For the record, the last time the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers met was 2014, and ‘ugly’ was personified by the fact that Steve Smith was wearing the purple jersey of Baltimore instead of the Panthers blue he’d worn through 2013 while become the franchise career leader in reception yardage. Smith promised ‘blood and guts’ and delivered a 10 catch, 139 yard, two touchdown day as part of a 38-10 pasting by the Ravens.
Baltimore comes into Bank of America Stadium with a 4-3 record after kicker Justin Tucker missed the first extra point of his six-plus NFL career after 222 in a row, handing them a 24-23 loss versus a tie that would have sent the New Orleans game into overtime.