The upset levels out the AFC North, easing the road for when the Ravens return to action in Week 8. Their schedule gets noticeably easier from that point on, and they'll hopefully be re-joined by many of the pieces they lost on the way to that unimpressive record.

With Joe Burrow already established as Cincinnati’s “Joe Cool,” Jeff Wagner’s banner hanging in the upper deck for Thursday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers said “Joe Calm to the Rescue.”

Flacco completed 31 of 47 passes for 342 yards and threw three touchdowns.