Friday, September 29, 2023

Baltimore Ravens Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 4 roundup for the Baltimore Ravens in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 7

Biggest issue on offense: Injuries

Of the 11 projected offensive starters entering the season, five have missed at least one game: wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., tight end Mark Andrews, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, center Tyler Linderbaum and running back J.K. Dobbins. Through Week 3, they have combined to miss a total of eight games. Baltimore has been hardest hit at running back. In addition to the season-ending Achilles injury to Dobbins, two other backs have suffered injuries: Gus Edwards (concussion) and Justice Hill (toe). There's a chance that the Ravens will start a different running back in each of their first four games. This explains why QB Lamar Jackson nearly has as many rushing yards (193) as all of Baltimore's running backs combined (249). -- Jamison Hensley

NFL.com -- Rank: 8

Not sure how to portray the OT loss to the Colts as anything but a concerning step backward. The Ravens looked confident for most of their first two offensive drives, drafting off a strong Week 2 performance -- but the tide turned three plays into Drive No. 2 with Kenyan Drake's bad fumble. Lamar Jackson's lack of ball security and backup center Sam Mustipher's bad snap helped put the Colts in position to force overtime. It still feels a bit improbable that the Ravens actually lost. Jackson didn't record his first incompletion until the third quarter, and he ran for 101 yards and two scores. There were just so many missed opportunities, including a failure to secure Gardner Minshew's first-half fumble, fair-catching the free kick that followed Minshew's safety late in regulation and failing to convert points on two overtime possessions that started near midfield.

CBS Sports -- Rank: 8

That was a horrible home loss to the Colts. The injuries are impacting this team in a big way, but scoring 19 points isn't at good look. The passing game has to be better.

USA Today -- Rank: 10

Tough to gig them too much given another inordinate pile of injuries and a bad weather day that limited K Justin Tucker's superpowers. But losing to the Colts in Baltimore ... c'mon, fellas.

The Athletic -- Rank: 8

QB confidence rating: 8

Lamar Jackson seems to be getting his feet under him in offensive coordinator Todd Monken's new system, and he's still Lamar. On Sunday, he became the first quarterback in league history with three games of at least 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He has 13 career games with more than 100 rushing yards, the most by a quarterback.

FOX -- Rank: 7

The Ravens are justified in griping about the officiating in Baltimore on Sunday, but we also have to acknowledge other things have to go wrong in order for an AFC contender to lose to a team starting its backup quarterback. The Ravens lost the turnover battle 2-0, and it definitely doesn't help that they had seven — SEVEN — possessions that covered less than 10 yards.

Yahoo! -- Rank: 9

The Ravens' loss Sunday wasn't great, but it needs to be noted that they were without several injured starters. Just because they won at Cincinnati without those starters doesn't mean it wasn't a real reason for the loss to the Colts. The Ravens will be fine, but they need to get healthy.

PFT -- Rank: 10

So much for that super-easy September schedule.

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