All you had to do was scroll through Twitter or peruse the comments section of any article about the Baltimore Ravens’ divisional-round loss to the Tennessee Titans to see them — the takes.
“The way that the Ravens play won’t work in the playoffs.”
“Great regular-season team, can’t produce when the defenses tighten up in the playoffs.”
It’s true that the Ravens have lost their first postseason game in each of the last two seasons and that this season’s loss was tougher to swallow given just how dominant they were over their 12-game winning streak heading into the game against Tennessee.