A three-game Ravens winning streak is loading, and here’s how it unfolds.
No one should count chickens before they hatch—or, if you need an NFL parallel, no one should count wins before they’re officially on the ledger. Many a favored football team has fallen at the hands of an underdog at every level of the sport. Just look at all of the upsets in the NCAA. How many NFL games have offered surprises? That probably won’t happen this Sunday.
The Baltimore Ravens should, and probably will, beat the Minnesota Vikings. But there’s a wild card here: Baltimore is on the road, and U.S. Bank Stadium is a tough place to play. This isn’t one of those venues where you see more jerseys representing the visiting team than the home squad.
There’s something else to consider. One can never tell which Vikings team will show up. Will it be the squad that lost at home to the Atlanta Falcons or the one that beat the Detroit Lions on the road?
Baltimore is the better team here, and everyone knows that. At last check, they were 4.5-point favorites. This one feels like a victory for the guys in white, black, gold, and purple.
Here’s how we envision this game unfolding:
Lamar Jackson throws for three more touchdowns and 300 yards.
There’s no statistical calculator that allows us to plug in numbers and develop foolproof theories about the Ravens’ passing attack, nor is there one that helps us make educated guesses about the Vikings’ secondary. But we trust our eyeballs. We’ve seen Dillon Gabriel, Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert, and Jared Goff all throw for two or more touchdowns against this Vikings secondary. Lamar Jackson will be fine—he’s going to have a field day.
Derrick Henry reaches the end zone.
Our imaginary statistical calculator doesn’t offer much insight on every opposing team’s running game either. Again, we go with the eyeball test. We’re aware that this hasn’t been Derrick Henry’s best season by his standards. However, we know he’s better than Kenneth Gainwell. Henry reached the end zone twice for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4, and the Vikings have given up at least one rushing touchdown in five of their eight games this season.
We predicted two rushing touchdowns for Henry in Week 9 and missed the mark, although he should have had one on that first drive. We’re doubling down here and taking The King as an anytime touchdown scorer. He’ll reach paydirt as a receiver or a runner—you can argue among yourselves how he does it. All we know is his mini-drought ends in Minneapolis.
The Ravens’ defense again intercepts two passes.
Nate Wiggins has two picks this season, including one in Week 8. Malaki Starks earned the first pick of his career a week ago in Week 9. This secondary is heating up, and we’re doubling the stakes here. Zach Orr’s unit will register a pair of interceptions after the Ravens build a big lead and force the Vikings to become one-dimensional.
Oh, and by the way, J.J. McCarthy has thrown at least one interception in every game he has played. Four interceptions have offset his four passing touchdowns.
Roquan Smith and Mike Green both register sacks.
We have 2025 game footage of McCarthy against the Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions. He’s been sacked 14 times during that stretch. Baltimore hasn’t generated a consistent pass rush all year. Sometimes, teams need a ‘get-right game.’ This is that game for the Ravens.
Look for two or more sacks in this one, with at least one coming off a Roquan Smith blitz.
The Ravens beat the Vikings by two touchdowns.
Brian Flores is that dude. He’ll devise something to create a stop or two, but truth be told, there’s no reason why Baltimore should lose this game. They won’t just win—they’ll win convincingly by two touchdowns. We don’t think McCarthy can keep up with Lamar Jackson in a quarterback duel.
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