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Ravens 2020 Schedule is Out, Team to Open at Home Against Cleveland

May 7th, 2020

Drew Goldfarb

Posted in News

The Ravens 2020 schedule is out, and while it’s the easiest schedule in the league in terms of opponents, this team has plenty to prove after losing in the Divisional Round at home to the Titans in January.

Here’s the complete slate:

Week 1: 9/13/20: vs. Browns 1 p.m.

Week 2: 9/20/20: at Texans 4:25 p.m.

Week 3: 9/28/20: vs. Chiefs (MNF) 8:15 p.m.

Week 4: 10/4/20: at Redskins 1 p.m.

Week 5: 10/11/20: vs. Bengals 1 p.m.

Week 6: 10/18/20: at Eagles 1 p.m.

Week 7: 10/25/20: vs. Steelers 1 p.m.

Week 8: 11/1/20: BYE WEEK

Week 9: 11/8/20: at Colts 1 p.m.

Week 10: 11/15/20: at Patriots (SNF) 8:20 p.m.

Week 11: 11/22/20: vs. Titans 1 p.m.

Week 12: 11/26/20: at Steelers (Thanksgiving) 8:20 p.m.

Week 13: 12/3/20: vs. Cowboys (TNF) 8:20 p.m.

Week 14: 12/14/20: at Browns (MNF) 8:15 p.m.

Week 15: 12/20/20: vs. Jaguars 1 p.m.

Week 16: 12/27/20: vs. Giants 1 p.m.

Week 17: 1/3/21: at Bengals 1 p.m.

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An Educated Guess at What the 2020 Ravens Schedule Could Look Like

May 6th, 2020

CJ

Posted in News, Opinions

The 2020 Baltimore Ravens schedule will be released in a televised event on Thursday night, and while we already know who the Ravens will go up against and where, we don’t know in what order, or what may or may not be on prime time.

Here are the teams the Ravens will play:

Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Titans, Cowboys, Giants, Chiefs
Away: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Colts, Texans, Redskins, Eagles, Patriots

Today we give a reminder of the teams that we will see the Ravens in the 2020 season, and we give our guess in what order we will see them in.

(A quick sidebar – we are moving forward with this schedule as if the season will start and play out on time, with no issues due to the covid-19 pandemic).

Sunday 9/13 Week One vs Dallas (NBC Sunday Night Football)
Sunday 9/20 Week Two at Cleveland
Sunday 9/27 Week Three at Philadelphia
Sunday 10/4 Week Four vs New York Giants
Monday 10/12 Week Five vs KC Chiefs (Monday Night Football)
Sunday 10/18 Week Six BYE WEEK
Sunday 10/25 Week Seven at New England
Sunday 11/01 Week Eight vs Pittsburgh
Sunday 11/08 Week Nine vs Jacksonville
Thursday 11/12 Week Ten at Cincinnati (Thursday Night Football)
Sunday 11/22 Week Eleven vs Cleveland
Sunday 11/29 Week Twelve vs Indianapolis
Sunday 12/06 Week Thirteen vs Tennessee (NBC Sunday Night Football)
Sunday 12/13 Week Fourteen at Washington
Sunday 12/20 Week Fifteen at Pittsburgh
Sunday 12/27 Week Sixteen at Houston
Sunday 01/03 Week Seventeen vs Cincinnati

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Ravens Bring Back OLB Pernell McPhee on One-Year Deal

May 5th, 2020

CJ

Posted in News, Roster Moves

The Ravens Tuesday announced they have re-signed outside linebacker Pernell McPhee to a one-year deal.

The #Ravens have re-signed OLB Pernell McPhee to one-year deal, another veteran who can contribute right away while the rookies learn.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 5, 2020

The 31-year-old was a fifth-round draft pick of the Ravens back in 2011. He played with Baltimore from 2011 to 2014, then played a few seasons in Chicago from 2015 to 2017, and was with the Redskins in 2018 before returning to the Ravens in 2019.

He missed nine games last season after being placed on IR on October 21st, with a triceps injury.

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Based on How It Stands Right Now, the Ravens are Favored in All 16 Games in 2020

April 18th, 2020

CJ

Posted in News, Odds

The 2019 Ravens season ended with a thud, as the team lost at home to the Titans in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game in an outing that still stings.

