Ravens Week 7 Power Rankings
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens fell a few spots in the NFL's Week 7 Power Rankings with a loss to the Giants that dropped them to 3-3, but they still remain a top-10 team in most of the polls.
Here's the Roundup
This Week: 9
Last Week: 6
Analysis: "I am still high on the Ravens for one simple reason: This entire year is a gigantic crapshoot, and if Lamar Jackson and most of his offensive line and a few of his tight ends are healthy in January, they have a better shot than 70% of the league to make a run. Style points, unless you are the Bills, are completely irrelevant this year.”
This Week: 8
Last Week: 5
Analysis: "Lamar Jackson is a former MVP who has had stretches this season when he’s looked better than ever. But the quarterback also bears his share of the responsibility for three confounding late-game meltdowns that have defined a .500 start. On Sunday, Jackson buried Baltimore with two fourth-quarter turnovers -- a grisly interception that set up Saquon Barkley’s go-ahead score and a strip-sack fumble that aborted a comeback attempt -- in a frustrating 24-20 loss to the upstart Giants. The Ravens are up to three losses in which they led by at least 10 points in a game -- matching a team record for most such losses in a season. Through Week 6!"
This Week: 7
Last Week: 7
Analysis: "Coming in, it was thought that the Ravens would have the NFL's best secondary. But, Baltimore ranks 28th against the pass, giving up an average 267.7 yards through the air. The real problem has been in the fourth quarter, where the Ravens have allowed 552 yards passing and six touchdown passes. This is a surprise given that Baltimore has three first-round picks (cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters along with Kyle Hamilton) and a top free-agent signing (safety Marcus Williams) in the secondary. It won't get any easier without Williams, who is out for an extended period after dislocating his wrist in Week 5."
This Week: 4
Last Week: 7
Analysis: "They're consistently pulling defeat from the jaws of victory, losing three games after surrendering double-digit leads."
This Week: 8
Last Week: 5
Analysis: "The Ravens have had a lot of trouble closing out games, and Lamar Jackson needs to take the blame for Sunday's loss at the Giants. He threw an inexcusable interception when he should have thrown it away, which led to the Giants taking a late lead. He fumbled shortly after that. That's two key turnovers in the final minutes. Can't happen."
This Week: 13
Last Week: 9
Analysis: "The Ravens ran into the Giants' buzzsaw and couldn't hold another late lead. They need more of an aggressive pour-it-on passing game with Lamar Jackson and better pass defense to keep avoiding that frustration."
This Week: 9
Last Week: 9
Analysis: "So many empty yards for the Ravens, who outgained the Giants, 406-238, on the way to blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead. An inability to finish close games has haunted the Ravens since last November. The turning point here is easy to trace: An illegal procedure penalty wasted a third-and-1, and then Lamar Jackson mishandled a snap."
