The Banner Ravens Podcast

Penalties, Tucker's nightmare day doom Ravens in loss to Steelers

The Ravens made life difficult for themselves Sunday, committing 12 penalties (and missing two field goals) in an ugly 18-16 loss to the Steelers.
Co-host Jonas Shaffer joins Paul Mancano from Pittsburgh to break down what went wrong for Baltimore and how it can climb back in the AFC North race.

Week 11: Patrick Queen, Diontae Johnson swap adds to Steelers rivalry

What’s a good rivalry without some bad blood? The Ravens are set to face the Steelers for the first time this season on Sunday, marking linebacker Patrick Queen’s first game against his old squad. It’ll also be a homecoming for wide receiver Diontae Johnson, who spent five seasons in gold and black.
Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer give their Word of the Day (0:56) and assess the state of the rivalry. Then preview the Week 11 matchup (17:50).

Best sequel ever? Ravens win another shootout with Bengals

Sequels usually disappoint. This one didn’t.
Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer break down the Ravens’ thrilling 35-34 win over the Bengals, discussing Lamar Jackson’s ridiculous game, the defense’s issues and more.

Week 10: Is adding CB Tre'Davious White enough as Ravens prepare for Bengals?

A week after trading for wide receiver Diontae Johnson, the Ravens added a piece to their secondary in two-time Pro Bowler Tre’Davious White. But did Eric DeCosta do enough to help his defense?
Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer break down the move for White before previewing Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jackson, Henry combine for 5 TDs in rout of Broncos

Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer break down the Ravens' dominant 41-10 win over the Broncos, giving their Word of the Day (1:12), discuss why Baltimore has the NFL's best offense (4:51), marvel at Derrick Henry's ridiculous season (12:07), analyze the defense's day (18:34) and more.

Week 9: Trade deadline targets, Marcus Williams' benching and defensive disguises

Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer discuss Joe Flacco's return to a starting role in Indianapolis (1:45) and the weirdness surrounding Marcus Williams' benching (3:00). Then they provide some names of pass rushers and safeties Baltimore could target in the next five days (6:20).
Later in the podcast, Paul delivers his Word of the Day (17:57), defensive guru Cody Alexander joins to talk about the Ravens' defensive mishaps (23:33) and Paul and Jonas wonder about the health of Lamar Jackson before previewing Sunday's matchup against the Broncos (36:52).

EDC makes preemptive strike, trades for WR Diontae Johnson

Eric DeCosta didn’t wait until the Nov. 5 deadline to make a major trade. The Ravens sent a fifth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for veteran wide receiver Diontae Johnson and a sixth-rounder. Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer break down the move, discussing the compensation (1:15), Johnson's situation entering Baltimore (4:45), his career arc (7:22), his fit in Baltimore (9:59) and more. Then they wonder if the Ravens can still add a defensive player at the deadline (18:42).

Ravens drop the ball and the game in Cleveland

Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer dissect what went wrong on a sunny afternoon in Cleveland. They deliver their Word of the Day (2:45), lament the secondary and the benching of Marcus Williams (6:54), challenge the pass rush (14:04), question the play-calling (24:55) and wonder about Justin Tucker (35:35).

Week 8: The Cleveland Browns are an abject disaster

As the Ravens ride the highs of a five-game winning streak, their divisional foes in northeast Ohio trudge through a brutal 1-6 season. Can Baltimore add to Browns fans’ misery Sunday?
Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer debate Keaton Mitchell's role in the offense when he returns (1:50), Roquan Smith's meh season (9:59) and trade deadline targets (13:26). Then they're joined by ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi to preview Sunday's matchup (23:59).

Who's stopping this offense? Bateman goes off in beatdown of Bucs

It’s “pick your poison” with this Ravens offense. If you sell out to stop the run, you expose yourself to a Lamar Jackson deep ball. If you play it safe, you could get run over by Derrick Henry. On Monday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose to ingest all the poisons at once.
Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer react to a dominant win in Tampa and discuss Lamar Jackson’s near-perfect performance, Rashod Bateman’s breakout game and more.