The NFL’s fluctuating schedule has provided the Baltimore Ravens an early, well-timed bye that will enable the team to work out a few kinks and get healthier before its first-place showdown with Pittsburgh on Nov. 1.
Baltimore was originally slated to host the Steelers this Sunday, but all that changed after Tennessee’s matchup with Pittsburgh was postponed from Oct. 4 following several positive tests for COVID-19 among the Titans.
Thus, the Ravens had their bye pushed up a week to Sunday, the same day the Steelers finally face Tennessee.
Although the Ravens (5-1) might lose a bit of the momentum generated from a three-game winning streak, they definitely could use a break after giving up four second-half touchdowns in a 30-28 victory at Philadelphia on Sunday.