round. And we talk about pedigree. Let, let's, let's remind everybody. The preseason Super Bowl favorite was the Baltimore Ravens. They were dead and now are favored to host a round one playoff game. Unlikely they're gonna have to play Josh Allen in round one. So now the, it's, it's just such a violent swing that the Super Bowl favorite was supposed to be left out, and now they are considerable favorites. To be hosting a round one playoff game and they're a 500 football team, right? I mean, that's amazing when you just think about it and you just think about their season now. They'll say, or, or the proponents that or backers for the Ravens will say Lamar was hurt for a majority of the season, but it's not just the offense with Lamar Jackson. It is the defense that you have concerns and you say, OK, if they're gonna run the football and they're gonna get into that style of game, Derek. Henry potentially could carry them. And even if they have a round one game or a wild card where they're hosting, do you buy into this team to potentially beat the likes of, let's just say some of the better teams in the AFC right now. Teams like Denver, teams like Houston with that defense. Are we confident in that? No, but it is a coin flip right now. If, if they get in and they win a, a wild card game. At home and Lamar is 80% healthy. He's there with Josh Allen from an experienced perspective. You give them the nod over Drake May, Bo Nixon, Justin Herbert, don't you, Joe? It's not even a question. And, and I think, you know, the AFC top rung quarterbacks are all very polarizing. They're all, they all have such high expectations and high level of play. And listen, I think, you know, Mahomes has earned everything from a completely different perspective, right? But there are, you know, folks. Who believe Josh Allen will inevitably get it done. People who believe Lamar Jackson will inevitably get it done. There's the Joe Burrow, you know, portion of it all. I am someone who believes that Lamar, or, uh, certainly coming into the season, believe Lamar would inevitably get it done and put it all together. And look, I might just be, we, we, I came to the realization I might just be addicted to the AFC North, right? Preseason Cincinnati. I was really flirting with Pittsburgh for a little bit, the Ravens now, but Joe, if I've not, I've not clicked anything yet because I still, we don't know just yet if Lamar's going to play, and that matters, you know, I, I still think, I think they needed Tyler Huntley, by the way, to play against Green Bay because I, I think the Ravens sometimes like to get in their own way and with Huntley, and they had no choice but to give the ball to Derrick Henry 36 times. And I thought that that was important. They now have to welcome Lamar back while still giving the ball to Derrick Henry 25 or, or so times, and I think they will. If they're in the Ravens, I will be ready to bet this team to win the Super Bowl. I, I, I will be because I just, you know what it's reminiscent of? Ohio State in the college football playoff a season ago and they got 8 losses. I understand that, right? And in college football terms, Ohio State lost to Michigan, but it seemed that talented. Kind of gets a fresh outlook on life and that's really what they had. But yes, offensively, are we still, are we buying into the defense at all? I, I think the defense has enough to make some plays. I do, because, but Joe, I think again we talked, we, we talked a lot about, uh, conference full of teams with warts and elements you worry about. Right, but sometimes if we do break it down to some of the most basic analysis, Lamar versus Bo Nix, Lamar versus Drake May, Lamar versus Trevor Lawrence, they can overcome that. You got a lot of inexperience where that can implode and the defense doesn't have to do anything, so it, it's a pretty good look.

Baltimore Ravens' Turnaround: From Dead to AFC North Favorites

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