Looking ahead to 2020, the NFL schedule won’t be out till May, but we know the teams that the Ravens will play and where it will be.

With that, website BetOnline (www.BetOnline.ag, Twitter: @betonline_ag) has put out odds for all 32 teams in the league.

Here’s the rundown on what the site expects for Baltimore in 2020.

Baltimore Ravens -3½ @ Cleveland Browns

Baltimore Ravens -9 @ Cincinnati Bengals

Baltimore Ravens -5 @ Houston Texans

Baltimore Ravens -2½ @ Indianapolis Colts

Baltimore Ravens -2½ @ New England Patriots

Baltimore Ravens -1½ @ Philadelphia Eagles

Baltimore Ravens -2½ @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Baltimore Ravens -10 @ Washington Redskins

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens -14

Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens -8½

Dallas Cowboys @ Baltimore Ravens -7

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Baltimore Ravens -15½

Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore Ravens -2

New York Giants @ Baltimore Ravens -12½

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens -7

Tennessee @ Baltimore Ravens -8

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Ravens Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal with LB Jake Ryan

April 18th, 2020

Jerie OConnor

Posted in Free Agency, News

The Ravens on Saturday added to their linebacker core, as the team inked former Packer and Jaguar linebacker Jake Ryan to a one-year pact.

Ryan was a starter during his three-year run with Green Bay, but last season played in just a pair of games with the Jags due to injury and was not brought back.

He has been productive in his career, as Ryan tallied back-to-back 80-plus-tackle seasons in 2016-2017 with Green Bay, started 27 games over three seasons there and was also a valued special teams contributor.

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Ravens Release Statement on Coronavirus Situation in the NFL

March 12th, 2020

CJ

Posted in News

The Ravens have released the following statement regarding the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus, and how it is effecting most of the major sports leagues, including now the NFL.

More from Ravens: "We are closely monitoring every aspect of this situation, and we will adapt our procedures to remain in accordance with CDC recommendations as developments are made.” (2/2)

— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) March 12, 2020

No NFL event has been cancelled or pushed back, but things could get tricky if the situation continues around the country.

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Ravens Guard Marshal Yanda Set to Retire Prior to 2020 Season

March 10th, 2020

Drew Goldfarb

Posted in News

Ravens guard Marshal Yanda plans to retire this off-season.

The Ravens announced Yanda’s retirement Tuesday. Yanda, 35, spent his entire 13-year NFL tenure with the Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound offensive lineman joined the AFC North franchise in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Yanda was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time All-Pro. He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2013. He started 15 games in 2019 after starting all 16 games in 2018. Yanda missed just two starts from 2010 through 2015.

Yanda was one of the best offensive lineman in NFL history and will likely be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Ravens will gain about $7 million in salary cap space after losing Yanda.

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What’s the Status of the Ravens Receiving Core as Free Agency Closes In?

March 9th, 2020

Jonathon Scruggs

Posted in Free Agency

NFL.com has a new article out discussing how things look to be shaping up with free agency ready to start very soon, and how teams wide receiver cores are looking going into the process.

Last draft the Ravens hit a homer with picking up ‘Hollywood’ Marquise Brown, who would lead the team in yards and catches in 2019.

You can read the entire article HERE – for now here’s what the piece says about the Ravens receiver situation.

Top three WRs in 2019: Marquise Brown (46-584-7), Willie Snead (31-339-5), Seth Roberts (21-271-2 — UFA).

Don’t let the fact that Ravens receivers were targeted only 182 times, the fewest in the NFL, fool you — the value of the space they created on the field far exceeded what can be captured by traditional stat-sheet metrics. In terms of measuring the impact of a WR when they aren’t the intended target, I factor in down, distance, score, defensive alignment and personnel to create an off-ball “score” that helps quantify the likelihood that a team will earn a first down or touchdown. Brown’s off-ball score increased over the course of his rookie year to the point that his score over the last seven games of the season would have ranked in the top seven if extended over a full season. It’s also worth noting that Baltimore leaned extensively on its tight ends; Mark Andrews led the team with 64 catches, 852 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions, while Ravens tight ends collected 42.5 percent of the team’s targets (180 of 424) and 43.3 percent of its receptions (125 of 289).

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