Baltimore Ravens Football
Three developments from the Ravens’ 2018 season so far
The Baltimore Ravens have written just the first few chapters of the 2018 season. Their 3-2 record leaves open the possibility of a division crown as well as another year without a playoff berth. Their offensive performance could prevent a quarterback change from...
Previewing Week 6: Ravens at Titans
The Ravens are coming off a disappointing overtime loss in Cleveland in which their offense completely disappeared, and will have to attempt to rebound in their third consecutive road game against the 3-2 Titans who are also coming off a tough road loss. The Titans...
How John Brown Opened Up Baltimore’s Deep Passing Game
One of the biggest issues with the Ravens offense in 2017 was their lack of a consistent field stretcher. Joe Flacco had the worst DVOA and DYAR of any quarterback with more than 50 deep passing attempts. (Stats courtesy Football Outsiders and Sports Info Solutions,...
The Line and Fantasy: Ravens @ Browns
Sports gambling is picking up steam and fantasy football is as strong as ever. In this weekly column I use drive data to create a baseline for predicting a score. Then adjust that score based on, other factors to make a prediction. In predicting a score we get a point...
Previewing Week 5: Ravens at Browns
The 3-1 Ravens made a statement Sunday night when they went into Pittsburgh and won convincingly for the first time since 2015. They have come close the past two seasons, but in these past match-ups the defense was not good enough to hold 4th quarter leads. Things...
The Line and Fantasy: Ravens @ Steelers
Up to this point when trying to get a read on the spread of the Ravens games, we’ve used 2017 data on drives and points to try to estimate the score. Each week it lines up pretty closely with where Vegas sets their line. Looking at 2017 data we had to look at what has...
Scouting the Steelers – Or Maybe Just A Certain One
As the Ravens line up to take on the Steelers this week, the back stories behind any of the 22 out there between the white lines on any given snap represent long odds, countless hours of sacrifice and much more. Also present is the chance that this very next snap will...
Can The Ravens Defense Improve As The 2018 Season Progresses?
For all the offseason concerns surrounding the Baltimore Ravens offense and the Joe Flacco vs. Lamar Jackson quarterback "controversy," they have more than taken care of business on that side of the ball so far in 2018. Through the opening three weeks of the season,...