The Baltimore Ravens are definitely the Super Bowl favorites after defeating the San Francisco 49ers. With two weeks left in the regular season,
the Ravens, who own the best record in the NFL at 12-3, appear to be the greatest team in the league.
That team showed itself during the primetime lights of Monday Night Football in a convincing 33-19 win over the 49ers, who were previously regarded by many as the NFL’s best team. The Ravens intercepted prior MVP favorite Brock Purdy four times while sacking the 49ers quarterbacks a combined four times. A 49ers offense which is usually one of the best looked stumped against the Ravens vicious pass defense. This pass defense was led by safety Kyle Hamilton, who came up with two interceptions for the Ravens. The first interception cost the 49ers from scoring, and led to Purdy losing his precision the rest of the night.
The linebackers Roquan Smith and Patrick Queen, the cornerbacks Brandon Stephens and Marlon Humphrey, and safety Hamilton and Marcus Williams round up the Ravens defense. Due to defensive coordinator Mike McDonald’s constant ability to confound opposing quarterbacks, their defense leads the NFL in both sacks and takeaways.
Lamar Jackson is the top offensive MVP contender for Baltimore. Jackson consistently makes incredible plays and leads his squad in both passing and rushing yards. This includes a third-and-long 30-yard rush through the 49ers defense that resulted in a field goal. Along with Jackson, the Ravens boast maybe their strongest receiving bunch in Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham Jr., and Rashod Bateman. A number of their offensive players, including tight end Mark Andrews and running backs J.K. Dobbins and Keaton Mitchell, are out for the remainder of the season due to injury. Baltimore nevertheless has an abundance of weapons and a quarterback who can produce even when his receivers are unable to split apart.
There aren’t any teams in the NFL that appear credible, aside from the talent of the Ravens. Every team in the AFC has serious shortcomings. The Kansas City Chiefs, who have dropped three of their past four games, appear far from the Super Bowl champions they were a year ago. The Jaguars, who trail them in the AFC South, have dropped their last four games, including a Sunday Night Football loss to the Ravens a week ago. Even though they just defeated the Dallas Cowboys this week, the Dolphins find it difficult to defeat victorious opponents.
The teams vying for the wild card might be the Ravens’ greatest opponents. Due to their same division, the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers are more familiar with the Ravens than other teams, having already defeated them earlier in the season. With Joe Flacco leading the Browns to a four-game winning streak, they may be able to defeat the Ravens. The Buffalo Bills, who are presently riding high, are second in the standings behind the Browns. They have defeated the Ravens in the postseason under Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. The Colts, who are presently ranked eighth, have already defeated the Ravens this season.
Nevertheless, the Ravens can exploit these teams’ serious weaknesses if they have the proper drive. Offended that the 49ers were favored, Baltimore had one of their toughest games of the season against them. Baltimore will play with a vengeance if stories like “Lamar Jackson can’t win the Super Bowl” resurface during the playoffs. With Jackson as quarterback, the Ravens have not progressed past the AFC Divisional Round, but because of their abundance of skill and a weaker AFC, Jackson is in the best possible position to accomplish so.
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