The Ravens are the NFL's measuring stick Jamie Erdahl

teams, they can beat a bully. A team like that, and they can do it on the road. Peter was it you or Kyle this week? That was reminding us that the Chiefs are the champions and they like they it was you. Okay, so I think come week 17 we have to have some wiggle room for changing the measuring stick because what we've seen from the Kansas City Chiefs just has not been the championship caliber that we're used to. I think the Baltimore Ravens have now taken over the measuring stick mentality of the NFL. And by that I mean they have played several games this season where we're like, look out. Now they're hosting the Lions. What do they do against the Lions? I was looking at the Ravens best defense of efforts. Their top three this season. And it often times came against a team that was streaking at the time. So when they hosted the Lions what did they do. They held them 38 to 6. That was unbelievable. Back in November they hosted the Seahawks. What did they do that to them 37 to 3. And then this past weekend the measuring stick game was against the San Francisco 49 ers. To me it's that statement of the Baltimore Ravens. And how do they fare against what we as the national media has deemed look out for this team. What are how are the Ravens going to handle their business. They have handled their business time and time again in the most important stretches of the season. And despite giving up 19 to the 49 ers late in the season, that's not considering the fact that they had five picks for sacks. Kyle Hamilton played out of his mind. I think the Ravens taking ownership of they have become the measuring stick in week 17. That is the stance and the place you want to be in the NFL as a team, whether it b