Where the rest of the NFL zigs, the Baltimore Ravens zag.
Capable of beating anyone and seizing a third Super Bowl trophy, yet swimming against industry currents, the tight end-loving, fullback-employing Ravens go into the 2022 season as the NFL’s most interesting team.
The Ravens do it their way, and they do it well. In 14 years under coach John Harbaugh, they’ve won 61% of their games and nine playoff berths. They took the Super Bowl contest nine years ago behind quarterback Joe Flacco, their likely opponent in this year’s Sept. 11 season opener against the New York Jets. Four drafts ago, they smartly invested the 32nd pick in quarterback Lamar Jackson and designed a run-heavy offense around him, after others wasted high picks on Sam Darnold (3rd) and Josh Rosen (10th).
