Key Insights on Ravens vs. Broncos AFC Playoff Scenario

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00:00Ravens, Broncos, an important battle within the AFC's postseason race here, but it's games

00:09like this why I don't believe the Denver Broncos will be making the playoffs.

00:14I think they have too many of these matchups where they're going to be facing step-up competition

00:19and I just think, look, it's going to be a great year, they're going to fly through their

00:22win total.

00:23Sean Payton will have done a nice job with the rookie quarterback, but I think they're

00:26up against it today for Baltimore, who I think needs to step on this football team.

00:31We've said that before.

00:32I know that I usually preach, be careful with Lamar in these spots, right?

00:38They lose to Kansas City week number one, they come home to the Raiders, they should

00:41destroy that team and then they forgot the game was still going on and they found a way

00:44to lose.

00:45But I also saw this team win by seven against the Commanders in their own building and lay

00:50around seven in that game.

00:52This number being here at nine, nine and a half, I like the Ravens a lot.

00:57I played the Ravens laying the nine and a half.

00:58I think this is a 14 plus point win.

01:00I'm with you.

01:01I think they pound them and it's not to take away from Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos.

01:05They're doing it with a conservative ground attack, running the football consistently.

01:09Bo Nix, Javante Williams making plays and that defense stepping up.

01:13But you look at the level of competition, right?

01:15The one team that they did play that I would say was above average, the LA Chargers, they

01:20lost.

01:21They beat the Jets, they beat the Raiders, they beat the Saints and they pounded Carolina.

01:25Not elite passing attacks and certainly not Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.

01:30So I think they run it, they throw it all over this defense.

01:33I do feel it's lower scoring guys because I don't know what you're going to get out

01:37of Denver's offense.

01:38I do feel it's a bounce back spot by the Ravens after getting abused by Jameis Winston last

01:43week.

01:44Yeah, that's going to buy into it too.

01:45Most people say like, well, wait a second.

01:46They just lost.

01:47Talking about the Ravens last week on the road to Cleveland.

01:48They're going to have a team that's actually playing really good football in the Denver

01:50Broncos getting close to double digits.

01:52Where do I sign up?

01:53Ticket count's actually 50-50 right now.

01:55So some people signing up on the Ravens, obviously some people on the Broncos.

01:58But when I look at this game to myself, I say, how does it play itself out?

02:03Like, could the Broncos win any given Sunday?

02:05I don't think they're going to win this game.

02:06But I know this for sure.

02:07If Bo Nix doesn't go over 223 and a half, they're not winning this football game.

02:11This isn't where, let's slow it down Sean Payton.

02:14That's not even his MO.

02:15Do you think Sean Payton's like, hey, by the way, Bo, let's have a meeting on Wednesday.

02:19He can't throw more than 15 times against this Raven defense.

02:20No, that's actually how you beat the Ravens defenses through the air.

02:23So for me, forget about even taking the Denver side of it.

02:26Just take Bo Nix.

02:27If he doesn't hit 220, they're not even going to cover this game.

02:32It's funny.

02:33Listen, that is definitely how you attack Baltimore.

02:36I don't know if I can get there when a guy won a game this season throwing 60 yards,

02:39which is what happened against the Jets.

02:41Different scenario, different situation.

02:43But the fact that he has a win this season under his belt where he threw 60 yards.

02:47I think his leading receiver had 60 in the game, which was Cortland Sutton, because he

02:50had a bunch of negative passes there.

02:52I think that Marlon Humphrey is going to be on a snap count today as well.

02:57The Ravens clearly feel like they need him back, which is interesting, considering we

03:01would have explained, come on, you don't need him to beat Bo Nix and Denver.

03:05But look, I think the Broncos are commanding that type of respect here.

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