At the beginning of a Ravens season that would defy their expectations, test their patience and end where their last campaign had fallen short, coach John Harbaugh seemed to see the future.
“Is anything normal in 2020?” he said days before the season opener. “I guess we’ll find out.”
The Ravens’ season ended Saturday night in a playoff game that was anything but normal, a 17-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills that tested the limits of predictability.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson hadn’t thrown a red-zone interception in his brilliant NFL career. Then he threw a pick-six that all but doomed the Ravens to their second AFC divisional-round exit in as many years.