Fear not, Baltimore Ravens fans. If history repeats itself, Lamar Jackson and company will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at Levi’s Stadium next year.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens suffered another painful playoff defeat on Sunday, this time a 27-25 final at the hands of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Mark Andrews dropped a game-tying two-point conversion attempt with 1:33 remaining, and Jackson’s lackluster playoff record fell to 3-5.
Several folks on X/Twitter pointed out that with Sunday’s loss to Buffalo, the 2018-2024 Ravens join Peyton Manning’s 1999-2005 Indianapolis Colts as the only NFL teams in history to win 80-plus games in a seven-year stretch WITHOUT reaching the Super Bowl.
But here’s the catch: Manning and the Colts won it all in the 2006. So if history repeats itself, the Ravens will celebrate a Super Bowl victory next year:
The 2018-24 Ravens now join the 1999-2005 Colts as the only other team in NFL history with 80+ wins in a 7-season span without reaching a Super Bowl
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) January 20, 2025
The good news for Ravens fans? The Colts finally broke through and won a Super Bowl the following season (Super Bowl XLI) https://t.co/7kh5ayMXQZ pic.twitter.com/murZZAeIKP
The @Ravens and @BuffaloBills each have 77+ regular season wins from 2018-24. The only team ever with 77+ wins & 0 SB appearances in a 7-season span is the 1999-05 Colts. One of them will look to end that drought next week with a win today
— trey wingo (@wingoz) January 19, 2025
Teams to have 80+ wins including postseason in a 7 season span and NOT make the Super Bowl:
— Correy Knower of Ball First of His Name (@ItsYaboyCK) January 20, 2025
2018-24 Ravens 81 wins
2018-24 Bills 84 wins
– could this year
1999-05 Colts 80 wins
– won the Super Bowl the next year
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Super Bowl 60 will be held on Feb. 8, 2026.
Lamar Jackson Has Plenty Of Time To Break Through
Remember, there were times where John Elway and Peyton Manning were both labeled as guys who “couldn’t win the big one.” Lamar Jackson is only 28, and Elway and Manning were 37 and 30, respectively, when they won their first rings.
So don’t give up hope, Ravens fans. There is lots of time for Jackson to break through.
