The Baltimore Ravens were close to advancing to the AFC Championship Game before shooting themselves in the foot with bad turnovers and costly drops during a 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Round.
The loss had Lamar Jackson’s critics once again out with pitchforks, although this time it wasn’t all his fault. It was a collective failure, one that star safety Kyle Hamilton is ready to put to bed.
Kyle Hamilton Sees No Weaknesses on Ravens
Speaking about his team on “The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny,” Hamilton was quick to hype up the Ravens’ roster and deflect any negativity stemming from their most recent playoff loss. Baltimore is locked and loaded for a Super Bowl.
“I’ve had so many people ask me what the Ravens are missing. I’m like, literally nothing,” Hamilton said. “We have everything you want to win a championship. It’s just we haven’t been playing well when we got to the point that we need to win. There’s no excuses for that. It’s just offense, defense, special teams, we have to do better.”
Kyle Hamilton and Puka Nacua RAVING about how much they love each other's games…might be the most wholesome two minutes ever published on my show 🥹
Had a chance to discuss the Super Bowl, Ravens/Rams offseason + more w/ @kyledhamilton_ and @AsapPuka: https://t.co/2HlPBzJfAh pic.twitter.com/Yl0011Whk0
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) February 12, 2025
This is the same player who expressed shock after the Ravens’ 27-25 loss against the Bills. Hamilton sensed the high frustration level then, but never questioned the talent level. Not ever.
“High — a high frustration level,” Hamilton said in January, via the Ravens’ website. “This is nothing that we planned for. It’s a shock to everybody walking off that field — definitely me — for it to just be over like that. We feel like we have the team and the mentality to win a Super Bowl every year we come out.
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“Obviously, it’s easy to say that, and every team says that, and we [have] to just go back to the drawing board and find out what we need to do to get to that point.”
Puka Nacua Pushing for the Rams To Get Ravens Star
Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua joined Kimes’ show as well, and he made a blatant pitch for his front office to go out and get Hamilton. The two players have struck up a fast friendship.
As an outside admirer of Hamilton’s physical style of play and aggressive attitude, Nacua wanted to let the Ravens star know he’d be a perfect fit in Hollywood if he is ready to ditch Baltimore. Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula would love to have him, too.
“Hey, if you’re ready to come to L.A. where it’s sunny all the time, we’ll be waiting for you,” Nacua said.
Hamilton — a two-time Pro Bowler (2023 and 2024) and one-time first-team All-Pro (2023) — is under contract in Baltimore through the 2026 season, if the Ravens pick up his fifth-year option, so he’s not going anywhere. It would take a massive trade to pry him away from the Ravens, and that franchise has no intentions of letting him go.