ESPN
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Stephania Bell |
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| Matt Bowen |
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| Mike Clay |
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| Jeremy Fowler |
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| Dan Graziano |
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| Kimberly Martin |
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| Eric Moody |
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| Jason Reid |
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| Lindsey Thiry |
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| Seth Wickersham |
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BALTIMORE SUN
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Childs Walker |
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Bengals 23, Ravens 20 “Joe Burrow and the Bengals will be motivated not to start 0-2 in the AFC North. The Ravens are already in triage mode as they try to work around a series of injuries to key starters. That’s a daunting setup for a road trip that would not have been easy for the Ravens under the best circumstances.” |
| Brian Whacker |
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Bengals 27, Ravens 17 “The Bengals come into this one annoyed from getting embarrassed by the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 and do so healthy, unlike the Ravens, who could be without as many as six starters. The Ravens have been tough on quarterback Joe Burrow in the past, but they’ve still lost each of their past three games at Paycor Stadium (albeit without Lamar Jackson available for any of them). Still, there’s just too much to overcome for a Ravens team that is banged up on the offensive line, without its top running back and is without cornerback Marlon Humphrey and safety Marcus Williams against what is still one of the AFC’s top offenses.” |
| C.J. Doon |
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Ravens 20, Bengals 17 “Joe Burrow’s calf injury might be worse than he and the team said. The Bengals’ offense took 52 of their 54 snaps against the Browns from shotgun, and Burrow had the ninth-fastest time to throw of his career. Does that sound like a team confident in the health of its quarterback? Plus, Ravens Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald did as well as anyone in bottling up Cincinnati’s offense last season. I expect Baltimore to put together a strong performance and Lamar Jackson to have a breakout game, injuries be damned.” |
| Tim Schwartz |
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Ravens 17, Bengals 14 “We’ve seen this from the Ravens before. Someone (not named Lamar Jackson) goes down, and they rally behind the next man up and win a game nobody expects them to. And don’t think Baltimore doesn’t remember its last trip to Cincinnati. All that will be fuel for the Ravens, who are facing a Bengals team that looked downright bad in Week 1. Both offenses will improve Sunday, but the return of tight end Mark Andrews will be what the Ravens need to pull off an upset.” |
USA TODAY
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Jarrett Bell |
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Ravens 27, Bengals 24 |
| Chris Bumbaca |
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Ravens 24, Bengals 21 |
| Nate Davis |
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Bengals 25, Ravens 20 |
| Safid Deen |
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Ravens 24, Bengals 20 |
| Tyler Dragon |
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Bengals 21, Ravens 20 |
| Victoria Hernandez |
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Bengals 21, Ravens 16 |
| Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz |
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Bengals 20, Ravens 14 |
| Lorenzo Reyes |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 17 |
NFL.com
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Brooke Cerosimo |
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Ravens 24, Bengals 23 |
| Ali Bhanpuri |
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Ravens 25, Bengals 22 “How the Ravens' backup RBs perform in place of J.K. Dobbins on Sunday could determine whether John Harbaugh continues to look in-house for support or seeks help elsewhere. The bigger story here, though, is the expected return of Pro Bowl TE Mark Andrews, who, along with rookie standout Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman, comprise a pass-catching unit capable of mitigating any trouble the Ravens have on the ground. Joe Burrow's Bengals are way too good to lay another dud, especially at home, but I think their slow start extends into Week 2 before they truly kick things into gear. Sound familiar?” |
| Dan Parr |
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Bengals 27, Ravens 24 |
| Gennaro Filice |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 21 |
| Tom Blair |
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Bengals 21, Ravens 20 |
NFL NETWORK
| Pundit | Projected Winner | Commentary |
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| Adam Rank |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 22 |
| Colleen Wolfe |
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Ravens 24, Bengals 21 |
| Marcas Grant |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 21 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew |
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Ravens 23, Bengals 17 |
| Daniel Jeremiah |
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Bengals 31, Ravens 23 |
| Nick Shook |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 23 |
| Marc Sessler |
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Bengals 34, Ravens 17 |
| Kevin Patra |
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Bengals 21, Ravens 17 |
| Grant Gordon |
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Bengals 10, Ravens 7 |
| Eric Edholm |
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Bengals 21, Ravens 20 |
SPORTING NEWS
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Vinnie Iyer |
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Bengals 31, Ravens 24 “While Joe Burrow has struggled mightily in his matchup against the Browns, he's thrived against the Ravens when they have had tough defenses. Now Baltimore has a weak exploitable secondary and their running game still has some questions now minus JK Dobbins and not letting Lamar Jackson rumble as much. The Ravens have some exciting young receivers, but the Bengals are underrated with their pass rush and coverage.” |
CBS SPORTS
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Pete Prisco |
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Bengals 27, Ravens 20 “The Bengals are coming off a horrible showing in their opener, one in which Joe Burrow looked bad. That will change here. The Bengals will get the offense going here. The Ravens have some injury issues on the offensive line, which could be a problem. The division games are always tough, but I don't see Cincinnati going 0-2 to start this season like it did in 2022.” |
| Will Brinson |
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| Jared Dubin |
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| Ryan Wilson |
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| John Breech |
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Bengals 24, Ravens 21 |
| Tyler Sullivan |
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PRO FOOTBALL TALK
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Mike Florio |
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Bengals 28, Ravens 24 “That offense for the Ravens seemed to be so sluggish last week. Every time I looked up it was like, ‘What’s really going on there?’ It’s still a work in progress, and they don’t have J.K. Dobbins, they’ve got some injuries on the offensive line. I give the Bengals the edge.” |
| Chris Simms |
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Ravens 24, Bengals 23 “I don’t trust the Bengals offense quite yet, and I ‘ve seen them start slow three years in a row. And I think Baltimore will be highly motivated by that playoff loss and go on the road and pull this one off.” |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Albert Breer |
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| Connor Orr |
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| Claire Kuwana |
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| John Pluym |
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| Mitch Goldich |
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| Gilberto Manzano |
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FANSIDED
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Cody Williams |
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Ravens 21, Bengals 20 “Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense weren't exactly lighting the world on fire in Week 1, even if the end result was still a 16-point win over the lowly Texans. At the same time, though, the rust for Joe Burrow was more than evident with perhaps the worst game of the Bengals quarterback's career. My expectation, especially with the divisional familiarity at play, is that Baltimore continues to make Burrow uncomfortable and we see another bad-to-middling game from the QB while the Ravens take a step forward in the second game under new OC Todd Monken.” |
