Welcome into the Lounge, presented by Draft Kings.

I'm Ryan Mink here with Garrett Downing, and we are going to preview the Ravens

upcoming game against the Cincinnati Bengals in CINC, the start of the

AFC North Schedule for the Ravens, as well as talk about some of the talking points from

this week leading into the game.

So, Garrett, I think the, let's start here, the tone in Baltimore, the tenor from Baltimore

has really changed the past two weeks from what it was, you know, after that Raiders loss,

it was, sky is falling in Baltimore.

Even the rain all week this week couldn't dampen the

spirits of Ravens fans who were riding high after the big win over the Buffalo Bills. And,

you know, it's just an interesting. It's interesting the conversation around this team now is,

oh man, they're one of the best teams in the league. You know, they skyrocketed up the power rankings and all that.

What do you take away from the conversation around this team and how Ravens players are handling that?

Yeah, it is very interesting.

I mean, you have people, you have pundits out there saying the Ravens are the best team in football,

even though they're sitting here at two and two.

And I think they have a legitimate case.

Yeah. You can make the case of the best team of football. And it's just as much,

it's a much different conversation as you mentioned. What's interesting is, like I asked

Lamar Jackson about this and how you kind of ride the highs and lows of a season.

And Lamar was pretty firm in his stance of, I remember what everyone was saying

two weeks ago. So keep that same energy. I'm not here for all the praise right now. I'm not

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