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Which game presents the toughest challenge on the Ravens' schedule?
As members of the brutal AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens are no strangers to tough schedules. 2025 looks no different, with the Ravens facing five of the final eight playoff teams from last season in addition to the usual gauntlet of divisional games. Today's Question of the Day is: Which game presents the toughest challenge on the Ravens' schedule? My answer: Week 4 vs. Kansas City Chiefs Advertisement The Ravens will face the Chiefs on the road in Arrowhead Stadium again this year after a nail-biting loss there in Week 1 of last season. This will be the sixth regular season meeting between the two teams in the Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson era, and the seventh overall when you add in the 2023 AFC Championship. Baltimore is 1-5 against Kansas City during that span, with their lone win coming in 2021 at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday Night Football. As if facing the Chiefs in Kansas City was not hard enough, the Ravens will do so on a short week after playing the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football in Week 3. The Lions finished as the No. 1 seed in the NFC last season and were tied with the Chiefs for the best record in the NFL at 15-2. So, Baltimore will be facing the NFL's top two regular-season teams from 2024 in the span of six days. The Ravens will surely be fired up to get another crack at the defending AFC champs after consecutive heartbreaking losses to them. Which game do you think presents the toughest challenge on the Ravens' schedule? Scroll down to the comment section and let us know! Advertisement More from
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Josh Allen Catches Stray In Eagles Legend's Tirade
Josh Allen Catches Stray In Eagles Legend's Tirade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the reigning league MVP and one of the best quarterbacks in football. No one can truly deny that. Advertisement What they can argue, though, is his placement among the best quarterbacks in the league. Just ask recently retired two-time Super Bowl champion Brandon Graham. Graham took offense to Pro Football Focus' latest quarterback rankings that had Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts fifth, and Allen at second behind Patrick Mahomes. And Graham spoke on WIP to make sure his voice was heard. "You've got Josh Allen who's been to the (AFC Championship) every year but just can't seem to beat Mahomes," Graham said. "You know what I'm saying? He can't seem to beat Mahomes. But, that boy Jalen had been to the Super Bowl. Advertisement "That boy Jalen Hurts came back and went to the Super Bowl again when Josh Allen definitely hasn't even been able to sniff it and it's like okay. They just like who they like, man." Allen catching a stray from Graham is quite funny. The longest-tenured Eagle in franchise history is one of the only players in franchise history to win multiple titles. His latest came in Super Bowl LIX - a game that Hurts outplayed Mahomes to win MVP. Is that enough to knock off Allen in the case of Hurts? Most analysts will say no. But it is hard to argue with his results in the regular season. If Hurts can keep winning Super Bowls over players like Allen, then Graham's remarks won't just be an outlier, they will be the normal way of thinking. Advertisement Related: Chip Kelly vs. Ashton Jeanty Gives Eagles Fans Bad News Flashback Related: Eagles Impacted By Two Major NFL Retirement Updates This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Buffalo Bills Linked to Patrick Mahomes Rival Safety
Buffalo Bills Linked to Patrick Mahomes Rival Safety originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Buffalo Bills have been bounced by the Kansas City Chiefs in four of the last five NFL playoffs. The Chiefs have been a massive thorn in Buffalo's side since Buffalo has returned to contention. 2024 was no different, as the Bills took a heartbreaking AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs. Advertisement One major area for concern for the Bills in 2025 is the safety group. NFL Trade Rumors' Ethan Woodle examined potential landing spots for one of the top safety's still on the market in Justin Simmons, and Woodle thinks Simmons could truly elevate Buffalo's defense. "Safety remains a question mark, however." Woodle wrote. "The trio of Damar Hamlin, Taylor Rapp and Cole Bishop made for one of the worst safety groups in the league last season, with Hamlin and Bishop ranking outside the top 80 safeties in PFF grade. Rapp was the highest graded of the three, with a 57.7 grade that ranked just 75th overall. If the Bills' defense is to take a step forward this year, they need to play better on the back end." Simmons is a two-time Pro Bowl selection in his nine-year NFL career. Simmons has tallied multiple interceptions in each season of his career, including an NFL-leading six in 2022. Perhaps most impressively, six of Simmons' 32 career interceptions have been off of Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown 74 interceptions in his career, and none against Buffalo in the playoffs. Simmons is coming off of his lone NFL season with the Atlanta Falcons after spending the first eight years of his career