Strong chance Ravens miss playoffs?

[dollars 2 donuts]

5 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

Yep. That's the thing. They are basically only competing against the Steelers to get in the playoffs and host a wild card game.
 

As there's no way I see the browns and bengals winning the division lol

 

 

100% agree.  That's why I also, from get go, was pulling for KC in their last game.  

 

Sure, KC is looking better, but their schedule has some road bumps in it compared to the Ravens, including the now surprising Jags, Lions, Broncos twice, Colts, Chargers, and even the Commanders if they get things going again.

 

...oh, and a little team that was part of the 1959 "Foolish Club" that was named after a famous western cowboy.

 

EDIT: Way too early and unreasoned prediction: Bills 14-3, Ravens 12-5, Colts 11-6, Chargers 12-5, beating the Chiefs in tie breaker.

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:46 PM by dollars 2 donuts

[MikePJ76]

little soon for this.  Its october 1st.

[Low Positive]

6 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

little soon for this.  Its october 1st.

Why? Ravens announced today that both Marlon Humphries and Roquon Smith will miss 2-3 weeks with soft tissue injuries. There is a real chance that they'll enter thein week 7 bye at 1-5. 

[LabattBlue]

Isn't there a chance Burrow could return in January for the playoffs(assuming the Bengals can stay afloat)?

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, LabattBlue said:

Isn't there a chance Burrow could return in January for the playoffs(assuming the Bengals can stay afloat)?

Not unless something drastically changes. They have looked lost in their two games without Burrow and they have Lions, Packers, and Steelers in their next three games. They'll be at 2-5 by the time they get to a winnable game against the Jets and even then, I can't see how they can move the ball on anyone with that QB behind that OL.

[LabattBlue]

2 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Not unless something drastically changes. They have looked lost in their two games without Burrow and they have Lions, Packers, and Steelers in their next three games. They'll be at 2-5 by the time they get to a winnable game against the Jets and even then, I can't see how they can move the ball on anyone with that QB behind that OL.

Hence my upthread post wondering if they should go get WIlson, Winston or Cousins?

[SoTier]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Whether it is Winston, Wilson or Cousins, any of the 3 would be a massive improvement over Browning and keep their playoff hopes alive…assuming their goal is to get in the playoffs? 😂

 

I don't think any of the three is mobile enough at present to survive much less find any kindof success behind Cinci's OL.  

 

54 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

 

BF, I could see them being 2-4 and finishing up at 12-5 and eclipsing the Steelers.  Seriously.

 

 

 

I can see the Ravens going 8-3 in their last 11 games to make the playoffs, possibly even taking the AFCN, but not 10-1.  Madubuike is a key, maybe the key piece, to the Ravens having success, and he's out for the season.

[SF Bills Fan]

They are fortunate the Bengals season went down the tubes. The Steelers will challenge to win their division, but I would put money on Ravens turning it around and finishing strong. I bet they make the playoffs and look like the scary team we don't ant anything to do with. 

[dollars 2 donuts]

1 minute ago, SoTier said:

 

I don't think any of the three is mobile enough at present to survive much less find any kindof success behind Cinci's OL.  

 

 

I can see the Ravens going 8-3 in their last 11 games to make the playoffs, possibly even taking the AFCN, but not 10-1.  Madubuike is a key, maybe the key piece, to the Ravens having success, and he's out for the season.

 

 

Maybe, SoTier.

 

However, man...it is not a bad schedule if you are the Ravens.

 

The Ravens remaining schedule:

 

Texans

Rams

Bears

@Miami

@Vikings

@Browns

Jets

Bengals

Steelers

@Bengals

Patriots

@Packers

@Steelers

 

I honestly think they sweep their division.  Yes, even the Steelers.    Besides that their toughest games are the Rams and Packers.

 

[Sojourner]

35 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

Isn't there a chance Burrow could return in January for the playoffs(assuming the Bengals can stay afloat)?

Bengals have absolutely no shot in that division without Burrow which is crazy given Lamar may miss some time. 
 

Unless that team does a miraculous turn around, they aren’t even sniffing the wild card. 
 

Chargers/Chiefs will end up with better records in the AFC West.
 

Colts look to be taking the south with Houston having a defense, their offense just needs to figure things out to be in with a shot at competing for the South or getting a WC. 

 

East is the Bills. Pats look like they could piece some wins together to get a WC spot. 
 

North is the most interesting division. Steelers could have a chance if Lamar misses multiple games, especially with injuries throughout their team. Ravens still in the mix. Browns are the interesting option. If Gabriel turns the offense around, they could rack uo the wins. That defense is dominant. 
 

