It wasn’t the prettiest first half, but the Ravens dominated the Browns in the second half to secure back-to-back AFC North titles and the No. 3 seed in the playoffs. Here are the reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff:
The Ravens kept their starters on the field for too long, but they handily covered one of the biggest point spreads in recent memory. The Browns’ D-line got plenty of penetration in the first half, but Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry kept plugging away until they sealed the game in the fourth quarter. The defense was excellent, as has become their recent standard, though they had an easy matchup against the Browns’ third- and fourth-string QBs.