With the Baltimore Ravens starting 0-2 on Sunday for the first time in nine years, Charm City is officially in red.

Last week’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was somewhat expected, even if it was heartbreaking. Sunday’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, however? A complete shock and absolutely disheartening for a supposed Super Bowl contender. A 10-point lead blown in the fourth quarter is cause for some soul-searching in Baltimore once again.

For linebacker Roquan Smith, the leader of the defense, the results of the first two weeks simply aren’t good enough.

“All we can do is respond, and I think that’s what defines every human being,” Smith said after Sunday’s game. “I know the guys in the locker room and how we feel about it. Trust me, it sucks more for us than it does for anybody. I just know we’re going to put our heads down and move on and, you know, correct our mistakes. There’s no way we should be 0-2, but hey, it is what it is.”

With the amount of talent on this roster, Smith is absolutely right that the Ravens should not be 0-2 under any circumstances. However, the games are not being played on paper and they have simply shot themselves in the foot far too many times in the first two weeks of the season. As a result, they are finding themselves with their backs against the wall much sooner than anyone expected.

The only silver lining is that there are still 15 games left to do well. With an upcoming series against the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, the Ravens will need to get it together quickly if they want to save this season.

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