It wouldn’t surprise me if the two wild card teams end up from the AFC West;

Chargers/Broncos/Chiefs

[RyanC883]

Ravens backup QB is legit.  He's capable of being a game manager.   Lamar is amazing, but their team has many more parts than just him.  

[Low Positive]

1 hour ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

 

Maybe, SoTier.

 

However, man...it is not a bad schedule if you are the Ravens.

 

The Ravens remaining schedule:

 

Texans

Rams

Bears

@Miami

@Vikings

@Browns

Jets

Bengals

Steelers

@Bengals

Patriots

@Packers

@Steelers

 

I honestly think they sweep their division.  Yes, even the Steelers.    Besides that their toughest games are the Rams and Packers.

 

In the Lamar Jackson era, the Ravens have swept the Steelers only once. That was in 2019. Since 2020, the Ravens have gone 2-8 in the regular season against the Steelers. They have a hard time against Tomlin, who seems to have Lamar's number. 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

9 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:

Yes it’s still VERY early in the season and Baltimore is sitting at 1-3 with a ridiculous amount of injuries including Lamar who “may” miss 2-3 games. 
 

They have Houston who’s 1-3 as well this week fighting for survival and the Rams the following week. They seriously could be looking at missing the playoffs if they were to lose these next two games. That would forecast them around 9-8 or 10-7 barring a hot streak. Things could quickly unravel. 
 

With Indy, Jax, Pitt, Chargers, KC and Denver, they could seriously miss the playoffs! 

This is great but why are we worried about the Ravens?

 

Perhaps we should be more worried about the chiefs who have beaten us 4 times out of the last 5 post seasons ?

 

Worthy is back and Rice will soon be back. The Chiefs will soon be at full strength 

 

Am I missing something?

[Ayjent]

7 hours ago, Success said:

No - they'll be there.

 

The AFC is not strong. They're still a great team.

 

I think they are a talented team capable of playing great, but the truth is that they don’t do well when the pressure is turned up in a tough game or in the postseason.  They play great bullies when they are up but when they get smacked in the mouth, they tend to wilt rather than up their level of play. It’s not an absolute, but it is their tendency to drop tough games. 

Edited Wednesday at 10:41 PM by Ayjent

[gregmo]

I think they probably make it.  Here's how I see the whole thing. 

 

Ravens players injured, including the KC game.

Lamar knows he can't pull the team back to a win and wants to preserve his stats.

Hamstring injury, out 2-3 weeks. 

They may win one game. 

Injured players start to come back, including Lamar.

They go on a run and make the playoffs. 

Lamar for MVP.

[djp14150]

10 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:

Yes it’s still VERY early in the season and Baltimore is sitting at 1-3 with a ridiculous amount of injuries including Lamar who “may” miss 2-3 games. 
 

They have Houston who’s 1-3 as well this week fighting for survival and the Rams the following week. They seriously could be looking at missing the playoffs if they were to lose these next two games. That would forecast them around 9-8 or 10-7 barring a hot streak. Things could quickly unravel. 
 

With Indy, Jax, Pitt, Chargers, KC and Denver, they could seriously miss the playoffs! 

They still control their own fate facing everyone else in the division.  PIT is not that good ( I peg them at 9-8).  Baltimore wins division play going 4-2.  In non common balt has kc, hou, rams while pit has lac, indy, and sea. Both are 0-1 so far.  Pitt had an easier schedule so far. Balt played 3 playoff teams last yr. Pit played min who does not have the same qb as last yr.

 

if a team goes 5-1 or better in the division, the odds of making the playoffs are well over 95%

[SoTier]

59 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

This is great but why are we worried about the Ravens?

 

Perhaps we should be more worried about the chiefs who have beaten us 4 times out of the last 5 post seasons ?

 

Worthy is back and Rice will soon be back. The Chiefs will soon be at full strength 

 

Am I missing something?

 

That this is a thread about the Baltimore Ravens, the preseason favorite of nearly every national pundit to win the SB?

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 11:05 PM by SoTier

[DeepPass]

I bet they win their division with 9 wins.  The Steelers are their only competition!

[PetermansRedemption]

1 hour ago, RyanC883 said:

Ravens backup QB is legit.  He's capable of being a game manager.   Lamar is amazing, but their team has many more parts than just him.  

I would not classify Cooper Rush as legit. He’s 31 years old and in his best year has 12 TDS in 12 games. 
 

If the Ravens team is more than Lamar, now would be a good time to start showing it, because to this point their defense has been nearly non-existent and Henry has been a non-factor. 

[SoTier]

I think some posters are going by all the preseason predictions that had Baltimore winning the Super Bowl.  On paper, they have the most talented roster in the NFL.

 

On the field, however, they haven't lived up to that billing, especially on defense, and now they have a slew of injuries, including to their QB and to one of their DL stalwarts, Madubuike, which is season ending.