The Baltimore Ravens are coming off one of their most turbulent seasons and disappointing finishes in franchise history. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017, finished with a losing record (8-9) for the first time since 2015, and ended the year in their longest losing streak since the pre-John Harbaugh era in 2007.
While they played the most games that were decided by less than one score in 2021, of their three losses that came by two or more possessions, two came against the same opponent in the Cincinnati Bengals.
Heading into the season even before the Ravens roster was ravaged by a slew of seemingly never-ending injuries, not much was expected of the other team that dwells in Ohio.