“This match is what Ravens fans want,” wrote Andrew Gillis of NBC Sports. “The Titans have the worst defense ever on this list, and the Ravens’ offense has improved every week, which could present matchup problems for the Titans who have allowed Baker Mayfield and Aaron Rogers to handle them with relative ease.
“If both meet, and, then coach Mike Varabel will definitely have a plan for Lamar Jackson [Derrick] Henry is paired with Wideouts AJ Brown and Corey Davis, who have no fun matchups to deal with. But if Ravens is healthy in the secondary, he should leave Nashville with a win. It won’t hurt the Ravens to avenge last year’s playoff loss. “
Pundits believe the Ravens could exploit the Titans defense which has allowed 394.4 total yards per game and 122.5 rushing yards per game this season. With Tennessee’s overtime win over Baltimore in Week 11, they have allowed opponents to score 25 points or more in four of their last six regular-season games.
Peter King of NBC Sports wrote that Tennessee is more on the Peak-Your-Poison team than the team that won in Baltimore last year. “For the Ravens, one of the most famous rushing games in history (403 yards in Cincinnati) I wonder how they’ll play this. I’d be surprised if I don’t try to play Baltimore far and wide.
The Ravens, on the other hand, are aggressively looking for their groove. He ran for a franchise-record 404 yards in the win against the Bengals. J.K. The combination of Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Mark Ingram II has steamrolled the anti-defense.
The Titans had beaten the Ravens cautiously in the 11th week, but they shouldn’t be all that eager for a match again, wrote Christopher Knox of the Blacher Report. “Returning to Jackson MVP form, Baltimore is capable of a balanced offensive attack, which Tennessee has opposed.
“… the Titans-Baltimore game could turn into a run-heavy back-and-shootout. If it’s not necessary for any team in the postseason, it could be quite disastrous for the Titans.”
In Week 11, the Ravens have a 21-16 lead in the fourth quarter with 2-18 left, before Brown can score on a 14-yard touchdown, free from multiple defenders. Henry then won for the Titans with a 29-yard touchdown run in overtime.
Despite the threat of Henry, Brown and Tennessee offenses, a sensitive unit on the other side of the ball gives the Pundits confidence in the Ravens team landing at the right time.
“Baltimore just continues to win with its style, which matures from a team that sticks to what it does best – and effectively – to tingle and stubborn the opponent ahead: Run a football run,” wrote NFL.com’s Nick Schuck. “Baltimore has proved over the last month that he can and will express his will against the defense of the opposition, and he is in opposition to stopping the run and including Jackson. No one has done it since 11 weeks later (Jackson missed week 12), and he “The Ravens have moved to a great position as a wild-card team with a chance to make a wild run.”
