Ravens historic home ‘dogs vs. Chiefs in Week 2: Breaking down the unbelievable bad luck that got them here

To not fault of their very own, the Ravens can be dealing with uncharted waters once they host Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (-3.5) on “Sunday Evening Soccer” in Week 2. It should mark the primary time that the Ravens are greater than three-point underdogs at house with Lamar Jackson as their beginning quarterback, via ESPN’s Jamison Hensley. Kansas Metropolis will come to Baltimore per week after rallying from behind to defeat the Browns at house. The Ravens are 0-1 after falling to the Raiders in time beyond regulation on Monday evening.  

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A jaw-dropping quantity of accidents is likely one of the primary the reason why the Ravens are historic underdogs for Sunday’s sport. On Tuesday, guard Tyre Phillips turned the thirteenth Raven to be positioned on injured reserve. Defensive finish Derek Wolfe (again/hip) and cornerback Jimmy Smith (ankle) didn’t play in Baltimore’s loss to Las Vegas. 

Amongst Baltimore’s gamers presently on injured reserve embody cornerback Marcus Peters; tight finish Nick Boyle; operating backs J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill; receivers Miles Boykin and Rashod Bateman; and linebacker L.J. Fort. 

Regardless of their rash of accidents, the Ravens almost defeated the Raiders in entrance of a sellout crowd at Allegiant Stadium. Jackson accounted for 321 complete yards and led Baltimore in speeding with 86 yards on 12 carries. Ty’Son Williams contributed to the trigger with 65 yards and a landing on 9 carries. Newcomer Latavius Murray’s 8-yard landing run gave Baltimore a 24-17 lead with 6:03 left. 

Baltimore was unable to maintain their lead, nevertheless, as Derek Carr engineered three fourth-quarter scoring drives to pressure time beyond regulation. The Raiders gained the sport on Carr’s 31-yard landing move to Zay Jones two performs after defensive lineman Carl Nassib’s strip sack of Jackson. 

“We simply did not shut the sport out once we had the chance to do it, three or 4 instances,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated following Monday evening’s loss, via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. “That is what you could do. When you’ve got a chance to win, you have to go win it. We simply did not do this tonight.”

The Chiefs have been on the other finish of that story in Week 1. Trailing the Browns, 22-10, at halftime, Kansas Metropolis scored 23 of the sport’s remaining 30 factors to squeak out a 33-29 victory. Mahomes boasts a 3-0 file towards the Ravens that features their 34-20 win in Baltimore in Week 3 of the 2020 season. 

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