Pundit Says Ravens Are Best-Equipped Team to Beat Rams in Hypothetical Super Bowl Matchup
The Los Angeles Rams are prohibitive favorites to win the Super Bowl. If Matthew Stafford, Myles Garrett, Aaron Donald and company do make it to the big game, which AFC team is best equipped to thwart the star-studded Rams?
Yahoo! Sports' Nate Tice said the Ravens have the quarterback in Lamar Jackson and the defense under Head Coach Jesse Minter to break the Rams' hearts on Valentine's Day in their home stadium.
"I was really thinking, like, in a playoff with that kind of pass rush the Rams might have, wouldn't I want a quarterback that can create some stuff and pull stuff out of his [butt]? So I went with the Ravens," Tice said on ESPN’s “The Mina Kimes Show.” "One thing that got the Rams last year was extended passes, was longer drop backs. That's why they got a pass rush. I mean, they had one last year, but even a better pass rush. Well, who extends the ball and who can extend those throws? Lamar Jackson."
Regarding the Ravens defense, Tice said: "I just really like Jesse Minter. Their issue was pass rush, and now they have Trey Hendrickson. And I know the scheme can dial up a lot of stuff, and he has the horses to do it."
Kimes narrowed her choices for AFC teams who can beat the Rams to the Ravens, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, and New England Patriots. She ultimately landed on the Texans because of their defense, which was No. 1 in yards allowed and No. 2 in scoring last season.
Peter Schrager Predicts Ravens Will Go to the Super Bowl
ESPN's Peter Schrager is predicting a Ravens-Rams Super Bowl, pointing to Jackson and the new coaching staff as to why he is bullish on Baltimore representing the AFC.
"I think there is no greater talent in the league," Schrager said of Jackson on “The Schrager Hour.” "And I think the message with [former Head Coach John] Harbaugh got stale. In comes a new head coach in Jesse Minter. In comes a new offensive coordinator in Declan Doyle. In comes a new defensive coordinator in Anthony Weaver."
Schrager, who has demonstrated a knack for predicting Super Bowl winners – he got every one right every year from 2019-23 – is going with the Rams to win it all.
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After a summer of speaking to and seeing everyone, my Super Bowl pick is officially in.
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— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) September 9, 2026
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