“For the first three quarters in Dallas, the Ravens looked like a team that read the power rankings last week and still saw their name within spitting distance of the league’s heavyweights. Lamar Jackson was highly efficient, thanks in part to a great day from his pass catchers. Derrick Henry was mauling Cowboys defenders. It looked like 2023 for 45 minutes. And yes, the Ravens won. But Baltimore allowed 19 unanswered points in the final nine minutes to turn a laugher into a real sweat. The Ravens have now been outplayed and outscored in two straight fourth quarters, and that has to worry John Harbaugh because it has been a chronic issue for his teams. But the win likely saved Baltimore’s season. Since 1990, 0-3 teams have made the playoffs just 2.5 percent of the time, while 1-2 teams are 10 times more likely (25.1%) to earn a postseason bid.” — Eric Edholm
“To say the Ravens went run-heavy against the Cowboys is an understatement—Baltimore ran the ball a whopping 45 times Sunday, including 25 carries for 151 yards and two scores from Derrick Henry in his best game as a Raven. Quarterback Lamar Jackson, who had 14 carries for 87 yards and a score in his own right, told the media after the win that it was just one step in a much longer journey for the team.” — NFL Staff
