The Ravens received a boost in power rankings following Sunday's win over the Bears.
After ending a four-game losing streak, Baltimore climbed eight spots in Sports Illustrated's league ranking, which has the Ravens as the No. 15 team. The Ravens are as high as No. 6 in Pro Football Focus' ranking, moving up one spot from where they were coming out of the bye week.
Here's where the Ravens stand in hierarchies:
| Source | Ranking | Last Week's Ranking | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL.com | No. 19 | No. 23 | "Baltimore still has a long way to go, but Tyler Huntley has saved the season for now. The Lamar Jackson situation was confusing, but assuming he’s actually going to be healthy, he’ll return with some open road in front of him. Since 1990, 11 teams have made the playoffs after starting a season at 2-5, and the Ravens’ next five opponents are all currently below .500. Even with three straight on the road, it wouldn't shock anyone to see Baltimore at 5-5 by mid November. The Ravens' defense has also made some impressive strides in the past few games, and with the Steelers suddenly scuffling, the AFC North is far from settled." |
| The Athletic | No. 19 | No. 26 | "Something scary: Lamar Jackson’s return. Jackson didn’t play Sunday after some — ahem — confusion around the injury report, and the Ravens still won while rolling up 355 yards of offense. Jackson should be back this week, and Baltimore has the fourth-easiest remaining schedule in the league. Yes, this team can win the AFC North." |
| The Ringer | No. 18 | No. 20 | "Baltimore’s defense still has some work to do, but it’s nice to see that the offense is able to win at the line of scrimmage again—even without Lamar Jackson under center. If the Ravens are going to get back into the playoff race, they’ll need their running game to lead the way like it did on Sunday against Chicago, when the Ravens rushed for 177 yards. Sustaining long drives will help keep that beleaguered defense off the field as much as possible. Jackson didn’t play on Sunday, but the team’s (surprising) decision to rule him out about 24 hours before kickoff bought him a few more days to get his hamstring healthy for the second half of the season. If he’s back at 100 percent, this offense should be able to drag the team back to .500 soon." |
| ESPN.com | No. 22 | No. 26 | "Best offseason addition: K Tyler Loop. The Ravens took a risk by going with a sixth-round pick to replace Justin Tucker, the NFL's most accurate kicker at the time when Baltimore cut him amid accusations of sexual misconduct. But Loop has exceeded expectations so far, making 12 of 13 field goals (92.3%). His only miss was from 55 yards. In comparison, Tucker was 12-of-15 (80%) in his first seven games last season, which ended up as the worst of his career. Loop has struggled at times on kickoffs, and he has missed an extra point, but he has been an upgrade over Tucker on field goals to this point." |
| FOX Sports | No. 22 | No. 24 | "A win is a win, and good for them. But unless they go on a roll when Lamar Jackson returns, perhaps as soon as Thursday night, this ranking is where they belong." |
| Sports Illustrated | No. 15 | No. 23 | "Now that Lamar Jackson is back, can we ask about why Cooper Rush was there for so long in the first place? The Ravens had done such a good job of matching Jackson with a stylistic doppelganger. Rush was anything but, and the frenzied Baltimore offense went stale and left Jackson quite a hole to dig out of." |
| USA Today | No. 20 | No. 25 | Now 15-3 all-time following a bye week, coach John Harbaugh faces a big game Thursday night − will QB Lamar Jackson actually play in his native South Florida? − before another mini-bye. |
| CBS Sports | No. 22 | No. 23 | "That was a season-saving victory against the Bears without Lamar Jackson. Now they face a short turnaround with a road trip to face the Dolphins on Thursday night." |
| Pro Football Focus | No. 6 | No. 7 | "The Ravens pulled a fast one, with Tyler Huntley stepping in for the seemingly healthy, not-so-healthy Lamar Jackson, who missed his third straight game with injury. Ultimately, it didn’t matter for the Ravens, who picked up their first win since Week 2 in a 30-16 effort over the Bears. Hopefully for Ravens fans, Jackson — whose 62.5 overall PFF grade is 29th among quarterbacks — will be back and ready to rock in Week 9 against the Dolphins on Thursday night." |
