The Baltimore Ravens are heading into Sunday's matchup against the Buffalo Bills under arguably more pressure than any other team in the NFL. Baltimore got blown out 35-13 against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7, giving up 35 unanswered points after taking a 13-0 lead into halftime. The week before, they fell 13-10 to the Cleveland Browns.
After winning four of their first five games, the Ravens now find themselves 4-3 and 0-2 against AFC North opponents, putting them in last place in the division. Buffalo, meanwhile, enters Week 8 at 5-1, with their only loss coming against the New England Patriots in Week 4, falling 29-26 at Highmark Stadium. They've since knocked off the Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders, both on the road, riding a two-game winning streak behind the highest-scoring offense in the NFL, averaging 32.8 points per game behind Josh Allen, James Cook, and Dalton Kincaid.
On Friday, ESPN's "Get Up" crew made its feelings clear about Sunday's matchup, describing it as a must-win for Baltimore. "Everyone's looking at Baltimore through the prism of the reputation of Baltimore," Dan Orlovsky said. "We think Baltimore, we think Lamar in Baltimore, and we automatically go Super Bowl contender ...
Are you legit in that conversation with Kansas City? Because of his [Jackson's] inability to be on the field in the last two years, that's part of the conversation now ... We live almost like a week-to-week basis right now with Baltimore and Lamar of like, hopefully he's going to play.
If he's playing, how healthy is he? Is he the Lamar that we're so accustomed to seeing?" "This is a must-win for the Baltimore Ravens, in my opinion," Harry Douglas added. "It's not the AFC North of the past.
You look at the Cleveland Browns, 5-2. The Pittsburgh Steelers, 5-2. The Cincinnati Bengals at 4-2 right now.
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