The Ravens quickly saw what they've been missing with the absence of running back Gus Edwards, who ran for 66 hard-earned yards and two touchdowns in his first game in more than a year. Edwards' return from a shredded ACL comes just in time, with J.K. Dobbins out for at least the next month. We look at how the Ravens pass rush is trending in the right direction, and Wilcox takes you inside the art of punt returns, and what makes Devin Duvernay so good at it. Finally, with the Ravens headed to Tampa Bay for Thursday Night Football, Wilcox gives a player's perspective on the dreaded short week leading up to a Thursday night game.

The Ravens (3-3) have a chance to put some distance between them and the Cleveland Browns (2-4), but they need to figure out how to close out a game with a late lead. Last week at New York, they lost their third game this year in which they led by at least 10 in the second half. Can Kenyan Drake have another big day? And should the Ravens keep feeding him if he is? "Abso-freaking-lutely," Wilcox says, still shaking his head over Drake's usage -- or lack thereof -- last week. Wilcox also has keys to defending elite edge rushers such as Myles Garrett, and the best ways for the Ravens to stop Browns sensational running back Nick Chubb.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense will square off against Giants defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale, who held that job for the past four seasons with the Ravens but ultimately became the fall guy for their last-ranked pass defense last year. Wink's teams blitz like no other, so what will be the keys to handling the pressure that's sure to come? Wilcox has a few ideas. He also recalls, from his Super Bowl experience, the advantage of familiarity with the other sideline. The Ravens defense hasn't been great against the run this year, so how are they going to stop Saquon Barkley, who appears to be back to top, pre-ACL form? We highlight a few key players to watch, and offer our predictions.

After being embarrassed by the Bengals twice last year, the Ravens shut down the high-powered Bengals receiver corps for the most part, and Lamar Jackson and Justin Tucker took over the game with their legs. Tucker has made a pretty convincing case that he is the most clutch kicker of all time, and we look at his incredible late-game numbers. Wilcox breaks down the Ravens defensive game plan against Cincinnati, and how that defense, so humbled a year ago, was able to keep Ja'Marr Chase in check this time. And with the game on the line, who else but Lamar Jackson? Wilcox explains why he thought Jackson played better than his passing numbers suggest, and why he again belongs on the short list in any MVP discussion.

The Ravens were blown out twice by the Bengals last year, losing 41-17 at home and 41-21 in Cincinnati, when Joe Burrow piled up 525 passing yards, the most ever allowed by a Ravens defense. Marlon Humphrey didn't play that day, and neither did Marcus Peters. Safety Marcus Williams has also been added, and it feels like this pass defense was built to face this team. Can the Ravens 32nd-ranked pass defense get right against an offense that was one, no, three steps ahead of it last year? Can the Ravens offense, that might be missing wide receiver Rashod Bateman and running back Justice Hill, sustain big drives? As usual, it will probably come down to Lamar Jackson, whose signature play among all the others was his sensational, spin-move 47-yard touchdown run against the Bengals in 2019. With the Ravens coming off another blown big league in a last-second loss to Buffalo, this AFC North opener feels like a critical test.

The Ravens could easily be 4-0. Instead, they are 2-2 after their second demoralizing loss in which they blew a three-score lead at home in a 23-20 loss to Buffalo. A lot of venom is directed toward coach John Harbaugh, who opted against kicking a go-ahead field goal with four minutes left. Wilcox doesn't mind the decision as much as the play call, which he calls "horrible." As the game ended, frustration boiled over as fiery cornerback Marcus Peters jawed at Harbaugh and they had to be separated. Peters slammed his helmet to the turf and stormed off. What's next for him? For the team? Wilcox has been in locker rooms with similar conflicts, and he tries to show a way forward. But man, he still hates that fourth-down call when you have a quarterback like Lamar Jackson ...

Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, the two most accomplished quarterbacks in the 2018 draft class, square off, and Wilcox says Jackson will always have a chip on his shoulder after being the fifth QB taken in that draft. The Ravens passing defense ranks No. 32 in the league through three games, and the Bills passing offense ranks No. 1. How do the Ravens try to go about slowing down Stefon Diggs and that offense? Wilcox has some ideas. The Ravens also have to deal with a tenacious Bills pass rush led by Von Miller and Greg Rousseau, and might have to do it with rookie Daniel Faalele at left tackle. Wilcox has some keys to a game that many people think could be an AFC title game preview.

Coming off one of the worst losses of the John Harbaugh era, the Ravens traveled to New England, where they had never won in the regular season, and Lamar Jackson basically put the team on his back. Like John Harbaugh, Wilcox has a message for Jackson's remaining critics (4:30). We also look at how the return of J.K. Dobbins changes the Ravens offense (6:30), and why All-Pro Ronnie Stanley needs to get back on the field.

Wilcox also looks at the rebound of this maligned Ravens secondary, why Odafe Oweh has been invisible in three games (17:00) and what the signing of Jason Pierre-Paul (18:50) can mean for a defense that sorely needs a jolt in terms of pressure.

Coming off a shocking defensive meltdown in a 42-38 loss to Miami, can the Ravens defense rebound at New England? How does that secondary recover after a disastrous fourth quarter? Wilcox has some ideas. And what's this about Lamar Jackson being limited with an elbow injury? Plus, Patriots play-by-play extraordinaire Bob Socci joins us to look more closely at the Patriots, their offensive struggles, defending Lamar Jackson and how former Raven Matthew Judon has been the key to the defense.

The Ravens and Lamar Jackson had every answer for the Miami Dolphins ... for three quarters. Then an epic meltdown ended with a shocking 42-38 loss that wasted one of Lamar Jackson's greatest games. Wilcox tries to answer the most frustrating questions: What on earth happened? And why couldn't this Ravens team, which had three touchdowns of 75+ yards, gain 1 yard when it needed to? Wilcox has a few theories, and most start with coaching. It's Week 2, and some fans are ready to fire everbody. Is it too soon to panic?