The Baltimore Ravens have a battle lined up with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers need to win and get some help. The Ravens have home field advantage locked and just need to get out of the game healthy. Here is why the Ravens will win with Robert Griffin III leading the way.
The Baltimore Ravens will rest Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram II and several other stars in this game. Robert Griffin III will get the start and he should be able to get Baltimore their 14th victory. It’s easy to give into the idea that without a chunk of the starters, the Ravens will lose to a desperate Steelers team. The thing is that the Steelers are desperate for a reason; they’re not a very good team.
The Steelers quarterback situation is bleak. Devlin Hodges has proven to be nothing more than a game manager when things are going well for Pittsburgh. When things are going poorly for the Steelers, Hodges doesn’t even look capable of holding things together. The Ravens backup quarterback is much better than the Steelers quarterback. Hodges has eight interceptions on the season and six of them came in the last two weeks.
Griffin is considered one of the best back up quarterbacks in the league. He fits the Ravens offense and he knows how to keep this offense on track. The Steelers defense should be able to make this game competitive.
Defensively, Pittsburgh has a lot to be proud of. The problem Pittsburgh has is that putting up points has been a hardship for them. The Steelers have scored under 20 points in five of their last seven games. The Ravens can’t be expected to blowout the Steelers without their MVP quarterback, yet they should be able to do enough to win the game.
We’ve seen enough of Griffin to feel confident in his ability to win this game. He’s 12-17 passing this season for 129 yards. He has a touchdown and an interception. The interception came on an under thrown pass, but he made the right decision. If he finds a rhythm and the play-calling doesn’t ask too much of him he will have success.
The Ravens backup quarterback is about to have a good chance at taking down their top rival. The game may technically be meaningless for the Ravens, however Griffin is going to do everything he can to win this one.