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Baltimore Ravens Schedule Breakdown

By Joe Serpico

Sep 27, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith (89) celebrates with quarterback Joe Flacco (5) after a touchdown reception during the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Cincinnati Bengals defeated Baltimore Ravens 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 27, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith (89) celebrates with quarterback Joe Flacco (5) after a touchdown reception during the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Cincinnati Bengals defeated Baltimore Ravens 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 3, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis talks to Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh before the game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis talks to Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh before the game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals – Jan. 1, 2017 (1:00 p.m.)

2015 Record: 12-4
Head-to-Head Record: 20-20

Happy New Year! Well, not really. It seems as though the schedule makers cannot come up with something more creative than the Ravens traveling to The Jungle for the final game of the season every year.

This will be the fifth time in six years that the Ravens play the regular season finale in Cincy, and the Bengals have won six of the last seven meetings at Paul Brown Stadium. If Harbaugh’s team hopes to make it back into the playoffs, they have to end the skid.

The 2016 schedule is favorable for Baltimore if they play the way they are capable of. Injuries will be a deciding factor in how the season turns out, but having three years in a row of being decimated would be a kick in the gut and cost someone in the training staff a job.

Next: Ravens Draft Prospect: Jalen Ramsey

As far as a prediction goes, any record under .500 would be a failed season. The Ravens should go anywhere from 8-8 to 12-4, with the final four games being the deciding factor in whether they make the playoffs.

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