2021 Baltimore Ravens season

2021 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
Head coach	John Harbaugh
General manager	Eric DeCosta
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	8–7
Division place	2nd AFC North
Pro Bowlers	TE Mark Andrews RS Devin Duvernay QB Lamar Jackson FB Patrick Ricard K Justin Tucker
Uniform
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The 2021 season is the Baltimore Ravens' 26th season in the National Football League and their fourteenth under head coach John Harbaugh.

Several NFL records were broken or achieved by the Ravens this season. On August 23, the Baltimore Ravens and John Harbaugh claimed the record of consecutive preseason wins with 20, overtaking Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers record with a win over the Washington Football Team.^[1] On September 26, placekicker Justin Tucker broke the NFL record for the longest field goal in history, kicking a 66-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Detroit Lions 19–17.^[2] The next week, on October 3, the Ravens tied the record for most consecutive games rushing over 100 yards as a team with 43 (tied with their division rival Steelers) in a 23–7 win over the Denver Broncos.

Despite starting the season 8–3, the Ravens fell into a four game losing streak and failed the improve their 11-5 record from last season after a Week 15 loss to the Green Bay Packers. This was due to the Ravens suffering injuries to key players throughout the season, including losing running backs J. K. Dobbins, Justice Hill, Gus Edwards, linebacker L. J. Fort as well as all-pro cornerback Marcus Peters to season-ending injuries before the regular season started.^[3] The year was also the second in Ravens history to not have a pro-bowler on defense (the other was 2005).

Offseason[]

Players added[]

Position	Player	Tag	2020 Team	Date
G	Kevin Zeitler	UFA (Cut)	New York Giants	March 15
TE	Josh Oliver	Traded	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 17
FS	Geno Stone	UFA	Houston Texans	March 23
WR	Sammy Watkins	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	March 26
OT	Alejandro Villanueva	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	May 4
OT	Ja'Wuan James	UFA (Cut)	Denver Broncos	June 7
DE	Chris Smith	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	July 27
DE	Justin Houston	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	July 31
RB	Le'Veon Bell	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	September 7
RB	Devonta Freeman	UFA	New York Giants	September 9
RB	Latavius Murray	UFA (Cut)	New Orleans Saints	September 10

Players lost[]

Position	Player	Tag	2021 Team	Date
QB	Robert Griffin III	Waived		January 18
WR	De'Anthony Thomas	Waived		January 18
CB	Tramon Williams	Waived	Retired	January 18
RB	Mark Ingram Jr.	Waived	Houston Texans	January 19
OLB	Matthew Judon	UFA	New England Patriots	March 15
EDGE	Yannick Ngakoue	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	March 15
WR	Chris Moore	UFA	Houston Texans	March 15
DE	Jihad Ward	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 16
LS	Morgan Cox	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 17
C	Matt Skura	UFA	New York Giants	March 18
S	Jayron Kearse	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	March 24
WR	Willie Snead	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	March 26
OT	Orlando Brown Jr.	Traded	Kansas City Chiefs	April 23
OLB	Chauncey Rivers	Waived	Green Bay Packers	August 4
TE	Jake Breeland	Waived/Injured		August 9
CB	Davontae Harris	Waived	San Francisco 49ers	August 15
TE	Eli Wolf	Waived		August 15
CB	Shaun Wade	Traded	New England Patriots	August 26
C	Greg Mancz	Traded	Miami Dolphins	August 28
OG	Ben Bredeson	Traded	New York Giants	August 31
SS	Nigel Warrior	Waived	Seattle Seahawks	August 31

2021 NFL Draft[]

2021 Baltimore Ravens Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	27	Rashod Bateman	WR	Minnesota
	31	Odafe Oweh	OLB	Penn State
3	94	Ben Cleveland	OG	Georgia
	104	Brandon Stephens	CB	SMU
4	131	Tylan Wallace	WR	Oklahoma State
5	160	Shaun Wade	CB	Ohio State
	171	Daelin Hayes	OLB	Notre Dame
	184	Ben Mason	FB	Michigan

