The Ravens insisted that their meltdown in London was an aberration, that the humiliating loss to the Jaguars was just an aberration, that returning home to face their AFC archival Pittsburgh Steelers would be just what the Ravens needed to refocus.
Instead, the offense that was so anemic against the Jaguars was again a disaster in the first half against the Steelers, and the Ravens suffered a disheartening 26-9 defeat that leaves the Ravens reeling at the end of the first quarter of the season.
Here are are five impressions after the Ravens fell to 2-2 and lost for the first time in their past five meetings with the Steelers:
