The 6-7 Baltimore Ravens haven't made it easy for themselves in 2025, and with a daunting four-game stretch to finish the season, if John Harbaugh's team does make it into the playoffs, they would have done so by beating some really good teams.
The Cincinnati Bengals are up first for the Ravens, and having been curb-stomped by Joe Burrow and Co. 32-14 just two weeks ago at home, now they will be on the road in what promises to be a proper AFC North dogfight with huge division implications.
For CBS Sports' Pete Prisco, in his Week 15 predictions, he's made a rather interesting pick here, and it's not the team he's chosen; it's the scoreline.
Prisco has the Ravens winning 30-24.
"The Ravens have lost two straight, including one to the Bengals two weeks ago. Joe Burrow lit them up in that game at Baltimore," Prisco writes. "What's to think that will change here since the Ravens defense isn't playing well. But what will change is the Ravens offense. I think it will show better than it did the last time and the Ravens will find a way to pull this one out."
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Is Baltimore capable of beating Bengals?
Based on Baltimore's past month, which includes the loss to the Bengals, you would have to say no.
But also, Prisco predicts the Ravens to score 30 points on the road in Cincinnati.
Baltimore has only scored 30 or more points in a game once since Week 3, having done it in each of the first three games of the season. So there is a scoring problem for the Ravens.
Will that be fixed this week? Based on the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss, it is hard to envision that happening, but the NFL is a never-say-never league, and with the season and division on the line, this would be the perfect time for MVP Lamar Jackson to make his long-awaited return.
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