The Baltimore Ravens sparked one vocal former player on Monday night. Robert Griffin III certainly wasn’t mincing words about his former team.
Griffin, who played for the team from 2018 to 2020, didn’t hold back from criticizing the AFC contenders after they took a 38-30 letdown loss to the Detroit Lions.
He even used the word “confusing” to describe the 2025 version of Baltimore.
“The Baltimore Ravens are the most confusing team in the NFL,” Griffin began on the social media website X, formerly Twitter. “Best Roster, front office and MVP QB. But they have to learn to execute in situational football at the end of games on both sides of the ball. They have to learn to FINISH to go on the Super Bowl run they are built for.”
Robert Griffin III Shared Higher Praise for Winning Lions
Baltimore dropped to a disappointing 1-2 record — with its only win over the Cleveland Browns.
Detroit, meanwhile, has created a new momentum wave. The reigning NFC North champions got dropped in the season opener against a now Micah Parsons-led Green Bay Packers. Most fans and analysts started to inch their finger toward the panic button for Detroit.
But the Lions have since tacked on 52 points against the Chicago Bears, then poured 38 on a trending AFC contender in Week 3.
And Griffin III is a believer in these Lions, especially the head coach who leads them.
“The Detroit Lions are never going back to the same ole Lions with Dan Campbell as Head Coach,” Griffin posted.
Lions Hit Feat Not Seen Since 1998
Detroit hit numerous accolades at M&T Bank Stadium. Notably the uncanny seven-sack mark against Lamar Jackson — now the most ever Baltimore has allowed with Jackson behind center.
But Campbell got the Lions to reach a feat not seen since the 1998 season — when Barry Sanders was still carrying the ball.
Per the Lions Public Relations page, the franchise produced 220+ rushing yards and four ground-based scores for the first time in 27 years. Detroit hit 224 yards after handoffs in the 34-28 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Sanders rushed for 185 yards that Sept. 13, 1998 day and scored three times, while Tommy Vardell added the other rush score.
The former NFL Rookie of the Year Griffin is a believer in the Lions. But he’s confused by the state of the last team he ever played for.