It’s safe to say that no one anticipated the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens facing off in the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs when the two teams faced off back in Week 1.
Baltimore recorded a 25-9 win that day in what was DeMeco Ryans’ head-coaching debut. The Ravens won 12 more games during the regular season while finishing as the AFC’s top seed. The Texans would lose the following week before winning 11 of their next 16 games, including last Saturday’s blowout win over Cleveland on Super Wild Card Weekend.
The Ravens are a massive favorite entering Saturday afternoon’s showdown. They’re currently 9.5-point favorites to beat Houston, according to Caesars Sportsbook. The Ravens should be able to take care of business, but no one should be ruling out a Texans team that continues to prove the naysayers wrong.
Here’s a ranking of the five players we think will impact the outcome of Saturday’s game the most.
Devin Singletary almost got this spot, and he will have to play well in order to take pressure off of C.J. Stroud. But the nod ultimately went to Collins because of his importance to Houston’s passing attack.
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-18 17:12:44
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