The Ravens reached the quarter-pole of the regular season with a better record than at this point last year, which would be cause for optimism given that Baltimore finished with a league-best 14 wins in 2019.
Yet it seems as if this team is still striving to reach the level it achieved a year ago when blowout victories were commonplace and the offense was racking up points and yardage at record levels while closing with a 12-game winning streak.
The Ravens (3-1) handled Washington with relative ease on Sunday, but the 31-17 victory was not without its flaws.