The Ravens returned from the bye week to trounce the Giants at MetLife Stadium, 35-14, but the victory didn't change much in the power rankings.
Nearly every pundit had the Ravens ranked No. 8 as they enter a huge matchup against the Steelers.
Here's where Baltimore stands after Week 15:
| Source | Ranking | Last Weeks Ranking | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL.com | No. 7 | No. 8 | “There was a brief moment in the second quarter when New York cut Baltimore's lead to 14-7, evoking flashbacks of losses to the Raiders and Browns earlier this season. Such thoughts were quickly dispelled. The Giants are not a good team, and the Ravens very much are one, even if their weekly knack for racking up penalties is becoming a bit silly. That's really the one obvious thing, outside of a rare Lamar Jackson dud, that could stop this group in the playoffs. Derrick Henry had a light game, work-wise, and Baltimore still rolled. Jackson was exceptional again and likely would be the league's MVP favorite if not for Josh Allen -- and the fact that Jackson won it a year ago. Sunday was child's play for him after the early fumble. Getting Rashod Bateman back in a featured role was also a nice development.” — Eric Edholm |
| Bleacher Report | No. 8 | No. 7 | “There was little chance that the Ravens would have trouble with a miserable New York Giants team. Even if the Ravens were looking ahead a little to next week's massive meeting with the Steelers, Baltimore is just a vastly better team. Sure enough, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had his focus squarely in the here and now. And he put on a show at Met Life Stadium. Jackson had more touchdown passes (five) than incompletions (four) against the Giants. His passer rating for the game was 154.7.’” — NFL Staff |
| ESPN | No. 8 | No. 8 | |
| Sports Illustrated | No. 8 | No. 7 | “I’m not sure there’s much you can glean from this one save for the fact that Baltimore is clearly better than the Giants. This week, facing Pittsburgh for the second time in six weeks and with the Steelers coming off a gutting loss to the Eagles, is where we decide how to position Baltimore for the stretch run of the season.” — Conor Orr |
| CBS Sports | No. 8 | No. 8 | “They came out of their bye with an impressive beatdown of the Giants. Now comes a monster divisional game with the Steelers.” — Pete Prisco |
| The Athletic | No. 8 | No. 8 | “The one-time 2024 MVP front-runner is playing as well as he did in 2019, his first MVP season, and better than he did last year, his second MVP season. Jackson leads the league in EPA per dropback (.33) and passer rating (120.7). On top of that, he’s averaging 53 rushing yards per game, the most among quarterbacks. On Sunday, he threw five touchdown passes, had a 154.6 passer rating and rushed for 65 yards.” — Josh Kendall |
| Sporting News | No. 8 | No. 8 | “The Ravens went nuts offensively with an awesome performance by Lamar Jackson against the Giants, but seeing some defensive clean-up was even more inspiring ahead of a huge rematch with the Steelers in Baltimore.” — Vinnie Iyer |
| The Ringer | No. 5 | No. 5 | “Setting aside the fact that Baltimore beat up on what may be the worst team in the NFL on Sunday, quarterback Lamar Jackson has quietly maintained his claim as the best player in the league. Josh Allen is having his moment in the sun (and I expect the Buffalo quarterback will ultimately win MVP), but Jackson still tops Allen in every major statistical passing category—and outplayed him head-to-head earlier in the season. What’s more, I’d argue that Jackson has a worse supporting cast than Allen this season and has played tougher competition, Sunday’s game against the Giants notwithstanding. Jackson’s five touchdowns against New York and 355 yards of total offense made for one of the weekend’s best stat lines.” — Diante Lee |
| Yahoo! Sports | No. 8 | No. 8 | “It’s probably nothing to worry about, but Derrick Henry has been quiet the past two games, with 33 carries for 149 and no touchdowns. That’s still a healthy 4.5-yard average, but way down from his 6 yards per carry in the 12 games before. Henry is about to turn 31 years old, so it’s worth noting.” — Frank Schwab |