Notes

• Baltimore traded offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., their 2021 second-round selection (No. 58) and a 2022 sixth-round selection to Kansas City for their 2021 first-round selection (No. 31), 2021 third-round selection (No. 94), 2021 fourth-round selection (No. 136), and a 2022 fifth-round selection.^[4]
• Baltimore traded its third-round selection (No. 91) and a conditional 2022 fifth-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for linebacker Yannick Ngakoue.
• Baltimore received compensatory third-round selections in 2021 (No. 104) and 2022 when its assistant head coach and passing game coordinator David Culley was hired by Houston as head coach.^[5]
• Baltimore traded the fourth-round selection it had earlier acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 136) and its own sixth-round selection (No. 210) to Arizona for their 5th round selection (No. 160) and a 2022 fourth-round pick.^[6]
• Baltimore received a compensatory fifth-round selection (No. 184) in 2021 due to the loss of DT Michael Pierce in free agency the previous offseason.

Undrafted free agent signings[]

2021 Baltimore Ravens Undrafted Free Agent Signings

Player	Position	College
Ar'Darius Washington	S	TCU
Adrian Ealy	OT	Oklahoma
Tony Poljan	TE	Virginia
	OG	Merrimack
	OT	Stanford
Xavier Kelly	DT	Arkansas
	LB	Northwestern
Nate McCrary	RB	Saginaw Valley State
	WR	Graceland
Barrington Wade	LB	Iowa
Kenji Bahar	QB	Monmouth
Jake Verity	K	East Carolina
	DL	Indiana

Staff[]

Baltimore Ravens staff

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	Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti President – Dick Cass Executive vice president/general manager – Eric DeCosta Executive vice president/player personnel – Ozzie Newsome Senior vice president of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of pro personnel – Vince Newsome Director of college scouting – Joe Hortiz Director of football administration – Nick Matteo Director of compliance – Jessica Markison Senior personnel assistant – George Kokinis Director of football information – Megan McLaughlin Director of football research – Scott Cohen Head coaches Head coach – John Harbaugh Assistant to the Head Coach – Dan Parsons Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Roman Quarterbacks – James Urban Running backs – Craig Ver Steeg Wide receivers – Tee Martin Tight ends – Bobby Engram Offensive line – Joe D'Alessandris Assistant offensive line – Richard Angulo Pass game specialist –			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Don Martindale Defensive line/run game coordinator – Anthony Weaver Assistant defensive line – Jason Brooks Inside Linebackers – Rob Ryan Assistant linebackers – Jay Peterson Outside linebackers – Drew Wilkins Defensive backs – D'Anton Lynn Passing defense coordinator – Chris Hewitt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Horton Assistant special teams – T. J. Weist Special teams – Randy Brown Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Steve Saunders Assistant strength and conditioning – Coaching analyst - performance – Scott Elliott Coaching analyst - performance – Sam Rosengarten Coaching analyst - performance – Ron Shrift → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Current roster[]

Baltimore Ravens roster

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Quarterbacks  8 Lamar Jackson 15 Josh Johnson Running backs 33 Devonta Freeman 28 Latavius Murray 42 Patrick Ricard FB 34 Ty'Son Williams Wide receivers 12 Rashod Bateman 80 Miles Boykin  5 Marquise Brown 13 Devin Duvernay 11 James Proche 14 Sammy Watkins 16 Tylan Wallace Tight ends 89 Mark Andrews 86 Nick Boyle 85 Eric Tomlinson

Offensive linemen 77 Bradley Bozeman C 66 Ben Cleveland G 63 Trystan Colon C 65 Patrick Mekari T 74 Tyre Phillips G 72 Ben Powers G 78 Alejandro Villanueva T 70 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 71 Justin Ellis NT 96 Broderick Washington Jr. DE 98 Brandon Williams NT

