The Baltimore Ravens earned the top seed in the AFC in Week 17. They rested many starters in the final week of the regular season as a result of that. Their success is not a surprise. When you have the league MVP and the top-ranked scoring defense, you’re bound to have a good year.
But they only had a good year. They lost in the conference finals. And good luck getting back, the panel on Good Morning Football suggested yesterday. While Jason McCourty acknowledges the impact QB Lamar Jackson brings, he called it “an extremely uphill battle for them to get back to where they were this season”.