NFL Power Rankings, Week 13: Browns make history, Packers win big
By Randy Gurzi
Plays on Tuesday Night Football vs. Steelers – Who would have known Tuesday Night Football was going to end up being a thing this season. The NFL has had to navigate some uncharted waters in 2020 due to the pandemic in this world and another outbreak has caused them to shift things around once more. This time, it’s the Baltimore Ravens who are front and center as they have nearly 20 players who have been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.
The biggest name on the list is Lamar Jackson, the team’s MVP quarterback. With him out, they will have to turn to Robert Griffin III, who was once the No. 2 overall pick of the Washington Football Team. Griffin joined Baltimore after one season with the Browns, which came after his failed three-year stint with Washington.
In those three seasons with the Ravens, he has appeared in 13 games with just one start. He has a completion percentage of 56.5 with 255 yards and a 1-to-3 touchdown to interception ratio. This will be his most meaningful appearance in years and thankfully for the Ravens, he’s very familiar with the offense and in all honesty, he might be one of the better reserves in the league.
Still, it’s a tough ask for any team to replace an MVP player, not to mention the many others who are on the reserve list. And they have to do so against an undefeated team nonetheless.