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OLB Odafe Oweh

QUOTH THE RAVEN

”I believe in everybody we have. I believe in my guys. The mistakes we’ve made, I know we’re going to fix, and we’re going to go out there and play some good football. In the second half of the season, we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with, that’s for sure.”

– DE Calais Campbell on the defense Coming off their bye week, the Baltimore Ravens (5-2) host the Minnesota Vikings (3-4) at 1 p.m. from M&T Bank Stadium. This marks the Ravens’ fourth-consecutive home game, with Baltimore posting a 3-1 record in Charm City in 2021. The Ravens are 5-2 for the ninth time in franchise history, matching records from 2020, 2019, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2006 and 2000 (all seasons Baltimore would go on to earn a playoff berth). The Ravens aim to become 6-2 for the seventh time (2006, 2010-12, 2019-20) in team history and for the third-straight season. Under head coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore is 10-3 in games immediately following a bye week. Since their 1996 inception, the Ravens are an NFL-best 17-8 (.680) in games immediately following a bye week. The Ravens have won 11 straight games against NFC opponents, dating back to

Week 13 of 2018 at Atlanta. This ranks as the NFL’s longest active streak. In their last game (Week 7), the Ravens dropped a tough 41-17 contest to the visiting Bengals.

Baltimore held a 17-13 lead early in the third quarter, however, Cincinnati scored 4 unanswered TDs to earn the decisive victory. QB Lamar Jackson produced a game-high 88 rushing yards on 12 carries, also completing 15-of- 31 passes for 257 yards and 1 TD. WR Marquise Brown reeled in Jackson’s TD pass (39 yards), finishing with 80 yards on 5 catches. Cincinnati registered 520 yards of total offense, including 409 through the air, while Baltimore posted 393 yards.

NUMBERS TO RAVE ABOUT

1O-3 – Ravens record in games immediately following the bye under John Harbaugh (since 2008). The .769 win percentage ties the Colts for the NFL's second-best such record.

4– Receiving TDs of at least 20 yards for WR Marquise Brown this season, tying (C.J. Uzomah) for the NFL’s second most. (Ja’Marr Chase is first with with 5.)

5– Combined TDs scored between Minnesota and Baltimore in the final 125 seconds of the teams’ 2013 battle in the snow at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens prevailed 29-26 when QB Joe Flacco found WR Marlon Brown for 9-yard TD with :04 remaining. 4O – “Big plays” (32 passing & 8 rushing) gaining at least 20 yards by the Ravens’ offense this season, tying New England for the NFL’s second most. (Tampa Bay is first with 43.) .5 – Sacks OLB Justin Houston (99.5) needs to reach 100 for his career. With at least a half-sack, he’d become the 37th player in NFL history to reach the coveted 100 milestone.