### **Pundit Predicts Ravens Win Out, Cruise to AFC North Crown**
The Ravens have won three in a row to claw their way back into the AFC North race, but they still don't have much margin for error over the final eight weeks of the season.
Baltimore (4-5) needs to continue stacking victories to keep the heat on the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4). [NFL.com’s Ali Bhanpuri](https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-picks-2025-midseason-afc-playoffs-predictions-every-game) believes the Ravens will do that. In fact, Bhanpuri, who predicted how every remaining game in the league this season will turn out, doesn't think the Ravens will lose another game.
"Baltimore goes on a _heater_, including a sweep of the season series with the Steelers, to capture the AFC North crown," Bhanpuri wrote.
Bhanpuri projected the Ravens to be the No. 3 seed in the AFC. He had the Steelers going 3-5 in the second half of the season to finish 8-9.
"The Steelers' losing streak to the rival Ravens reaches four (including playoffs), as Pittsburgh suffers its first losing season under Mike Tomlin, relinquishes its hold on the AFC North and misses the postseason tournament," Bhanpuri wrote.
If Bhanpuri is proved prescient, the 11-game winning streak would be the second-longest in a single regular season in Ravens history. The 2019 Ravens won 12 straight.
[ESPN’s Football Power Index](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46139564/2025-nfl-playoff-picture-afc-nfc-seed-predictions-odds-super-bowl) also projects the Ravens to win the division. The metric, which is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season, gives Baltimore a 62% chance to make the playoffs and 60% chance to win the division, while Pittsburgh is at 41% and 33%, respectively.
ESPN's Rich Eisen acknowledged that there's still a lot of football to be played, but said, "Is there any question the Ravens aren't winning this division?"