Benefit of doubt for Ravens wearing thin after latest clunker and batch of injuries in Kansas City
It doesn’t matter how much the oddsmakers, football analytics community, and pundits fawned over this team’s potential entering 2025.
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Twelve Ravens Thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 4 showdown in Kansas City
Will Kyle Hamilton and the Baltimore defense rebound after a poor Week 3 to avoid a 1-3 start to 2025?
Favorite Ravens find a diminished version of Chiefs but is Mahomes the purple kryptonite?
It’s another Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes billed “Game Of The Weekend” in Kansas City but with both teams at 1-2, the stakes and rewards feel different for this early season battle at Arrowhead Stadium. Blair Kerkhoff of The Kansas City Star previews another heavyweight contest and the high stakes for Andy Reid and John Harbaugh, who square off once again as Super Bowl contenders in peril.
Blair Kerkhoff of The Kansas City Star previews another Lamar and Mahomes battle at Arrowhead with high stakes for Ravens and Chiefs
It’s another Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes billed “Game Of The Weekend” in Kansas City but with both teams at 1-2, the stakes and rewards feel different for this early season battle at Arrowhead Stadium. Blair Kerkhoff of The Kansas City Star previews another heavyweight contest and the high stakes for Andy Reid and John Harbaugh, who square off once again as Super Bowl contenders in peril.
Let legendary Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan tell you why he still loves sports
Some of us are getting old and tired and cranky but not longtime Boston sports columnist and ESPN Sports Reporters panelist Bob Ryan, who shares his enduring love of sports and tells Nestor he still attends games and awaits seeing more greatness from Mahomes.
Legendary Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan tells Nestor why he still loves sports and seeing greatness of Mahomes
Some of us are getting old and tired and cranky but not longtime Boston sports columnist and ESPN Sports Reporters panelist Bob Ryan, who shares his enduring love of sports and tells Nestor he still attends games and awaits seeing more greatness from Mahomes.
Let one factor back tell you about power of Derrick Henry running downhill
Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge gives Nestor some insights into Derrick Henry as factor back for Ravens
NFL player turned broadcaster Ross Tucker talks Lamar, King Henry and long offseason for Ravens after disappointment
Former NFL offensive lineman-turned-broadcast Ross Tucker has called as many football games as anyone this season and joins Nestor to discuss the tough exit for the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, and the difficulty of being the player who drops the ball with the game on the line. He also brings a special Valentine’s Day message.
Football author and HOF voter Jason Cole joins Nestor to discuss Revolution of Lamar Jackson and future of Ravens in Canton on ballot
Football author and HOF voter Jason Cole joins Nestor to discuss Revolution of Lamar Jackson and future of Ravens in Canton on ballot
Ross Tucker: Lamar hasn’t played his best football in January
Former NFL offensive lineman-turned-broadcast Ross Tucker has called as many football games as anyone this season and joins Nestor to discuss the tough exit for the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, and the difficulty of being the player who drops the ball with the game on the line. He also brings a special Valentine’s Day message.
The mistakes of January lead to a long offseason
As one of many Pro Football Hall of Fame voters we’ll have on Baltimore Positive this month, NFL historian and author Jason Cole returns to discuss the candidacies of Marshal Yanda, Terrell Suggs and Steve Smith Sr. as well as what the Ravens need to do to make the next step from January into February. And of course, the Chiefs’ attempt at the unprecedented three in a row in New Orleans.
State of Ravens both blessing and curse as Super Bowl still eludes them
“We’re all disappointed. Our team is disappointed. We had higher aspirations, and we didn’t achieve those aspirations and goals.”
Bills insider Matt Parrino tells Nestor why Josh Allen has earned the love of Buffalo with a Super Bowl
The civic hope thrust upon Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is probably unparalleled in the NFL because of the suffering of the franchise. Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio joins Nestor to preview Baltimore at Buffalo and Lamar vs. Josh on a wintry night in Orchard Park for a chance to move forward in the Super Bowl tournament.
It’s more than just football in Buffalo
The civic hope thrust upon Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is probably unparalleled in the NFL because of the suffering of the franchise. Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio joins Nestor to preview Baltimore at Buffalo and Lamar vs. Josh on a wintry night in Orchard Park for a chance to move forward in the Super Bowl tournament.
Adam Teicher of ESPN Kansas City reviews another Mahomes victory over Lamar and Ravens to start NFL campaign
Long-time Chiefs insider and historian Adam Teicher of ESPN Kansas City reviews another Mahomes victory over Lamar and Ravens to start the NFL campaign.
The Ravens from the Kansas City point of view…
Adam Teicher of ESPN Kansas City reviews another Mahomes victory over Lamar and Ravens to start NFL campaign
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens defense and losing to Mahomes again in Kansas CIty
Patrick Mahomes has been a problem for every team in the NFL. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ defensive effort in Kansas City after Thursday’s 27-20 loss to the Chiefs and whether they’ll get another chance in January.
ColumnNes: In the end, the Ravens came close but was it really a close game?
