Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens lost their star tight end on a controversial hip-drop tackle from Cincinnati's Logan Wilson.

Humphrey and Stanley missed practice during the Ravens’ short week after leaving Sunday’s loss to the Browns with injuries.

The Ravens (7-3) will face the Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in Baltimore. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

The Ravens’ deep-passing game is in a funk. The Bengals have the kind of defense that can help.

The Ravens could be missing two important starters for the Thursday night game against the Bengals.

It may not seem like much, but the Ravens have found some inspiration — and, dare we say, excitement — in wearing all-black uniforms.

“I believe in him, and I’ll take him in every fourth-quarter situation from here until I’m done coaching,” Harbaugh said Tuesday.

“I don’t know what they’re trying to get, but they don’t have anything of substance,” John Harbaugh said. “And I just think I’m proud of him. I think it’s a real compliment to our family and to him.”

Even in a season of Ravens blowouts, not every lead is built to last. The Ravens have proved that time and again over the past two years.

The Ravens’ first-round pick has already tied the team record for receptions by a rookie — yet those who watch him closely say he hasn’t even begun to show what he can do.

It’s unclear whether they could return in time for Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Evaluating the national takes on the Ravens’ fourth-quarter issues, Lamar Jackson’s consistency and the new AFC North picture.

Hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer attempt to make sense of the Ravens’ stunning 33-31 loss to the Browns. They also preview Baltimore’s upcoming Thursday night game against Cincinnati.

5 NFL games end on game-winning field goals, most ever in one day

Sunday’s collapse, a 33-31 loss to the Browns, was extraordinary for several reasons.

It was an unexpected day for a steady defense that has given its at-times unpredictable offense the chance to win every game.

For one of the first times this season, the Ravens were outmuscled by their AFC North rivals. That gap in physicality, as well as injuries they suffered against the Browns, raises significant concerns about their hopes in the playoffs.

The Ravens squandered a lead, lost two important starters to injury and showed they have many more questions to answer before they should truly be considered among the league's best teams.

The Browns, meanwhile, will be without seven players.

The Ravens, who have received 14 fines after video review, are among the teams frustrated by an NFL system that issues penalties nearly a week after games end.