Do Ravens have Super Bowl 'ingredients' under Jesse Minter?

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The Baltimore Ravens are one team that is always in the Super Bowl conversation thanks to Lamar Jackson, but the AFC North franchise took a step back in 2025 and missed the playoffs.

That led to John Harbaugh being moved on as head coach, and Jesse Minter taking over.

Given the offseason the Ravens have had, with Trey Hendrickson as the big signing, coupled with the losses of Tyler Linderbaum and Isaiah Likely, some are unsure exactly where the Ravens sit in the pecking order.

But for NFL.com's Dan Parr, he's got the Ravens at No. 2 on his list of eight teams that can challenge the Seattle Seahawks for the Super Bowl.

“Minter was hired to make sure last season was an aberration and not a sign of things to come in the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson era,” Parr writes. “The ingredients are there for a rebound.

“The range of potential outcomes might stretch a bit wider for the Ravens than it does for some other teams on this list, even with a manageable schedule, but the ceiling earns them an enviable spot in the conversation.”

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Is there too much Ravens hype?​

Given that the team missed the playoffs last season and they have a first-time head coach, you could make that case.

But the Ravens do have Lamar, and that counts for a lot of the hope from the media and fan base, so there will be perhaps more pressure on No. 8 than in previous seasons.

Remember, Harbaugh was let go for a reason, and the expected uptick in form with Minter being hired is thought to be just what the franchise needs to get back to where it thinks it belongs.

But as a genuine Super Bowl contender? I'm not there...yet.

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