The Baltimore Ravens suffered their second straight defeat on Sunday, blowing a 13-0 halftime lead in a 35-13 loss to their division rival Bengals. Baltimore dominated the first half, outgaining 258-59, but everything flipped after the break. Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns in the second half as Cincinnati rattled off 35 unanswered points to complete the comeback.
The loss dropped the Ravens to 4-3, which puts them in last place in the AFC North after the Browns, Steelers, and Bengals all won. More concerning, Baltimore has now lost two straight games, both of which were to division opponents and games without Lamar Jackson, who remains out with a high ankle sprain. With a matchup against the 5-1 Buffalo Bills coming on Sunday, the Ravens need to get their two-time MVP back this week, something ESPN's "Get Up" panel all agreed on Monday morning.
"I'm gonna go on a limb here: between them losing, between them playing in Buffalo, between him missing the previous three games. I would think he's going to play this week in Buffalo," said NFL insider Adam Schefter. "But with him, he ultimately is not going to play until he feels like he's fully ready to do that.
I think it'll be this week, but let's see how the practice week goes." "Their season's on the line. He's got to play," Dan Orlovsky responded. "You're going at Buffalo.
You've lost two straight games. The conference is very top-heavy. If he doesn't play, your season's on life support." "The feelings around his team have shifted, Domonique Foxworth added.
"I remember the offseason. He was coming to the voluntary workouts, something he had never done before. We're like, he loves the new coach.
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