After a win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football, the Baltimore Ravens are officially in the driver's seat for the division. They are now 3-2 in the division and swept the Bengals in the season series. Still, there are plenty of questions emerging despite the win. What do fans need to know going forward?
10. What will Lamar Jackson look like without Mark Andrews?
Despite the win, the Baltimore Ravens are losing in the longer term with the injury to Mark Andrews. Andrews is expected to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
The Ravens offense has gone through Andrews for the past five years and has hardly missed time in that span so this is going to be different for Baltimore.
The Ravens are going to need all kinds of players to step up. It will take Isaiah Likely, Patrick Ricard, and Charlie Kolar to step up at tight end.
More than that, the Ravens will be asking a lot more out of their receivers. Zay Flowers is starting to run more routes, and Odell Beckham had the best two-game stretch of his career. Beyond that, Rashod Bateman is playing more, so the skill players may be ready for the challenge.
Is Lamar Jackson ready to trust them? Will his sacks go up because he does not have his safety blanket and easy outlet? Will he force passes? The Ravens are fortunate that they have a bit of a lead in the division and can try some things out over the next six games. We will see a version of Jackson we have never seen over the final six games as he looks to get into his best form by the playoffs.