Coming off a loss to the Browns, the Ravens had a dominant 41-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 9, putting them near the top of the power rankings once again.
The Ravens are as high as No. 2 with a low of No. 6, and Baltimore has another tough test on Thursday facing a Bengals team that has won three of four.
Here's a breakdown of where the Ravens stand after Week 9:
| Source | Ranking | Last Week's Ranking | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL.com | No. 4 | No. 4 | “The Broncos made things semi-interesting for most of the first half, but the Ravens' final two possessions before halftime, in which they drove 63 and 70 yards for scores with relative ease, show just how gnarly Baltimore is to defend. This was clearly a three-phase victory, and it surely got the Ravens back in the good graces of their fans after Week 8's shocking loss to Cleveland. They've now defeated three of their better opponents (Buffalo, Washington and Denver) by a total of 63 points. Of course, just last week, we were all guessing which Baltimore team might show up Sunday. After all, the Ravens have lost to two last-place (and offensively challenged) teams (the Raiders and Browns). More often than not, they come to play and mean business, but I understand anyone who hesitates to fully back them, thanks to their tendency to blow leads late in games and occasionally play down to their competition. Thankfully, their next four matchups before a Week 14 bye are all against teams playing well; Baltimore tends to show up for those contests.” — Eric Edholm |
| Bleacher Report | No. 4 | No. 7 | “Last week, the Baltimore Ravens were stunned by the Cleveland Browns. That appears to have made them angry. The Ravens were an offensive buzzsaw Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Quarterback Lamar Jackson had as many touchdown throws as incompletions and a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Running back Derrick Henry continued to roll in his first season with the Ravens, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Zay Flowers erupted for 127 yards and two scores on five catches.” — NFL Staff |
| ESPN | No. 4 | No. 6 | |
| Sports Illustrated | No. 2 | No. 7 | “I wrote about Derrick Henry here and the fact that he’ll cash in on many of his incentives before Baltimore hits the December portion of its schedule. Pretty cool and—admission time—makes my take on his initial free agent signing feel dangerously off. An editor and I were having a discussion about positing Henry as a down-QB year MVP candidate when, in reality, one of the main reasons we couldn’t make that argument in 2024 was because of Lamar Jackson. Since Week 3, Jackson has been the NFL’s most efficient QB. He adds more on a down-by-down basis than any other QB in the sport. But let’s not just talk about the skill positions here. Baltimore’s offensive line recovered from a disastrous performance the week prior against Cleveland and allowed just one QB hit and sack against a very good Broncos defense.” — Connor Orr |
| CBS Sports | No. 5 | No. 7 | “The offense can score on anybody, but the defense made big strides against the Broncos. That's something we had to see.” — Pete Prisco |
| The Athletic | No. 3 | No. 6 | “Henry will turn 31 the day before final Sunday of the regular season. He doesn’t seem to have noticed. After gaining 106 yards on Sunday, Henry leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,052), attempts (168), yards per carry by any back with over 110 carries (6.3) and rushing touchdowns (11). He is on pace to gain 1,987 yards in the regular season, which would rank ninth all time and be the most by any running back over 30 years old. Henry forced 13 missed tackles on Sunday, tied for the most in any game this season, against the Broncos, according to Next Gen Stats.” — Josh Kendall |
| Sporting News | No. 6 | No. 10 | “Lamar Jackson posted a perfect passer rating to keep reminding everyone why's a strong candidate to win his third MVP. He is running the offense so well that he's also helped Derrick Henry get into the MVP conversation.” — Vinnie Iyer |
| The Ringer | No. 3 | No. 5 | “After everything went wrong for Baltimore’s back seven last week, it was nice to see that this team still knows how to play in coverage without allowing receivers to run uncovered up the field. There were still some questionable moments—I was ready to spike my remote after Bo Nix’s receiving touchdown—but this was the first game that Baltimore was winning against early-down passes. Sunday’s defensive performance reminded me that this team’s ceiling is too high to dismiss. On the other side, Denver threw every blitz and exotic look it could at the backfield tandem of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, selling out to create any negative play. Baltimore was equipped with every answer necessary, holding Denver to a season low in tackles for loss and sacks. There are only a couple of teams that can match Baltimore, and they may not have the chance to until January.” — Diante Lee |
| Yahoo! Sports | No. 3 | No. 4 | “Lamar Jackson is a two-time MVP and he might be having his best season. His passer rating is an unbelievable 120.7, which would land him fourth on the all-time single-season list. Is Jackson already among the top 10 quarterbacks of all time? Maybe. And he’s only 27 years old.” — Frank Schwab |
