20. Las Vegas Raiders
Last week: 20th
The Las Vegas Raiders continue to be a maddening mix of fun, explosive plays on offense along with absolutely horrendous defense.
Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions in the loss against the 49ers, and the outcome of this particular matchup was mostly expected. The Raiders had to go on the road to face off against the 49ers, who were coming off their bye.
The Raiders still can’t run the football. It’s hard to commit to it when you’re down by a substantial number of points early on, but the regression of Ashton Jeanty is disturbing, considering the team’s draft investment in him.
Regardless of Jeanty’s struggles, you simply won’t overcome 5 giveaways on the road in the NFL. Not with the talent gap between these two particular teams.
The Raiders are still just 4-5, so probably not in a position to sell at the trade deadline. But you never know.
19. Baltimore Ravens
Last week: 19th
The Baltimore Ravens are in a really tough spot as we enter the midway point of the season. It doesn’t feel like the Ravens want to “sell” at the trade deadline, but with Lamar Jackson suffering a (likely) season-ending injury, as well as backup Tyler Huntley suffering an injury, where do the Ravens really go from here?
They are now putting their hope this season into veteran Jacoby Brissett, who was acquired in a pre-deadline deal with the Arizona Cardinals.
Although Brissett isn’t known as one of the “elite” QBs in the league right now, especially after getting benched for Gardner Minshew, he’s been pretty effective…at least between the 20s.
The Ravens have plenty of other issues outside of just the quarterback position, but that is the type of in-season debacle that will cause most organizations to punt. The Ravens don’t seem to be punting on 2026 just yet, but the future with Lamar Jackson now looms large.
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