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OTL: Ravens’ Postseason Prospects Improved, but Little Margin for Error

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 9:41
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The roller coaster continues! With a 24-0 drubbing of the Cincinnati Bengals, the Ravens are hot off the heels of what may have been their most complete game of the season.

Even still, because of their missteps throughout the season, their 2025 campaign is on a knife’s edge:

At this point, there’s little doubt that Baltimore’s playoff hopes are tied to the AFC North crown. While the Ravens control their own destiny and the Week 18 date with the Steelers has fans salivating, two difficult matchups against the Patriots and at the Packers come first.

Luckily, the Ravens have a refreshed Lamar Jackson:

The Steelers face Detroit this week, a matchup that could go either way, but it’s all about the Ravens controlling their own destiny. As it’s been for weeks, the team has to approach things one game at a time.

With that in mind, there are a number of positives to take away from the win last week. For starters, the aforementioned Jackson looked sharper and faster. Notably, he made an incredible check against Cincy’s blitz to generate a scoring play:

While I fully trust Jackson to get back in stride, maybe some of his improvement was the play of the O-Line. It wasn’t perfect, but it was better:

That improvement was evident in the run game, as well. Both Derrick Henry and Keaton Mitchell looked dangerous – especially in the 2nd half – and will look to carry their success forward into Sunday night’s matchup against New England:

With the amount of heat he’s taken this season, it’s crazy to see the numbers Henry has continued to put up despite the O-Line play. If it improves, the offense could get back to being scary:

And could that happen against the Patriots? Despite their winning record, New England has been susceptible to strong rushing attacks:

If Baltimore can keep things tight or play with the lead, continuing to strike the right balance between Henry and Mitchell could make things especially tough for the Pats.

But of course, the biggest positive takeaway from Sunday’s win was the defense. Up front, the Ravens were dominant, generating more pressure than I can remember them creating this season.

Even more exciting was that much of the success came from Dre’Mont Jones and Tavius Robinson, two relatively recent injections into DC Zach Orr’s unit:

Ultimately, that led to inaccurate throws, turnovers, and one of the most fun plays of the season:

If the Ravens are going to win one of these two upcoming games (or, ideally, win out), the defense will have to produce more of the same. Meanwhile, the offense will need to continue its upward trajectory and find efficiencies in the red zone.

As RSR’s Cole Jackson put it, the rest of the season will tell us who they really are:

The post OTL: Ravens’ Postseason Prospects Improved, but Little Margin for Error appeared first on Russell Street Report.


Source: https://russellstreetreport.com/2025/12/17/out-to-lunch/postseason-prospects/


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