The Ravens try to get to the AFC Championship Recreation (and past) this 12 months for the primary time since 2012, however earlier than they even start to do this, they could make historical past. Regardless of lacking star quarterback Lamar Jackson, most of its beginning offensive line and a handful of different large names on Saturday evening, Baltimore edged the Saints 17-14 in its preseason opener. The victory means actually nothing for the membership’s title hunt, nevertheless it marks the Ravens’ 18th straight preseason win underneath coach John Harbaugh, pushing the crew inside one victory of tying the NFL‘s all-time report for consecutive exhibition victories.

Unbeaten within the preseason since 2016, the Ravens trailed the Saints greater than midway via the fourth quarter of Saturday’s matchup, earlier than third-string QB Tyler Huntley discovered the top zone on a dashing landing. Six takeaways, together with interceptions of competing New Orleans QBs Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston, helped propel Baltimore’s win. In keeping with In keeping with ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, solely Vince Lombardi’s 1959-1962 Packers have now received extra preseason video games in a row, with 19.

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Harbaugh, for what it is price, has claimed he takes delight within the Ravens’ preseason report, even when most groups admittedly use the preseason slate as a roster-shaping software relatively than a sign of what lies forward.

“It means loads,” he lately informed the Ravens’ official web site. “Whether or not it is a successful streak, or simply the thought of the way you method the video games … I simply suppose it is a credit score to the gamers when it comes to preparation and the coaches over time when it comes to we run a very good coaching camp, offseason program and guys are able to play good elementary soccer.”

The Ravens may have an opportunity to tie the NFL’s all-time preseason win streak once they go to the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 21.