Linebackers 56 Josh Bynes ILB 45 Jaylon Ferguson OLB 40 Malik Harrison ILB 59 Daelin Hayes OLB 90 Pernell McPhee OLB 99 Odafe Oweh OLB  6 Patrick Queen ILB Defensive backs 23 Anthony Averett CB 36 Chuck Clark SS 41 Anthony Levine SS 38 Kevon Seymour CB 22 Jimmy Smith CB 21 Brandon Stephens FS 30 Chris Westry CB 25 Tavon Young CB Special teams  4 Sam Koch P 46 Nick Moore LS  9 Justin Tucker K

Reserve lists 51 Otaro Alaka ILB (IR) 49 Chris Board ILB (COVID-19) 54 Tyus Bowser OLB (COVID-19) 97 Aaron Crawford NT (IR) 27 J. K. Dobbins RB (IR) -- Khalil Dorsey CB (IR) 35 Gus Edwards RB (IR) 32 DeShon Elliott FS (IR)  3 L. J. Fort ILB (IR) 43 Justice Hill RB (IR) 50 Justin Houston OLB (COVID-19) 44 Marlon Humphrey CB (IR)  2 Tyler Huntley QB (COVID-19) 76 Ja'Wuan James OT (NF-Inj.) 91 Xavier Kelly NT (IR) 92 Justin Madubuike DE (COVID-19) 37 Iman Marshall CB (IR) 84 Josh Oliver TE (COVID-19) 24 Marcus Peters CB (IR) 79 Ronnie Stanley OT (IR) 26 Geno Stone SS (COVID-19) -- Ar'Darius Washington FS (IR) 57 Kristian Welch ILB (COVID-19) 95 Derek Wolfe DE (IR) Practice squad 17 Robert Jackson CB 31 Tony Jefferson SS (COVID-19) 61 Jaryd Jones-Smith OT 94 Isaiah Mack DE 47 Nate McCrary RB 69 Kahlil McKenzie NT 10 Jaylon Moore WR 67 Jimmy Murray C 83 Tony Poljan TE 53 Adam Redmond C 48 Jordan Richards SS 62 David Sharpe OT (COVID-19)  7 Chris Streveler QB (COVID-19) 58 Joe Thomas ILB 18 Kevin Toliver CB (COVID-19) -- Jake Verity K (Injured) 81 Binjimen Victor WR 39 Mazzi Wilkins CB 29 Daryl Worley CB Rookies in italics Roster updated December 28, 2021 Depth chart Transactions 46 active, 24 inactive, 14 practice squad (+5 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

The Ravens' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	New Orleans Saints	W 17–14	1–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	at Carolina Panthers	W 20–3	2–0	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Washington Football Team	W 37–3	3–0	FedExField	Recap

Note

• The Ravens' three preseason victories extended their preseason winning streak to 20 games (an NFL record).^[7]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

The Ravens' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	8:15 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Allegiant Stadium	ESPN/ABC	Recap
2	September 19	8:20 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs	W 36–35	1–1	M&T Bank Stadium	NBC	Recap
3	September 26	1:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	W 19–17	2–1	Ford Field	CBS	Recap
4	October 3	4:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos	W 23–7	3–1	Empower Field at Mile High	CBS	Recap
5	October 11	8:15 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–25 (OT)	4–1	M&T Bank Stadium	ESPN	Recap
6	October 17	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers	W 34–6	5–1	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	October 24	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–41	5–2	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 7	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–31 (OT)	6–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Fox	Recap
10	November 11	8:20 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–22	6–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Fox/NFLN/Prime	Recap
11	November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	W 16–13	7–3	Soldier Field	CBS	Recap
12	November 28	8:20 p.m.	Cleveland Browns	W 16–10	8–3	M&T Bank Stadium	NBC	Recap
13	December 5	4:25 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–20	8–4	Heinz Field	CBS	Recap
14	December 12	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns	L 22–24	8–5	FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS	Recap
15	December 19	4:25 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	L 30–31	8–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Fox	Recap
16	December 26	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–41	8–7	Paul Brown Stadium	CBS	Recap
17	January 2	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
18	January 9	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS

Notes:

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• All remaining games are subject to change—either due to flexible scheduling or COVID-19 issues.
• Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8 or to a later time on Sunday.

