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Pundit Picks: Ravens Unanimously Picked to Beat Vikings

Nov 05, 2021 at 09:22 AM

Kevin-Eck

Kevin Eck

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ESPN

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Emmanuel Acho
Matt Bowen
Mike Clay
Jeremy Fowler
Domonique Foxworth
Dan Graziano
Rob Ninkovich
Laura Rutledge
Kevin Seifert
Seth Wickersham
Damien Woody

BALTIMORE SUN

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Childs Walker		Ravens 27, Vikings 20 “No one has blown out the Vikings this season. But the Ravens will be rested and eager to put their loss to the Bengals behind them. Their running game will come out of hiding against a porous Vikings front, and [Lamar] Jackson will mix in enough big strikes to get his team back on track.”

USA TODAY

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Jarrett Bell		Ravens 34, Vikings 27
Nate Davis		Ravens 29, Vikings 24
Jori Epstein		Ravens 29, Vikings 24
Mike Freeman		Ravens 30, Vikings 21
Mike Jones		Ravens 27, Vikings 24
Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz		Ravens 30, Vikings 20
Lorenzo Reyes		Ravens 28, Vikings 21

NFL.com

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Gregg Rosenthal		Ravens 27, Vikings 23 “This feels like a spot where the Vikings play better than most people expect, yet find a way to lose painfully.”

NFL Network

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Pundit	Projected Winner	Commentary
Adam Rank		Ravens 30, Vikings 27
Colleen Wolfe		Ravens 33, Vikings 31
Marcas Grant		Ravens 28, Vikings 23
Maurice Jones-Drew		Ravens 31, Vikings 27
Daniel Jeremiah		Ravens 30, Vikings 27
Nick Shook		Ravens 30, Vikings 17
Marc Sessler		Ravens 33, Vikings 24
Kevin Patra		Ravens 30, Vikings 24
Grant Gordon		Ravens 36, Vikings 31
Mark Dulgerian		Ravens 31, Vikings 25

SPORTING NEWS

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Vinnie Iyer		Ravens 31, Vikings 24 “The Vikings cannot get out of their own way in close games. Every contest has come down to one possession save for their thrashing of the Seahawks in Week 3. Minnesota lost to two previous AFC North opponents in the Bengals and Browns. The Ravens have the right way to exploit them after a bye with a running quarterback and dangerous downfield receivers.”

CBS SPORTS

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Pete Prisco		Ravens 26, Vikings 23 “The Vikings looked lifeless on offense against the Cowboys and now face a Ravens defense that was shredded last time out. Can Kirk Cousins get it going? I think he does, but Lamar Jackson is even better. The Vikings will hang around.”
Jason La Canfora
Will Brinson		Ravens 28, Vikings 21 “The Vikings three wins look like an outlier desperation win against the Seahawks, a miracle win over the Lions and an OT takedown of the Panthers. They just lost to Cooper Rush.”
Jared Dubin
Ryan Wilson
John Breech		Ravens 30, Vikings 20 “Since taking over the Ravens starting QB job in 2018, Lamar Jackson has started 11 games against NFC teams and he has gone 11-0 in those games, which means I will be picking the Ravens in every game they play against an NFC team going forward until they actually lose one.”
Dave Richard
Jamey Eisenberg

PRO FOOTBALL TALK

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Michael David Smith		Ravens 28, Vikings 21 The rested Ravens should handle the Vikings, who look like they’re teetering toward a rebuild.”
Mike Florio		Ravens 31, Vikings 20 “Baltimore had last Sunday off. The Vikings lost to a backup quarterback.”
Chris Simms		Ravens 31, Vikings 27 “I don’t think the Vikings will be able to run the ball against the Ravens. I think the Vikings’ pass game is too simple, so even if the Ravens’ pass defense isn’t what it was, it’s an easy team to break down that way. I have faith in the Ravens’ defensive coaches to do that.”

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Albert Breer
Connor Orr
Gary Gramling
Jenny Vrentas
Mitch Goldich

FANSIDED

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PUNDIT	PROJECTED WINNER	COMMENTARY
Matt Verderame		Ravens 34, Vikings 31 “This could go a million different ways. That said, Baltimore is the better team, at home, off a bye. The Ravens are also much better coached.”

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