Ravens Receive Final Season Grade

The Baltimore Ravens had a favorable season, but there is room for improvement.

Jeremy Brener | Jan 31, 2025

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson checks his wrist for a play during first half action at the Buffalo Bills divisional game against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 19, 2025. / Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Baltimore Ravens are a few weeks into the offseason and they have had a good chance to reflect on the season that was to determine what went right and what went wrong.

While the Ravens ultimately took a step back by not re-appearing in the AFC Championship for a second consecutive season, they managed to impress throughout the season.

That's why Bleacher Report analyst Maurice Moton gave the Ravens a "B+" for their efforts in his report cards for all 32 teams.

"The Baltimore Ravens won the AFC North, have the league's second-leading rusher in Derrick Henry, and quarterback Lamar Jackson could win his third MVP award, but they could have accomplished more this season," Moton writes.

"The defensive unit had lapses in coverage but hit its stride down the stretch under first-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr.

"Yet the Ravens faltered in head-scratching losses to the Las Vegas Raiders (4-13) and Cleveland Browns (3-14). They needed a December surge coupled with the Pittsburgh Steelers' late-season collapse to win the AFC North title and mostly trailed the Buffalo Bills in a divisional-round loss.

"The Ravens are an elite team that showed all the signs of a Super Bowl contender and still left you wanting to see more out of them."

The Ravens could have catapulted themselves to the No. 2 seed had they won those games against the Raiders and Browns, and that would have given them home-field advantage in the Divisional Round against the Bills. That could have made all of the difference in that game, and a win would have sent them to the AFC Championship against the Chiefs, where they nearly won back in Week 1 after Isaiah Likely's toe stepped just over the line.

Had the Ravens won that game on top of the other two, they may have had the No. 1 seed to themselves, and that would have put them in a better spot to make it to the Super Bowl.

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Published Jan 31, 2025

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.