Game summaries[]

Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders 33, Baltimore Ravens 27 (OT)[]

The Ravens blew multiple fourth quarter leads and lost in overtime 27–33 to the Raiders on Monday Night Football.

The Raiders received the opening kickoff and moved into Baltimore territory before a shotgun snap that was not expected by Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr led to a 15-yard loss. As a result of the play, the Raiders were forced to punt. The Ravens were unable to do much with the ball and punted as well. A three-and-out series by the Raiders gave the ball to the Ravens at their own 35. The Ravens moved into Raider territory, but were faced with a fourth and one at the Raider 35-yard line. Ty'Son Williams broke through the line on the fourth down play for a 35-yard touchdown run to give Baltimore a 7–0 lead. The teams exchanged punts on their next possessions before the Ravens moved into Raider territory again. Lamar Jackson hit Marquise Brown on a 10-yard touchdown pass with nine minutes remaining in the second quarter and it appeared the Raiders might get blown out. However, on the ensuing possession, Carr was finally able to connect with tight end Darren Waller and move the ball to the Ravens two-yard line before Josh Jacobs scored to cut the lead in half, 14–7. The Ravens again moved into Raider territory with less than two minutes left in the half, but were stopped short on fourth down and turned the ball over to Las Vegas. Carr quickly moved the Raiders to the Baltimore 14-yard line, but had to settle for a Daniel Carlson 34-yard field goal as the half ended leaving the score 14–10 at halftime.

In the second half, the team exchanged punts again before the Ravens connected on a 40-yard field goal by Justin Tucker to move the lead back to seven at 17–10. The Raiders looked to answer by moving in to Raven territory, but were stuffed on a fourth-and-one at the Raven 13. The teams again exchanged punts as the game moved to the fourth quarter. The Ravens took over with 13:23 remaining in the quarter, but Jackson scrambled and had the ball knocked out of his hands and fumbled with the Raiders' Denzel Perryman recovering the ball at the Baltimore 41. Four plays later, Jacobs scored on a 25-yard run to tie the game at 17. The Ravens quickly answered as Latavius Murray scored on an eight-yard touchdown run to give the Ravens a 24–17 lead with about six minutes remaining. Carr moved the Raiders down field and, with just under four minutes left, hit Waller for a 10-yard touchdown pass to again tie the game. Baltimore responded by moving into Raider territory, but were unable to get a first down on a third-down play at the Vegas 31 and were forced to settle for a field goal with 37 seconds remaining. Carr, with no timeouts, hit Bryan Edwards for a 20-yard gain on the first play of the ensuing possession. After a spike to stop the clock, Carr hit Edwards again for 18 yards to move the ball to the Raven 37. Carlson then hit a 55-yard field to tie the game at 27. With two second remaining in the quarter, the Ravens took a knee to settle for overtime.

In overtime, the Raiders won the toss and moved into Raven territory on a pass by Carr to Hunter Renfrow. Renfrow appeared to step out of bounds at least once on the 27-yard play, but no review was made. Two plays later, Carr, backpedaling to avoid the rush, threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Edwards to apparently win the game. As players celebrated on the field, the play was reviewed and it was determined Edwards was down near the one-yard line, overturning the touchdown. After clearing the field, Carr was stuffed on sneak attempt. Rookie right tackle Alex Leatherwood then committed a false start penalty and the ball was moved back outside the five-yard line. Following an incompletion, Carr's next pass went through the hands of Willie Snead and bounced off a DeShon Elliott's helmet before being intercepted by Anthony Averett in the end zone for a touchback. After the Ravens took over at the 20, Jackson fumbled again which was again recovered by the Raiders. Following a one-yard run to the Ravens' 26, the Raiders belatedly decided to attempt a field goal. However, due to the slow decision, Carlson did not get on the field in time and the Raiders, who had used their two timeouts on the prior possession, committed a delay of game penalty. Jon Gruden decided to not try the field goal on the next play and Carr, under pressure and backpedaling, threw to a wide open Zay Jones for a 31-yard touchdown to end the game.

