When it was announced that Anthony Brown would start in place of the injured Tyler Huntley, it was easy to conclude that the Ravens were about to concede the regular season finale in Cincinnati. That approach was further cemented after we learned that Marcus Peters, Brandon Stephens, J.K. Dobbins and Mark Andrews would all join Brown in street clothes.
A blowout was expected, especially with an amped up Bengals team that hoped to send a message to the league when they learned that the host city of their AFC Wild Card Game could be decided by a coin flip.