Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh is the best road playoff coach in league history. With eight career road playoff wins, Harbaugh has the most such wins in NFL history. He has not been as successful of late in that department losing his last two road playoff contests. Baltimore lost to the Buffalo Bills in the 2020 AFC Divisional Playoffs and the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 Wild Card Round.
Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens must be at their best on Sunday evening when they visit the Buffalo Bills with a spot in the AFC Championship Game hanging in the balance. This will be the game of the weekend and possibly the game of the year in the National Football League. Will Harbaugh be able to notch his ninth career road victory in Buffalo later this week?
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The Ravens-Bills game will be about as good as a playoff game can be. It will feature the top two MVP candidates from the regular season Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. It will also be a rematch of the team’s Week 4 matchup in Baltimore which the Ravens dominated 35-10. If the Baltimore Ravens play remotely similar to how they played in that game, they will advance.
Harbaugh has been a consistent playoff presence during his Ravens tenure with a 13-10 career postseason record. The recipe for the Ravens to win on Sunday is to continue running the ball. They went away from the run in their AFC Championship Game last year against the Kansas City Chiefs. They ran the ball only 16 times in that disappointing loss. On the contrary, they ran the ball a whopping 50 times in their drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. With the dynamic duo of Jackson and Running Back Derrick Henry, the path to victory is on the ground.
Final Thoughts
Harbaugh and the Ravens will face the stiffest test of their season in Buffalo on Sunday. Baltimore will look to limit Allen and Buffalo’s offense effectiveness. If the Ravens can play good defense and stick to their strengths, Harbaugh will notch his ninth career road playoff victory.
