Five thoughts on the Ravens’ 16-10 loss to the Washington Redskins Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium:
This Was A Bad Loss For Ravens
When you start a season with three straight wins, it’s hard to categorize your Week 5 game as a “must-win” contest. But this was a very big game for the Ravens. Back-to-back home losses are no way to construct a bounce-back season, especially knowing the schedule is about to get more difficult. With those high stakes as a backdrop, the Ravens opened with a long touchdown drive and dominated early. After that, though, their day disintegrated into an aggravating swirl of self-inflicted mistakes and missed opportunities, an offensive performance quarterback Joe Flacco called “embarrassing.