Windy City Gridiron
As Halloween nears, it’s time for good and bad teams to really separate themselves. By Nov. 1, teams should know whether they need to compete for playoff berths or try to build wins for next season.
The Bears find themselves in the mix at 4-2 but it’s not the most impressive 4-2 record, considering they had to skirt by the lowly Raiders and a regressing Commanders team with one-point wins.
The Baltimore Ravens, on the other hand, are sitting at a dismal 1-5 after coming into the season as Super Bowl odds leaders. But with a talented roster and a proven coach, few are completely writing off the Ravens’ chances at righting the ship.
Especially when so much of it depends on health and they’ve had so little of it early in the season.
But fresh off their bye week, the Ravens look to get a few key players back, namely Lamar Jackson.
Now in his eighth season, Jackson faces Chicago for the first time…well, should he play. Jackson was limited yesterday, but it seems that most outlets believe he’ll be back.
Let’s meet this Ravens squad.
Baltimore Ravens
SB Nation site: Baltimore Beatdown
Record: 1-5, last in the AFC North
Last week: Bye week (before that, a 17-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams)
Game day, time, TV: Sunday, noon CT, CBS
Spread: The Ravens are 6.5-point favorites
Bears’ all-time record against: 4-3
Historical meetings: Week 7 of 2005, the Bears hosted the Ravens at Soldier Field.
Backup Anthony Wright led the Ravens, while Kyle Orton started for Chicago.
The teams traded punts before Orton found Marc Edwards for a one-yard touchdown at the end of the first quarter.
The Bears’ defense dominated as the Ravens could only muster a couple of field goals. Chicago wasn’t much better but managed to tack on a field goal to win 10-6.
Thomas Jones rushed for 139 yards. The defense sacked Wright four times, led by Tank Johnson’s two sacks.
Last meeting: In another backup battle, Tyler Huntley started for the Ravens, while Andy Dalton eventually came in for an injured Justin Fields.
Neither team could do much outside of two Ravens field goals in the first half.
Dalton hit Darnell Mooney for a 60-yard TD in the third quarter. Baltimore added another field goal to go up 9-7.
Dalton led a second touchdown drive, hitting Marquise Goodwin for a 49-yard touchdown pass with 1:41 left in the game. A two-point attempt to make it a 6-point game failed.
But Huntley led the Ravens down the field and with just 22 seconds left, Devonta Freeman rushed for a 3-yard touchdown to lead a 16-13 Baltimore win.
Injury report: The Ravens listed three players on their Wednesday injury report.
Limited
Did not participate
Offense: The Baltimore Ravens come into the game ranked 16th in points and 22nd in yards.
Their passing offense ranks 28th and their rushing offense...
