2024 NFL futures: Ravens’ outlook begins to improve, according to the SportsLine Projection Model

The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2024 NFL season with championship aspirations after Lamar Jackson guided them to the AFC Championship Game last year. But it didn’t take long for those hopes to begin slipping away.

Baltimore opened the campaign against the Kansas City Chiefs and was seeking revenge for its 17-10 home loss in the conference title game back in January. Jackson threw for 273 yards and ran for 122 while Isaiah Likely made nine catches for 111 yards and a TD, but the Ravens dropped a 27-20 decision.

According to the SportsLine Projection Model, the setback damaged Baltimore’s chances to repeat as AFC North champion. The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times and is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception, had the Ravens winning the division 49.7% of the time following the loss at Kansas City after having given them a 58.8% chance to capture the crown prior to the start of the season.

Something unthinkable occurred in Week 2, as Baltimore squandered a 10-point lead against the offensively challenged Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth quarter and suffered a 26-23 defeat. Two-time NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry, who ran for a touchdown in his Ravens debut in the season opener, scored again while gaining 84 yards on the ground in the disappointing loss.

As a result of that setback, the model reduced Baltimore’s prospects of finishing atop the AFC North at 29%. With the 0-2 start, the Ravens were going on to make the playoffs 55.8% of the time in the model’s projections, as opposed to 87.4% in its preseason report.

Disaster almost struck a second straight time for the Ravens last week. The club carried a 22-point lead into the fourth quarter at Dallas and nearly let it slip away, allowing the Cowboys to score three straight touchdowns before escaping with a 28-25 victory.

Even though they’re already two games behind the…

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Author : Scott Erskine

Publish date : 2024-09-26 17:38:08

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