The schedule makers didn’t do the Ravens any favors against the Chiefs and Browns. Lamar Jackson has yet to beat the Chiefs in three meetings, and it’ll be a stiffer challenge to do so this year against the team that has won the AFC the past two years. Baltimore plays host to Kansas City after opening the season at Las Vegas. This means playing Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs on a short week after taking a cross-country, red-eye flight.
The lack of rest could also come into play in Week 14, when Baltimore travels to Cleveland.