Everyone expects the Ravens to do their part. After all, they throttled the Browns 14-17 during Week 2 to celebrate their home opener. Roquan Smith went off in that one, but that doesn't mean anything for the coming game. He's approaching the next game with a clean slate and some ill intentions.

A 24-point victory over the Browns (2-7) in Week 2 saw the Ravens (4-5) pick up their first, and largest, win of the season – and only win until Week 8. The only real area of improvement? Not waiting until the third quarter to make the scoring gap with a division rival more than 10 points.

Pundits decide whether the Ravens are contenders or pretenders. Lamar Jackson should be in the MVP conversation if he leads the Ravens to the playoffs. A bunch of players have had a hand in the defense’s turnaround.

Zay Flowers is a beast, but nobody on the Browns' defensive unit fears the old legs of veteran DeAndre Hopkins. Tylan Wallace is fairly undersized, so what possibly could Monken offer as his reason for not giving Walker his well-deserved designation versus the Browns if healthy? Nobody knows.

Another injury to Lamar Jackson briefly threatened to disrupt Baltimore's preparation for Sunday's AFC North matchup at Cleveland.

On Wednesday’s Orange and Brown Talk podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe spin it forward to the Browns’ Week 11 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. After a devastating loss to the Jets,