Baltimore Ravens Football
Previewing Week 7: Ravens vs. Saints
Drew Brees, future NFL Hall of Famer, is 0-4 all-time versus the Ravens. Preview, over. Ravens win. : : : Okay. I know it won’t be that simple. But one simple truth is that Drew Brees will be the best player on the field Sunday and it will be up to the Ravens defense...
Can a special defense still win the Ravens a Super Bowl?
In the time since the Baltimore Ravens kicked off their inaugural season in 1996, the franchise has built its identity around strong defense. Few units of the modern era compare favorably to that of the 2000 Ravens, a group so frighteningly talented that it made a...
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...