{"id":327841,"date":"2025-08-30T01:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/327841\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T01:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:19:11","slug":"steelers-legend-picks-ravens-to-win-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/327841\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Legend Picks Ravens to Win Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is bullish on the Baltimore Ravens this year. As of right now, the Hall of Famer thinks the Ravens have the best shot to win the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>In regard to his former team, Bradshaw thinks the Steelers are not ready to compete with the elite teams in the AFC yet.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not gonna be the Chiefs. I think Baltimore-Buffalo in the [AFC] Championship Game. I think Baltimore\u2019s gonna get over the hump this year. I\u2019m pulling for Pittsburgh, always will,\u201d Bradshaw said in an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/cLQH4KPbRho\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with Newsweek;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> interview with Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re ready yet. Cincinnati, I don\u2019t think their defense is good enough yet. It\u2019s Cincinnati, it\u2019s Kansas City, Buffalo, Baltimore. Then you\u2019ve got Pittsburgh with Aaron Rodgers. They could shock some people. Don\u2019t hold me to this, I\u2019m going Baltimore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers RB Derrick Henry\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"788\" height=\"465\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6c806800f19654e03bc935f0583b6e09.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Steelers safeties Minkah Fitzpatrick and DeShon Elliott try to tackle Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry on Jan. 11, 2025. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens (+650) currently have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/nfl-futures\/super-bowl-futures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:second-best odds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">second-best odds<\/a> to win the Super Bowl at BetOnline.ag. The Buffalo Bills have the best odds at +600. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are third (+750), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs (+850), Green Bay Packers (+950) and Detroit Lions (+1200).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers have the 16th-best odds at +4000.<\/p>\n<p>The oddsmakers apparently love what Baltimore did in the offseason. In June, All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1935385164818878698\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:signed a one-year, $6 million deal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">signed a one-year, $6 million deal<\/a> with the Ravens. He had better offers but wanted to be in Baltimore. Alexander reunites with his former teammate at Louisville, Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander joins a Ravens secondary that features All-Pro cornerback Marlon Humphrey, second-year cornerback Nate Wiggins, veteran cornerback Chidobe Awuzier, rookie safety Malaki Starks and All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton. On paper, the Ravens are loaded in the secondary.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens also signed All-Pro running back Derrick Henry to a two-year, $30 million extension this offseason that includes $25 million fully guaranteed over the next two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Henry\u2019s deal is the largest in NFL history for a running back over 30 years old and now gives him a great chance to finish his illustrious NFL career in Baltimore now signed through the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens signed Henry to a <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/baltimore-ravens-sign-all-pro-running-back-derrick-henry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:two-year, $16 million deal last offseason;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">two-year, $16 million deal last offseason<\/a>, but he outplayed it while rushing for 1,921 yards (5.9 yards per carry) and 16 touchdowns in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old also proved to be worth the money in the playoffs when he ran all over the Pittsburgh Steelers defense for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Wild Card win.<\/p>\n<p>Henry has rushed for 11,423 yards and 106 touchdowns in his nine-year NFL career and now plenty of time to build upon that in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens also have one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Lamar Jackson. The Ravens were a two-point conversion away of defeating the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round last season. Tight end Mark Andrews just couldn\u2019t haul in Jackson\u2019s pass. This year, the Ravens are out for revenge and will try to dethrone their kryptonites \u2014 the Chiefs and Bills in the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers Now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steelers Now<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-legend-picks-ravens-to-win-super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers Legend Picks Ravens to Win Super Bowl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steelers Legend Picks Ravens to Win Super Bowl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is bullish on the Baltimore Ravens this year. 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