Baltimore Ravens cannot afford to lose to Kansas City Chiefs

Monday Night Football is a lot of things to fans and players, but for the Baltimore Ravens, it’s a game they can ill-afford to lose and a chance to impress.

Typically, week three football games don’t hold a ton of weight on the overall impact of one’s season. That isn’t the case for the Baltimore Ravens, however, as they get set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

This game isn’t just big for Baltimore and Kansas City, but it’s huge for the league as a whole. These are the two best teams in football, including the reigning Super Bowl champs via the latter. These teams have tons of star-power to include MVP winning quarterbacks and All-Pros littered throughout both sides of the ball. All in all, the Ravens and the Chiefs are a notch above every other team in the NFL, and we have the privilege of watching them go head-to-head under the lights.

There’s a lot riding on this game for both teams, but Baltimore has major repercussions for this game. It’s a chance to finally create the rivalry that many want to see between these two teams. More importantly, it’s an opportunity to silence their doubters.

The Ravens glided through their 2019 schedule, winning their last 12 games and ending with an NFL-best 14-2 record. They were then bounced from the playoffs by the Tennessee Titans and became one of the best teams in recent memory to not win a playoff game, let alone the Super Bowl. Because of this, Baltimore has faced some disrespect in the form of skepticism that they can win when it matters most. Granted that this is a valid observation given the team is 0-2 in the playoffs during the Lamar Jackson era, it’s still a sore spot for players and fans.

Well here’s your chance to prove you can win the big one. The Ravens have the opportunity of a lifetime to knock off the defending champs in front of the whole world. We all know how good this football team is and based off talent it’s better than the Chiefs. Baltimore should win this game, and because of that, it’s borderline inexcusable to lose this game.

The team simply can’t afford it. The Ravens have to prove that they’re capable of beating quality opponents and in primetime no less. It has to set a precedent that it’s not a squad to be taken lightly and that they’re truly contenders and not the pretenders they were a year ago. You want to be taken more seriously? Then you need to beat the Chiefs. If you can’t, then why should we believe in you?

“You only get one shot. Do not miss your chance to blow, ‘cuz opportunity comes once in a lifetime.” -Eminem. This is your shot, so go make something out of it.

The bottom line is the Baltimore Ravens simply can’t lose to the Kansas City Chiefs. There’s so much riding on this game… it’s the best opponent on the schedule, it’s against the defending Super Bowl champs, it’s a chance to establish validity… but most important of all, it’s a chance to right the wrongs from 2019 and prove to everyone that the 2020 Baltimore Ravens are for real. Win this game, Baltimore.