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Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The 2024-2025 NFL season is complete, but before the chapter is closed, we want a final look at the joys that came from the Baltimore Ravens’ season. So, let’s celebrate the successes by handing out our second-annual Baltimore Beatdown Awards. Today, we begin with Breakout Player of the Year. Beatdown contributors will offer up our nominees, but the winner is ultimately decided by you, the reader, with a poll at each article’s end.

Jan 14, 2025 | baltimorebeatdown.com | Stephen Bopst

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Baltimore Ravens dominated the rival Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14 in their Wild Card game to advance to the next round of the playoffs where they will travel to Orchard Park to take on the No. 2 seeded Buffalo Bills. The Ravens put together one of the most dominant first halves of playoff football in recent memory, running it right down Pittsburgh’s throat to the tune of 308 total yards and 21 points, finishing with 464 total yards.

Jan 6, 2025 | baltimorebeatdown.com | Stephen Bopst

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Baltimore Ravens capped off their regular season with a convincing 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The Browns, who will hold the No.2 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, are not a good team and had many starters miss the game due to injury. Sufficed to say, this was more of a tune-up game for the AFC North champion Ravens. Despite the score, the Ravens looked sloppy in the first half, missing blocks, committing penalties, and dropping passes.

Dec 28, 2024 | baltimorebeatdown.com | Stephen Bopst

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The Ravens gave fans a nice Christmas present on Wednesday in the form of a 31-2 blowout victory over the AFC South champion Houston Texans. It was one of Baltimore’s most dominant performances of the year and now marks the team’s third straight victory to propel them into the AFC North lead with one game remaining. The combination of Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson wreaked havoc on a Texans defense that was No.1 in the NFL in defensive DVOA going into the game.

Dec 22, 2024 | baltimorebeatdown.com | Stephen Bopst

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Ravens handled business on Saturday, defeating their archrival, the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-17. The final score was more lopsided than most Ravens vs. Steelers games and was much needed for a Ravens team that had lost eight of its last nine games against Pittsburgh. As Baltimore gears up for a Christmas day matchup with the reeling Houston Texans, let’s look at which Ravens are trending up after their big win against the Steelers.