The Ravens shut out the Panthers in the second half and win, 21-17, despite 400 total yards from Cam “Ace Boogy” Newton. ~ Mike Fast
Making up for the loss of Dennis Pitta, Marlon Brown and Kyle Juszczyk each catch a TD pass and Jacoby Jones finally breaks off a KR for a TD as the Ravens win a wild one 38-35. ~ Brian McFarland
Dean Pees assigns Jimmy Smith to shadow Kelvin Benjamin and the plan pays off with a Pick 6 that proves to be the difference in a 27-24 Ravens victory. ~ Tony Lombardi
Marlon Brown catches 2 TD’s as the Ravens cruise 27 – 10 ~ Ken Zalis
Crockett Gillmore makes the most of his first game as a full time player, finishing with over 40 receiving yards and finding the end zone for his first career TD. ~ Kyle Casey
After getting thrashed on the ground by the Steelers last week, a normally stout Carolina run defense will make it a point to shut down the Ravens ground game, and they’ll succeed. But Joe Flacco will answer the call and throw the ball 40+ times for three touchdowns and have at least a 65 percent completion percentage.~ Ryan Jones
For all the talk leading up to the game about Steve Smith Sr, it will be the Ravens running game that leads the way in a 34-21 victory on Sunday against the Panthers. With Pierce active, along with Forsett and Taliaferro, the Ravens put up over 250 yards rushing and combine for 3 touchdowns despite the loss of Eugene Monroe. ~ Brian Bower
I’m sticking with the same formula for predictions and expecting 3 of these 4 will occur:
- With injuries to both key Baltimore run defenders and the Carolina backfield, the Ravens prove deeper and contain the Panthers run game to 80 or fewer yards
- Newton is forced to throw often and the Ravens give Panther QBs an uncomfortable day with knockdowns (QHs) + interceptions totaling at least 5
- James Hurst starts at LT and is not responsible for a sack per PFF
- With Carolina pinning their ears back to rush Flacco, Kubiak counters and Flacco completes a combination of 3+ screen passes and bootlegs of 15+ yards ~Ken McKusick
This is the week Torrey Smith gets back on the map. Even with Sunday being the Steve Smith show, the Panthers will key in on their former teammate, leaving the other Smith with prime opportunities to exploit the Carolina coverage. Look for Smith to finally be utilized on a wider array of intermediate routes (slants, posts, and picks) as opposed to just working the sidelines. – Dev Panchwagh
The Ravens start slow and trail by double-digits at some point, but turn it on and feed off Steve Smith’s energy for another come-from-behind win. – Derek Arnold
Marlon Brown gets his first TD of the year. Carolina avoids giving Newton zone-read looks. Ravens able to run the ball, and stop the run – post a convincing 10-14 point win. ~Chris Stoner
This game will be closer than the national pundits think. The Ravens defensive backfield will continue to underperform and the result will again rest on the right foot of Justin Tucker. Ravens 27, Panthers 24. ~Fran the Fan Vojik
The Ravens allow less than 60 rushing yards and sack Cam Newton 3 times on their way to a an 11 point victory where the two teams combined score 55 or more. ~Tyler Lombardi
- The Ravens will prove to be better than people think and win by 10+ points.
- Matt Elam scores a TD in the second half off of a poor throw from Cam Newton
- The offense scores a TD every time they are in the redzone. ~Joe Wedra
