The Chiefs (9-6) have now lost five of eight and will likely have to play their first road playoff game with Mahomes if they even survived the wild-card round. An offense that has sputtered throughout the season couldn't do much against the Raiders and was unable to overcome the costly mistakes. I thought defense played a good game, just two mistakes that gave them two touchdowns there when you're backed up in their red zone so you just can't do that,” Mahomes said.
The Ravens will find out soon enough what it's like to go up against Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers. It's the start of a major test for a Baltimore defense that has been outstanding all season. After the trip to San Francisco comes a home game against Miami — those are the top two teams in the league in total offense.
John Harbaugh admitted he was rooting against the Browns and Steelers last weekend, so in that sense, the Baltimore coach got his wish. “Absolutely, you root against all the teams that are in your way,” he said. The Ravens had their open date last week, and they returned in an even better position than before.
Zay Flowers showed a national TV audience how he can impact a game — and added a couple clever touchdown celebrations to boot. Baltimore's offense didn't have many other highlights, but the Ravens did enough to earn another road win. Flowers caught a touchdown pass and scored on a fourth-quarter run, and the Ravens were stout again defensively in their 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night.
Shortly after Baltimore lost to Cleveland on a last-second field goal, the NFL Media Research Department passed along a stat that encapsulates the Ravens' season nicely. Through its first 10 games, Baltimore has spent only 28 minutes, 46 seconds trailing — about the time it takes to watch a rerun of a sitcom. “If we had finished strong in every game, we'd be undefeated,” coach John Harbaugh said Monday.