Through the first five weeks of the season, the Ravens’ defense allowed 35.4 points per game — the most in any five-game stretch in franchise history — leading to a 1-4 record despite the offense scoring 28.1 points per game.

Injuries struck the defense line early, with Pro Bowler Nnamdi Madubuike being ruled out for the season with a neck injury and depth piece Broderick Washington suffering an ankle injury that required surgery. Ascending outside linebacker Tavius Robinson broke his foot in a loss to the Rams. Fellow Pro Bowlers Roquan Smith and Kyle Hamilton also shared stints on the...

The Baltimore Ravens traded Jaire Alexander to the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, packaging the veteran cornerback with a 2027 seventh-round pick and receiving a 2026 sixth-rounder in return. Here are the reactions from the staff of Baltimore Beatdown.

Talk of an Alexander trade picked up this week, and it is not entirely surprising that Howie Roseman swooped in to bring him to Philly. However, when Alexander wasn’t a healthy scratch for the Ravens, he looked unsteady on the field. Getting back to form from multiple knee injuries is not easy, especially for a gambling ballhawk like Alexander. My theory...

The Ravens are trading Jaire Alexander to the Eagles for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick, per a team announcement. Baltimore will send a 2027 seventh-rounder to Philadelphia as part of the deal.

Alexander signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Ravens this past offseason after being released by the Packers. Despite hopes that he would regain his Pro Bowl form and emerge as an impactful defender in Baltimore, he only appeared in two games with 61 total snaps.

This article will be updated with more information.

The Ravens found their first back-to-back win of the season and are rewarded with just being 1.5 games out of the division and a 10-day mini bye week. Lamar Jackson’s return was a beacon of hope for all, but it wasn’t perfect. Let’s dig into it.

The Good

Lamar Jackson: He got off to a slow start, but it’s hard to complain any day Lamar Jackson plays football. Jackson ended up finding his rhythm after an early miss to Bateman had him rattled. Jackson finished with four touchdowns and a 143.2 rating to finish the day, the fourth...

Offense

In his return under center, Lamar Jackson played all 56 snaps along with four starting offensive linemen. With the Ravens comfortably leading late in the fourth quarter, Ronnie Stanley was replaced by Joseph Noteboom in a precautionary move. The rest of the starters up front remained in the game.

In the backfield, Derrick Henry led the snap count by a wide margin with 36 (64%), while Justice Hill and Keaton Mitchell (11 and 10 snaps) were essentially dead even. Hill’s playing time has decreased while Mitchell has seen his role expand over the past two games, a trend...

The Baltimore Ravens earned a 28-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, improving to 3-5 on the season. Here are Baltimore Beatdown’s Roundtable Reactions to the Ravens’ primetime win in Week 9:

It’s incredible what a difference a two-game winning streak can make after starting the season 1-5. The Ravens made a statement against the Dolphins, and while there are plenty of things to clean up and improve, they are finally starting to resemble the Super Bowl favorites they were pegged as going into the season. Lamar Jackson’s return to the field was everything you could have...

Offense

Quarterback: A-

Lamar Jackson took some time to get into a rhythm in his first game back. Jackson and the offense played groggy for much of the first half and Jackson appeared hesitant in the pocket. A switch flipped coming out of halftime, though. Jackson’s mobility was activated, and he began making decisive throws both on and off script. He completed nine straight passes in the third quarter and led two impressive scoring drives that both resulted in touchdown throws. Jackson had zero turnover worthy plays and completed an efficient 18-of-23 passes with 204 yards through the air...

With just over an hour remaining before kickoff, the Baltimore Ravens have announced their inactives their Week 9 matchup against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football.

Inactives:

• S Sanoussi Kane
• CB Jaire Alexander
• OT Carson Vinson
• OL Emery Jones
• WR Devontez Walker
• DL Aeneas Peebles
• QB Cooper Rush (3rd QB)

Earlier today, the Ravens made two practice squad elevations for this game: DT Taven Bryan and S Keondre Jackson. Bryan and Jackson will effectively take the place of Peebles and Kane as depth pieces on the defensive line and at safety, respectively....

The Baltimore Ravens (2-5) are taking on the Miami Dolphins (2-6) on Thursday Night Football. Check out Baltimore Beatdown’s pregame content and join in the discussion in the comments section!

Pregame News, Predictions, and Analysis

• Final injury report and game designations
• 5 Questions about the Dolphins for Ravens fans, answered by The Phinsider
  • 5 Questions about the Ravens for Dolphin s fans, answered by Baltimore Beatdown
• Baltimore Beatdown’s Bold Predictions for Week 9
• 3 Keys to Victory against the Bears
• Week 9 AFC North Preview

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The Ravens saved their season on Sunday with a win against the Chicago Bears. Now they attempt to shift the momentum and kickstart a run with the return of Lamar Jackson to a home-away-from-home game down in Miami against the Dolphins. The Dolphins are a struggling team in 2025, but the Ravens haven’t been much better. How do the Ravens win this game?

1) Keep it clean

The Dolphins are near-opposites of the Bears, who came into Baltimore with the best turnover differential in the league. Comparatively, the Dolphins are near the bottom of the league, with a...

Welcome to Baltimore Beatdown’s very first mailbag! Our readers have been offering so many great questions in our posts lately that we wanted to spotlight them and provide some of our answers! Special thanks to frequent commenters militaryravenfromnc and BmoreChamps for the first few questions to get us started!

1. Why was Aeneas Peebles a game day scratch for the last three weeks with run-stopping defensive tackles getting all the snaps?

I think the Aeneas Peebles scratches come out of necessity. It looks like the Ravens have given up on trying to consistently get pressure with four rushers. Sure, there...

Welcome back to another edition of 5 Questions, a weekly collaboration with other SB Nation sites to preview the Ravens’ upcoming matchups. This week, the Ravens are playing the Dolphins in Miami, so Kevin Nogle of The Phinsider is on hand to answer Baltimore Beatdown’s questions about Week 6.

Also, check out Baltimore Beatdown’s responses to The Phinsider’s questions about the Ravens!

**1. What is pulse of the Dolphins fanbase regarding Tua Tagovailoa and Mike McDaniel? Is the overall sentiment that the team should move on from both or just one? Does one of the two limit what the other...