It will be a fun season for the Baltimore Ravens. The NFL quickly closed the championship window. The flock cannot consider them to be an exception to this rule.
That's right. They remain the most talented team and defending champion in the North of AFC. They are expected to become real competitors again.
Nevertheless, while their path to glory seems to be open, they must know that they cannot take anything for granted. Nothing will be given to them. They will have to fight for everything. They will get the best shots throughout the season.
The defense is talented and adds safety to Malaki Starks and Fringe Stormtrooper Mike Green. Derrick Henry will be re-invigorated thanks to the new expansion. And, how can we mention the Ravens without raising offensive signal callers in the No. 8 jersey?
"They will get a Super Bowl from me. Believe." These are the words of the confident Lamar Jackson on 2018 draft night, and while Ravens fans have to show more patience than they hoped, no one believes that the two-time MVP can't deliver on that promise.
The best chance in Baltimore is in the last two campaigns. Both were heartbroken. They lost the AFC Championship at home to end the 2023-24 season, and they were bounced in early January last year due to division losses.
The goal has not changed. This is a Super Bowl or bust. Again, this is not easy. There are tough stretches to start and end the upcoming season.
If Jackson makes his own role, we assume he will do it, then the Ravens will play the playoffs again, and QB1 can earn two pieces of hardware. One will be his first Super Bowl ring. The other will be his third MVP trophy. This is the top game that can help him get into the latter.
If Lamar is to regain the MVP trophy, he will have to take from him last season, Buffalo Bills Bills Josh Allen. Jackson's Ravens took measures from Allen and Bills in three of their four regular season meetings. Lamar is 2-1 for the starter, but Allen's record is a perfect record with Lamar and the company during the playoffs, and there is a possibility that the path to cross January again.
We are far from the discussion. First, first: This budding competition will be renewed next season when Baltimore opens its journey again in Week 1 of the following season.
On this day, the AFC will not win, but will award important head-to-head victory, which may determine future playoffs. Although both quarterbacks will maintain 16 games after this game, they will be closely watching their performances.
Every conversation about the MVP game will include Patrick Mahomes at some point, which may be the case for most Kansas City Chiefs careers. This is another road game for the Crow. The stakes will be high, but it is a serious problem.
Why isn't this prime time?
The holidays ensure good news and family gatherings. Thanksgiving ensures an NFL triple. The third game features the Crow and Cincinnati Bengals.
Once the country has spent most of its time eating a long diet, they will let their food settle down and will likely digest some of the AFC North action. It will be Baltimore’s first divisional game, rather than a team called Cleveland Browns, and the national audience will watch the game between Jackson and Joe Burrow, which will undoubtedly use the game as a measuring stick for where the MVP Race is located.
It doesn't matter what the record is. It doesn't matter how bad the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to be. This competition always makes the TV eye. It always has some bearings that can solve the AFC North and 2025 MVP competition this time.
Pittsburgh never fires coaches. They have only three history, but don't be shocked if you ask if Mike Tomlin should be in a popular seat.
How strange would it be if the Ravens were the team that ended the era during the regular season finale of the two teams? Hey, this is the NFL. nothing is impossible. Everything is a story. Everything is possible.