3) The Ravens are the best team in the NFL

Their Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns seems like a lifetime ago, and in the NFL, it kind of is. But perhaps that’s exactly what this season’s iteration of the Ravens needed. Since then, they have gone undefeated, shutting down some of the best teams in the league with suffocating defense and an electric offense that is capable of backbreaking drives.

I’m not sure how much more I need to hear. The case may be closed. Court adjourned. Baltimore is now officially the best team in the NFL at this point.

The Ravens feature the No. 1 offense and a stout and steadily improving defense. Week in and week out, the Ravens have truly looked unstoppable since Week 6. They’ve beaten three of the better teams in the league — the Seahawks, Patriots and now the Texans. And not just with last-second field goals and lucky breaks. These games were won handily by a combined score of 108-43.

Sure, there are several games left on the schedule, including premier matchups against the Rams and the 49ers over the next two weeks. But is anyone going to consider Baltimore underdogs in them?

I’m not.

Sure, the league changes week to week and I’ve half-expected the Ravens to show some cracks. But barring some huge setback in the coming weeks, I don’t feel any team has what it takes to beat these Ravens. They only seem to be getting better, and Jackson is leading that charge.

Maybe a small part of me is still expecting a “wake-up” game to come, but as the weeks roll by, it seems less and less likely. And maybe that will be the way of things all the way to February and the Lombardi Trophy.