Riding a four-game winning streak and holding a two-game lead in the AFC North at the midpoint of the season, Baltimore (6-2) is a team no defense wants to face. Their betting odds of winning the Super Bowl have dropped from 40-1 in August to 6-1.
The Patriots were rendered powerless against Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who directed an offense that amassed 210 yards rushing and scored 17 points on its first three possessions. That's no small feat, given that New England had been allowing an average of 7.6 points and 85.3 yards rushing per game.
After Jackson scored the clinching touchdown in a 37-20 victory, a 1-yard run that capped a drive that lasted more than 9½ minutes, many of the deliriously delighted fans began chanting "MVP!