Baltimore Ravens are back from their much-needed bye-week to take on the Chicago Bears. This is a game they must win to avoid going 1-6. Baltimore Beatdown staff makes bold predictions about the showdown that will define the season.

Tyler Huntley was a great quarterback for the Ravens, but they ultimately fell short. Huntley’s rushing ability can raise the floor for the offense, as he is able to extend some drives by using his legs. Baltimore will lose 20-13 if Huntley is the starter over Jackson. – Dusty Cox

Tyler Huntley, the backup quarterback to Lamar Jackson and Cooper Rush, is able to lead the Ravens in their best performance of this season. The Ravens’ run game, with Derrick Henry and Huntley at the center, is a success, racking up 200+ yards of ground together. Huntley’s passing isn’t as impressive as Rush, but it is enough.

Ben Johnson’s innovative scheme has the better of both sides, but they do get a few sacks. Kyle Hamilton and Trenton Simpson both get sacks with the new pressure plans. Mike Green gets his first sack after a successful pass rush. The secondary is average with no interceptions. Nate Wiggins continues his shadow assignment and follows Rome Odunze for a large part of the day and limits him well.

The Ravens take a 10-0 lead early in the first half. The Bears score 17 points in the second period without reply. Huntley and his Ravens team manage to finish the game with a long drive in the fourth quarter. They also score a touchdown. The Ravens, who were using a backup quarterback to try and avoid an overrun, failed to score the touchdown, losing 17-16. Their season was effectively over. They are now 1-6. – Zach Canter

This game will surprise many viewers with the Ravens’ offense. Derrick Henry’s rhythm last week was a testament to the Bears’ poor run defense. Baltimore’s receivers will have the advantage over a trio backup cornerbacks. Tyler Huntley, on the other hand, will push the ball as far downfield as possible. His propensity for taking sacks, combined with the team’s continuing short-yardage problems, will lead to too many drives ending with punts or field goals. At least one fourth down will be failed, and he’ll also have to turn the ball over at least once. This gives the Bears offensive good field position throughout the game.

This will put pressure on a Ravens’ defense that allowed 44 points to a struggling Texans’ offense in Week 6, and benefited from a bit of good luck against the Rams. In contrast, the Bears rank 12th overall in terms of total yards and 10th for points. They scored 25 points or more in every game of their four-game winning streak and recorded over 380 yards on three occasions. In Week 8, the former will continue, but not necessarily the latter. Zach Orr, the defensive coordinator, started making some adjustments to his defense against the Rams but they aren’t taking yet. Ben Johnson leads his team to a 27-16 victory. – Nikhil Mehta