5 takeaways from the Ravens’ 20-3 preseason win over the Panthers

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports On Saturday, the Ravens extended their preseason winning streak to 19 straight games by virtue of defeating the Carolina Panthers, 20-3. Baltimore rode a dominant defensive showing and some splash offensive plays to another exhibition victory.

Here are five takeaways from the outing —

1) The Ravens are preseason kings

19 — that’s the number of consecutive preseason victories the Ravens have strung together after defeating the Panthers on Saturday night. The Ravens have still not lost a preseason matchup since 2015. If they defeat the Washington Football Team, they’ll set a new record for most preseason wins in a row in NFL history.

How important is this? Truly, in…