with the Denver Broncos. It was a down year for Simmons, but Woodle still believes Simmons would be an immense upgrade in the room. Advertisement "Even though Simmons is coming off a down year, he'd still be the best safety on the Bills' roster." Woodle wrote. "Buffalo has worked to get younger on defense over the last year or so, but they still need production from those young players. Simmons wouldn't command a major financial commitment, and he'd be available on a one-year deal. The Bills could sign him to start this year and let him walk next year quite easily." Related: Bills' Elijah Moore Offers 'Pretty' Josh Allen Scouting Report Related: Details Emerge On Bills' Josh Allen And Hailee Steinfeld's Wedding This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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PFF Reveals Buffalo Bills' Biggest Weakness
PFF Reveals Buffalo Bills' Biggest Weakness originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Josh Allen earned his first NFL Most Valuable Player Award in 2024. As long as the Buffalo Bills have Josh Allen at the helm, they will always have a title window. But it takes more than one man to take home a Super Bowl, and while Allen has performed exceptionally well in the playoffs, the Bills have yet to make it to the big game with him. Advertisement A large part of Buffalo's inability to break through to face an NFC opponent in the playoffs has been their defense, which PFF's Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman named as the Bills' biggest weakness last year. A defense that "turned opposing quarterbacks into Josh Allen," as they wrote. "While that header might be a bit hyperbolic, it's not that far off," Chadwick and Wasserman wrote. "The Bills had the league's fifth-lowest-graded defense last year (59.7) and earned the second-worst PFF coverage grade (37.7). Buffalo's abysmal 29.7 PFF coverage grade against the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game was arguably the biggest reason why the team didn't make the Super Bowl." Defense was a major point of concern for the Bills in the offseason. The Bills drafted six defensive players in the 2025 NFL Draft, including their first five selections of the draft. Cornerback Maxwell Hairston, defensive tackle T.J. Sanders, pass rusher Landon Jackson, and defensive tackle Deone Walker headlined Buffalo's draft. Meanwhile the Bills added reinforcements in later rounds, with cornerbacks Jordan Hancock and Dorian Strong. The Bills also added star pass rusher Joey Bosa, who despite battling injuries over the past few years, Chadwick and Wasserman named the team's "X-Factor." Advertisement "Injuries seemed to have caught up with Joey Bosa a bit in 2024, as he ranked just 71st among edge defenders with a 61.1 PFF overall grade." Chadwick and Wasserman wrote. "That was more than 10 points lower than his previous worst mark in 2018. When he was at his best, Bosa was a top-10 edge defender in the league. Buffalo is hoping he can recapture that form after signing him this offseason." As the saying goes, defense wins championships. Championships become much easier to win when the ball ends up in the hands of a quarterback like Josh Allen when the defense pulls through. Related: Bills' Elijah Moore Offers 'Pretty' Josh Allen Scouting Report Related: Details Emerge On Bills' Josh Allen And Hailee Steinfeld's Wedding This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Joey Bosa could be a game-changer for the Buffalo Bills this season.
Joey Bosa could be a game-changer for the Buffalo Bills this season. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Buffalo Bills were in the bottom half of the league this past season in sacks, so they went out and addressed it in free agency. Advertisement In a recent article by PFF, they talk about some of the key players on every NFL team's starting lineup. For the reigning AFC East champions, they think that their new acquisition, Joey Bosa, will be an "X-factor" for the team. "Injuries seemed to have caught up with Joey Bosa a bit in 2024, as he ranked just 71st among edge defenders with a 61.1 PFF overall grade. That was more than 10 points lower than his previous worst mark in 2018. When he was at his best, Bosa was a top-10 edge defender in the league. Buffalo is hoping he can recapture that form after signing him this offseason," PFF wrote. And speaking of injuries ... fans have a bit of a reason to worry now as a calf problem is going to sideline Bosa until training camp. The Bills signed the veteran edge rusher to a one-year, $12.6 million deal back in March after he was released by the Los Angeles Chargers, and he will be looking to prove that he is worth that money. Advertisement The last semi-complete season that Bosa played was in 2021, where he finished with 10.5 sacks and was named a Pro Bowler. Injuries have plagued him the past few seasons, which is why he is considered an "X-factor", because how he plays could have a big impact on the team. Buffalo once again lost in the AFC Championship to the Kansas City Chiefs, so Bosa and the rest of the team's defense will be looking to help lead the team back to the playoffs to redeem themselves. Related: Bills Called One of Most Complete Rosters in 2025 Related: Bills Under Microscope For One Offseason Mistake This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
