The Ravens released their first injury report of Week 4 with six players missing Wednesday’s practice, including the team’s top three defensive linemen: Nnamdi Madubuike, Travis Jones, and Broderick Washington.

John Harbaugh’s comments last week were an early sign that Madubuike’s neck injury could be a long-term issue, and he struck an even more worried tone on Wednesday.

“I would say I am concerned about it, but I’m not really in a position to comment on it right now,” said Harbaugh before indicating that medical evaluations are still ongoing. Not good.

As Monday night showed, Madubuike’s absence leaves a gaping...

Following a rash of injuries along the defensive line, the Ravens announced on Wednesday that they were adding two defensive tackles, Taven Bryan and Josh Tupou, to the practice squad.

The moves came on a day when Baltimore’s entire starting defensive line was absent from practice. Star defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike remains sidelined with a neck injury with no clear timetable for a return to the field. Defensive tackles Travis Jones (knee) and Broderick Washington (ankle) did not participate, either, though head coach John Harbaugh said he has “a good feeling” about their availability for Sunday’s game against the Kansas...

The Ravens’ 38-30 loss to the Lions on Monday night did not shake the confidence of betting markets, as Baltimore opened as 2.5-point favorites to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City next Sunday.

Both teams are off to disappointing starts to the 2025 season with 1-2 records. The Chiefs dropped their first two games of the season to the Chargers and the Eagles before rebounding against the Giants on Sunday. That win against a struggling New York squad did not convince oddsmakers that they could take down Lamar Jackson and the Ravens this weekend, even at home.

However, the Ravens...

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Offense

In a back-and-forth offensive affair, Lamar Jackson and the entire offensive line went the distance in Week 3, playing all 57 snaps. Not surprising also was Zay Flowers (49) and Mark Andrews (46) once again leading the way in snaps amongst pass-catchers. Andrews finally broke out with a team-high six catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while Flowers had a quiet performance with only two catches on three targets.

Like Andrews, Rashod Bateman had his best game of the year as well, catching five passes for 63 yards and a score in 34 snaps (60%). Bateman was...

After one of the most embarrassing losses in Ravens history, let’s see how the rookies performed. Several received expanded roles on either side of the ball, but none stepped up as an impact player.

Malaki Starks

Starks had the worst game of his career. He, along with Roquan Smith, played every snap against Detroit. He’s been quiet but steady so far this season, but in Week 3, he had a 51.7 PFF grade in the horrific defensive night for the Ravens. Worse yet, his tackling grade was a 34.3, second-worst on the defense Monday night, though he was...

A 38-30 scoreline hardly does justice to the chasm between the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions in terms of coaching, execution, and pure physicality on Monday night.

Heading into the game, much was made of Lamar Jackson’s record vs. NFC teams and the Ravens’ dominance in primetime games at home. With a national spotlight, Baltimore embraced a ‘Darkness Falls’ theme with all-black uniforms and a home-field advantage meant to strike fear into opposing teams.

But when darkness did fall at M&T Bank Stadium, it was the Lions who took over the night.

It didn’t happen right away. The two...

The Ravens got embarrassed in a 38-30 loss to the Detroit Lions that looks closer than it really was. There’s a lot of ugly to go through, so let’s get to it.

The Good

Mark Andrews: It was a slow start to the season for Andrews, who spent the first two games blocking his butt off, but only had 2 catches to show for it. Today he went 6-6 on his targets, going for 91 yards and two scores. Likely should be returning soon, but Andrews coming back to life will allow the Ravens work him into the...

Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season is officially in the books. Two AFC North teams lost this week, while another pulled off a huge upset on Sunday. The Ravens, of course, were soundly beaten by the Lions on Monday night.

Cincinnati Bengals (2-1)

The first week without quarterback Joe Burrow was predictably painful for the Bengals, as the Minnesota Vikings defense thoroughly dominated backup quarterback Jake Browning on their way to a 48-10 win.

On Sunday, Browning continued where he left off in Week 2 by throwing two more interceptions, bringing his season total to five on just...

The Detroit Lions ran all over the Baltimore Ravens’ defense and sacked Lamar Jackson seven times on their way to a 38-30 victory that was more lopsided than the score suggests.

The Ravens drop to 1-2 with the loss and currently sit third place in the AFC North.

Outside of their two scripted drives at the start of either half, Baltimore’s offense never found their footing against the Lions’ physicality on defense with a series of familiar mistakes. Once again, they got down to first-and-goal from inside the five-yard line and came away without a touchdown. Once again, Derrick Henry...

Offense

Quarterback: B

Lamar Jackson was efficient through the air for much of the game. He put the ball in harm’s way twice, once when the ball was poked out and the other on a near-intercepted throw. The former came on a busted play, though, where Jackson had nothing doing on fourth-and-goal on a rollout to the right and tried to buy time. He finished the game with a good stat line of 288 passing yards and three touchdowns, completing 21-of-27 throws. Some of that yardage came on the final drive of the game though, including his third touchdown...

With less than 90 minutes remaining before kickoff, the Baltimore Ravens have announced their official inactives for their Week 3 matchup against the Detroit Lions:

• FB Patrick Ricard (calf)
• TE Isaiah Likely (foot)
• DE Nnamdi Madubuike (neck)
• OLB Kyle Van Noy (hamstring)
• RB Keaton Mitchell
• CB Jaire Alexander
• OT Carson Vinson

For the second straight week, cornerback Jaire Alexander is a healthy scratch. Alexander struggled in Week 1 after missing extensive practice time late in the summer. Since then, head coach John Harbaugh has openly said the Ravens would be managing his playing...