What is there to say about any Week 1 game in NFL in any year? It’s always choppy, sloppy and stoppy. And that’s just the officiating…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens coming up an unlikely foot short in Kansas City in NFL kickoff
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens coming up an unlikely foot short against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Kansas City ito kickoff the NFL season.
Evaluating Ravens defense after another loss to Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes has been a problem for every team in the NFL. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ defensive effort in Kansas City after Thursday’s 27-20 loss to the Chiefs and whether they’ll get another chance in January.
When an un-Likely inch is a foot in Kansas City…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens coming up an unlikely foot short against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Kansas City to kickoff the NFL season.
Luke Jones and Nestor get prepped for Lamar and Mahomes to kickoff NFL season in Kansas City
Luke Jones and Nestor get prepped for Lamar and Mahomes to kickoff NFL season in Kansas City
Twelve Ravens Thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 1 clash in Kansas City
Luke Jones offers his thoughts on the season opener and which team will prevail on Thursday night.
Getting prepped for Lamar and Mahomes to kickoff NFL season in Kansas City
We’ve been waiting since January for this one. The Baltimore Ravens head to Kansas City to face the Super Bowl champions with some news faces and new possibilities in the running game. Let Luke Jones and Nestor get you prepped for Lamar and Mahomes to kickoff the NFL season. Are you ready for some football?
Luke Jones and Nestor prep for Ravens at Chiefs and NFL kickoff
Cautious optimism abounds in Baltimore as the Ravens head to Kansas City to avenge last year’s AFC Championship Game loss and kick off the 2024 NFL season. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects and hopes for Lamar Jackson and the team now that Derrick Henry is in the backfield ready to run the rock from Faidley’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the waiting on the Kansas City Chiefs and unknowns of Ravens roster
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens trip to Green Bay and Lambeau Field for a scrimmage and getting through the final preseason game with good health. And then, it’s all eyes on Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and beating the Kansas City Chiefs on September 5th.
Roster moves and the waiting for that Kansas City kickoff
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens trip to Green Bay and Lambeau Field for a scrimmage and getting through the final preseason game with good health. And then, it’s all eyes on Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and beating the Kansas City Chiefs on September 5th.
Setting the purple tone in Kansas City next Thursday night
Cautious optimism abounds in Baltimore as the Ravens head to Kansas City to avenge last year’s AFC Championship Game loss and kick off the 2024 NFL season. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects and hopes for Lamar Jackson and the team now that Derrick Henry is in the backfield ready to run the rock from Faidley’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Super Bowl LVIII
Remember how the AFC’s Super Bowl path was supposed to get easier with Tom Brady finally out of the way?
Chad Brown: discusses the power of experience and disruption by Chiefs to eliminate Ravens
Former NFL linebacker Chad Brown discusses the power of experience and disruption by Chiefs to eliminate Ravens
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following season-ending press conference
Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh said little of consequence over Friday’s 42-minute session with the media.
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the sudden end of a beautiful Ravens season
The end came abruptly and unexpectedly. It was a great regular season for 2023 Baltimore Ravens but as Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor confess, the end wasn’t as beautiful as the rest of it. Lots of changes ahead in Owings Mills as the franchise and the fan base regroups from the promise and tremendous disappointment.
Former NFL linebacker Chad Brown: “The discipline melt down from the Baltimore Ravens was very disheartening to watch”
Our favorite former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and college football analyst Chad Brown discusses the power of experience and disruption by the Kansas City Chiefs to eliminate the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game. And, of course, snakes and reptiles and how to get them safely to new and caring homes.
Leonard Raskin and Nestor attempt to make sense of Ravens offensive gameplan in AFC Championship Game loss to Chiefs
Leonard Raskin and Nestor attempt to make sense of Ravens offensive gameplan in AFC Championship Game loss to Chiefs
The emptiness of the end of another season without a Super Bowl parade
The end came abruptly and unexpectedly. It was a great regular season for 2023 Baltimore Ravens but as Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor confess, the end wasn’t as beautiful as the rest of it. Lots of changes ahead in Owings Mills as the franchise and the fan base regroups from the promise and tremendous disappointment.
Ross Tucker tells Nestor what he saw and heard on Chiefs sideline during AFC Championship Game
Former NFL player and football media pundit Ross Tucker tells Nestor what he saw and heard on the Chiefs sideline during AFC Championship Game as he called the game for Westwood One Radio.
What in the world was the offensive strategy of Todd Monken against the Chiefs?
Leonard Raskin and Nestor attempt to make sense of Ravens offensive gameplan in AFC Championship Game loss to Chiefs
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection joins Nestor to discuss composure and exposure of Ravens weaknesses by Chiefs
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection joins Nestor to discuss composure and exposure of Ravens weaknesses by Chiefs
Hear Nestor Aparicio’s #ColumnNes after Ravens loss to Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
Hear Nestor Aparicio’s #ColumnNes after Ravens loss to Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
Ross Tucker: Andy Reid liked the chippiness of the AFC Championship Game
Former NFL player and football media pundit Ross Tucker tells Nestor what he saw and heard on the Chiefs sideline during AFC Championship Game as he called the game for Westwood One Radio.
