Analyst has huge faith for Lamar Jackson's Ravens in 2026
All aboard the hype train.
Analyst has huge faith for Lamar Jackson's Ravens in 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Baltimore Ravens under Jesse Minter will be a fascinating study, mostly because we want to see what sort of turnaround there will be from last season.
The Ravens were poor on both sides of the ball and started 1-5, thanks in part to injuries, before they steadied, only to ultimately fall short of a playoff berth. So, all eyes are on Baltimore in 2026 because this franchise has to be a playoff team and a Super Bowl contender. But will they?
NFL. com's Tom Blair has the Ravens as the AFC's No. 3 seed with a 12-5 record.
“I saw the Ravens fall apart in 2025; I know they had Real Problems. Lamar Jackson was banged up, no one could rush the passer and the entire operation -- including the QB himself -- looked utterly ordinary for the first time in recent memory,” Blair wrote . “This might be the most good on paper projection of an extremely on paper exercise, with plenty of ways to go wrong on the field, but for now, I'm buying in.