After winning 13 games during the 2023 NFL regular season, with some crucial late-season victories over the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins, the Baltimore Ravens cemented themselves as arguably the best team in the league and the favorite to win the Super Bowl.
Superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson and company were able to hit their stride at the right time, resulting in the team clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC, a first-round bye in the playoffs, and home-field advantage.
On Saturday, the Ravens will play host to the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium, with Baltimore being heavy favorites over rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud and his talented young squad.
With everything seemingly coming together for the Ravens at the right time, former NFL player turned analyst Michael Robinson of NFL Network believes this is Baltimore’s year to win it all, via NFL Total Access.
“I think this is Baltimore’s year” @RealMikeRob thinks the Ravens will go all the way this year 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZRrPL6peTY
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) January 18, 2024
With how things are shaping up, it could very well be the Ravens’ year, as they should be able to make easy work of the upstart Texans, especially on their home field in Baltimore.
If the Ravens can get by the Texans on Saturday, which they should in convincing fashion, Jackson and company will await the winner of the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, which will get underway on Sunday.
Baltimore was the NFL’s elite team during the regular season, but the playoffs are a different thing entirely, as a team even as talented as the Ravens can fall apart in the postseason when the pressure is on, much like the Dallas Cowboys did in the first round against the Green Bay Packers.
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