Baltimore's season hinges on avoiding self-sabotage. A 41-40 shootout loss to Buffalo highlighted a troubling pattern: dominant stretches followed by late mistakes, clock lapses, and costly turnovers. Marlon Humphrey pressed that the defense must grow up, while the offense couldn’t close the final drive after a Derrick Henry fumble. The piece ties these collapses to a broader maturity gap since 2022, stressing execution and discipline as the path to turning fantasy assets into steady value.

Historical losses to Miami, Buffalo, the Giants, Jaguars, Colts, Steelers, Chiefs, Raiders, Browns, Steelers again, and Philadelphia are cataloged, underscoring a trend rather than a fluke. The takeaway: Harbaugh and players insist the Ravens can fix it with better clock management, sharper play calls, and practical execution in crunch time to unlock fantasy upside in the coming weeks.