Here’s how The Baltimore Sun sports activities employees views the end result of Sunday’s Week 13 sport between the Ravens (7-4) and Denver Broncos (3-8) at M&T Bank Stadium:
Jonas Shaffer, reporter
Ravens 16, Broncos 10: Denver’s vaunted protection has fallen off since buying and selling away Bradley Chubb. If the Ravens can run on the Broncos in addition to Carolina did final week, this may very well be a blowout. Even if they will’t, Denver’s terrible offense and particular groups give the Ravens appreciable margin for error.
Mike Preston, columnist
Ravens 28, Broncos 14: The Broncos play properly sufficient on protection to maintain the sport shut, however their offense is so weak, even with Russell Wilson at quarterback. No one on their offense scares a protection, and the Ravens ought to grind them down within the second half in the event that they stick with the run, which can get the play-action passing sport going. If the Ravens lose to the Broncos, the fallout may very well be devastating.
Childs Walker, reporter
Ravens 20, Broncos 10: The Ravens don’t need to ponder the place they’ll be in the event that they lose to the drain-circling Broncos at residence. Lamar Jackson most likely received’t go off in opposition to an excellent Denver cross protection, nevertheless it’s laborious to think about the Broncos scoring sufficient factors to maintain up with the Ravens’ still-reliable floor assault. Just don’t anticipate any of this one to be fairly.
Ryan McFadden, reporter
Ravens 21, Broncos 10: I’m not anticipating Lamar Jackson to place up nice passing numbers in opposition to Denver’s protection. Sunday’s sport shall be dictated by the Ravens’ run sport and having higher execution within the crimson zone. Even although the Ravens’ protection fell aside late in opposition to the Jaguars, it’s laborious to think about Denver’s offense placing collectively a powerful efficiency, particularly with Russell Wilson taking part in so poorly.
C.J. Doon, editor
Ravens 19, Broncos 16: Defense ought to rule the day, particularly if these offenses proceed to stoop. Luckily for the Ravens, they’ve extra expertise throughout the board and the league’s greatest kicker in Justin Tucker. It’s doubtless the Ravens emerge from Sunday’s sport with extra questions than solutions about their unusual season, nevertheless it’s laborious to check a state of affairs the place they lose to Denver given what we’ve seen from quarterback Russell Wilson and first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett.
Tim Schwartz, editor
Ravens 13, Broncos 10: The Broncos are a catastrophe proper now — however their protection isn’t. It’s miraculous that quarterback Russell Wilson and his league-worst offense has been so dangerous that Denver has received solely three video games contemplating the protection has been so dominant. The Ravens may have a tricky time scoring, even when Lamar Jackson finds his stride, however their protection ought to be in for a subject day. For as typically as you’ve heard the phrase “must-win” surrounding the Ravens the previous two seasons, that is most likely on the prime of the record of video games they need to win. A loss would open the floodgates for criticism for everybody, prime to backside, contained in the group.
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