OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- If the Baltimore Ravens fail to make the playoffs for a third consecutive season, no one can blame it on the schedule.
The Ravens' 2017 slate of games is perhaps the most favorable one in team history. The NFL schedule-makers granted every one of Baltimore's wishes, from a home Monday Night Football game to a late-season bye to not finishing the season in Cincinnati.
The only complaint would be Weeks 3-5, when the Ravens face a stretch in which they travel to London, return to face their fiercest rival and then fly cross-country to play a formidable Oakland Raiders team.