The Ravens have won four in a row, but it took one of the ugliest games you’ll see to beat the Cleveland Browns 23-16. Let’s talk about what went well and what didn’t.

The Good

Kyle Hamilton: Right now, this is the best player on the Ravens. Nobody is doing more and playing at a higher level than Hamilton right now. He’s making a Defensive Player of the Year-level impact, play-in, play-out, while playing multiple positions on the defense. He led the team with nine tackles and had three for a loss, a sack, and two pass breakups....

Quarterback: D+

By Lamar Jackson’s high standards, this was a subpar performance and his worst start in quite some time. He completed 14-of-25 passes for 193 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions — marking his first career game with a 0:2 touchdown to interception ratio. This was also his first game with two or more interceptions since November 12 of 2023, which oddly enough also was against the Browns. Jackson’s first turnover was off a dropped pass and the second was deflected at the line of scrimmage and hung in the air, so neither were the result of errant...

The Baltimore Ravens overcame several miscues on Sunday to beat the Cleveland Browns, 23-16. Here are the instant reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff:

The Ravens won ugly for a second week in a row, and this one-possession victory felt even worse than the last one. Baltimore was trailing for much of the game due to sacks, turnovers, and miscues on special teams, but their defense was dominant on third down and on their side of the field. The Shedeur Sanders hype died almost immediately as he spent much of the second half under heavy pressure from a variety of...

The Baltimore Ravens won on Sunday to even their record and stay one game back of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North. It is still anyone’s ballgame.

The New England Patriots took over first place in the AFC with their Thursday night win. The Denver Broncos matched them at 9-2 but lose the tiebreaker. The Indianapolis Colts on a bye fell from first to third. The Pittsburgh Steelers won and stay in fourth place.

In the wild card, the Buffalo Bills won to pass the Los Angeles Chargers who lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars. All three teams are in...

The Baltimore Ravens are trailing the Cleveland Browns, 16-10 at halftime. Here are the instant reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff:

The Ravens are down six points at half due to three familiar foes: sacks, penalties, and turnovers. Offense and special teams have been miserable in this one. If those units clean up their act in the second half, they should be able to win this game. But that’s no guarantee against Myles Garrett, who has been nearly unblockable to start this game. The defense has stood tall on third down and in the red zone, but Baltimore can’t continue...

The Baltimore Ravens posted their inactives for their Week 11 matchup with the Cleveland Browns:

Rookie outside linebacker Mike Green is active despite injuring his ankle in practice this week. He was listed as questionable coming into the game after missing practice on Friday. The second-round pick leads the Ravens with five quarterback hits and ranks second with 14 pressures, per Pro Football Focus.

Wide receiver Devontez Walker will get the nod with Rashod Bateman sidelined by a sprained ankle. Walker has primarily played special teams this year with only 24 snaps on offense. He has made three catches for...

The Baltimore Ravens (4-5) are visiting the Cleveland Browns (2-7) looking to complete a season sweep of their divisional rivals. In Week 2, the Ravens crushed the Browns in Baltimore, 41-17, on the back of two turnovers on defense and four passing touchdowns from Lamar Jackson. A win on Sunday afternoon could put the Ravens in first place in the AFC North if the Bengals beat the Steelers in the early window.

Baltimore will still have to take care of business in Cleveland. The Browns have a stout defense that gave Derrick Henry plenty of trouble in Week 2, but...

The Baltimore Ravens elevated linebacker Chandler Martin and cornerback Amani Oruwariye from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, per the NFL’s transaction wire.

Martin, an undrafted rookie out of Memphis, will make his NFL debut on Sunday afternoon replacing fellow UDFA LB Jay Higgins on special teams. Higgins suffered a knee injury in Week 10 against the Vikings and was placed on injured reserve on Saturday.

Martin impressed in the preseason, but was narrowly edged out by Higgins for a roster spot. If he turns in a solid performance against the Browns, he will likely be...

The Baltimore Ravens placed linebacker Jay Higgins on injured reserve on Saturday, per the NFL’s transaction wire. The team also promoted defensive tackle Taven Bryan from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

Higgins suffered a knee injury in the Ravens’ win over the Vikings last week. Head coach John Harbaugh said that he would miss “a few weeks” but is expected to return later this season. The required four-game absence places Higgins’ earliest return in Week 15 for the Ravens’ second matchup with the Bengals.

The Ravens needed to clear a roster spot for Bryan, who used up his...

The Baltimore Ravens will be looking for their fourth-straight win and to get back to a .500 record as they take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 11. The staff of Baltimore Beatdown gives their bold predictions for the AFC North showdown.

The Ravens have struggled in Cleveland the last couple of years, but this year is different. Baltimore cannot afford to look ahead or take anybody lightly after a 1-5 start, so they continue the run they have been on and have control of this game the entire time. It will not get as bad for the Browns...

The Baltimore Ravens worked out left-footed punter Luke Elzinga on Thursday, per the NFL’s transaction wire.

No, this has nothing to do with Jordan Stout, who is having a career-best season in a contract year. Instead, it’s about the Browns’ punter, Corey Boroquez.

Boroquez is left-footed, so the Ravens wanted to give rookie returner LaJohntay Wester some reps against Elzinga in practice. Wester only returned one of Boroquez’s five punts in the teams’ first matchup in Week 2, though he took it for 23 yards to give the Ravens good field position. He will be looking to break off a...

The Ravens face what can be considered their first ‘trap’ game’ on this win streak. The Ravens head up north to take on the Cleveland Browns on the road. The Ravens have struggled in Cleveland, so how can they avoid ruining the magic they’ve been building up since the bye week?

1) Stay composed

I said it for the first matchup, and I’m saying it again. The Ravens are clearly the better team here, playing a rookie quarterback on a two-win team. You can’t even call this a ‘trap game’ if they lose because the team knows the...