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Plenty of Ravens fans blame the team’s 1-3 start squarely on the head coach. But the best thing for the franchise is to stick with their longtime leader for now — at least until this season is actually lost.

Nnamdi Madubuike’s season is over.

What president of baseball operations Mike Elias and interim manager Tony Mansolino said about veteran leadership, offseason plans, Adley Rutschman’s role and a healthy return for Heston Kjerstad.

Lamar Jackson left the Ravens’ blowout loss to the Chiefs late in the third quarter. If he can’t play Sunday, Cooper Rush is expected to start.

“I have confidence in all of our guys, including Zach [Orr] and our players, our coaches,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday.

Mike Elias described Mansolino as a “real candidate” and complimented many of the traits Mansolino exhibited during his four-and-a-half month tenure as interim manager.

The Ravens unraveled in all phases in a 37-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Ravens didn’t just lose to Kansas City on Sunday. They lost the foundation of their fading Super Bowl hopes for an untold period.

This winter will be more important than ever after a season of unexpected failure.

“I don’t think nothing was clicking for us today,” wide receiver Rashod Bateman said. “It’s been a tough past couple of weeks.”

Even as the defense loses some of its leaders, in Hamilton, the Ravens have a foundational safety who is maturing quickly and whose leadership shows in good times and bad.

A run of injuries contributed to Baltimore's slow start in Kansas City.

The Ravens lost five starters to injury in a 37-20 blowout.

The Ravens are in trouble.

Baltimore finishes the year 75-87 and enters a pivotal offseason full of questions.

The Commanders’ Marcus Mariota, filling in for injured starter Jayden Daniels, was 16-for-27 for 156 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception.

Likely made nine catches for 111 yards in the 2024 season opener in Kansas City.

Realistically, when the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde in May, this was always going to be the late-September outcome.

Madubuike, who leads the Ravens in sacks and quarterback pressures through three weeks, had already been ruled out of Sunday’s showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the national fight over immigration enforcement, was moved from a Virginia detention center to one in rural Pennsylvania.