With the heartbreaking upset loss, the Ravens fell to 0–1 for the first time since 2015. This game marked the 12th game with an upset in Week 1 during the 2021 NFL season an NFL record.

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens 36, Kansas City Chiefs 35[]

The Ravens overcame two 11-point 2nd half deficits to stun the Chiefs 36–35 on Sunday Night Football, avoiding an 0–2 start. Lamar Jackson ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns on consecutive drives, overcoming two first quarter interceptions, the former of which was a Pick 6, by Tyrann Mathieu. Kansas City then drove into field goal range, but rookie OLB Odafe Oweh forced and recovered a fumble by Clyde Edwards-Helaire at the Baltimore 34-yard line with 1:20 left to go in regulation. The Ravens then forced the Chiefs to use all 3 if their timeouts before Jackson sealed the win with a 2-yard run on 4th and 1 from the Baltimore 43. It was Jackson's first ever win over Patrick Mahomes as well as the largest deficit he's overcome in his career. With the win, the Ravens improved to 1–1.

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens 19, Detroit Lions 17[]

The Ravens survived a fourth quarter rally by the Detroit Lions to win 19–17 at Ford Field. After trailing 7–16 going into the fourth quarter, the Lions scored 10 unanswered points, taking the lead with 1:04 left to play on a Ryan Santoso 35-yard field goal. On the ensuing possession, the Ravens faced a 4th & 19 deep in their own territory with less than 30 seconds to go, but Lamar Jackson found Sammy Watkins for a long gain out to the Lions 48 yard line. After spiking the ball, Jackson took four more seconds off the clock by throwing the ball out of bounds, leaving only three seconds on the clock. However, the referees missed that the play clock expired before the play, which should been a five-yard penalty for delay of game. Longtime Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, who missed a 49-yard field goal earlier, then hit an NFL-record 66-yard field goal as time expired to win the game. With the win, the Ravens improved to 2–1.

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 23, Denver Broncos 7[]

Facing a 0–7 deficit after a slow start, the Ravens rattled off 17 second quarter points and defeated the Denver Broncos 23–7 for their third straight win. Lamar Jackson threw for 316 yards and a touchdown, his first 300 yard passing game since Week 1 of the 2019 season, while adding 28 yards on the ground. The Ravens also tied the record for most consecutive games rushing over 100 yards as a team with 43 (tied with their division rival, the Steelers) with a 5-yard run by Jackson on the last play of the game. With their third-straight win, the Ravens improved to 3–1.

Week 5: Baltimore Ravens 31, Indianapolis Colts 25 (OT)[]

Trailing 3–22 late in the third quarter, the Ravens scored four touchdowns in as many drives to defeat the Colts in overtime 31–25 on Monday Night Football. Lamar Jackson had 442 yards passing, both a career high and franchise record, and four touchdowns while adding 62 yards rushing. The Colts also had a field goal blocked with 4:37 left in the fourth quarter and missed a potential game winner at the end of regulation. It was the largest deficit (19 points) that Jackson had overcome in a game, beating out the 11-point deficits he overcame against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier in the season. With their fourth straight win, the Ravens improved to 4–1 and moved into first place in the AFC North due to losses by both the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens 34, Los Angeles Chargers 6[]

The Ravens used dominant offensive and defensive performances to rout the Chargers 34–6. Baltimore rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns while the defense held the Chargers to just 208 yards of total offense and only 26 rushing yards while holding the ball for over 38 minutes. The victory was Lamar Jackson's 35th as a starter, setting the record for the most wins by a starting quarterback before their 25th birthday in NFL history, surpassing the previous mark of 34 set by Dan Marino. With their fifth straight win, the Ravens improved to 5–1.

Week 7: Cincinnati Bengals 41, Baltimore Ravens 17[]

The Ravens five-game win streak along with their five-straight wins over the Bengals came to a brutal end as the Bengals scored 28 unanswered second half points and routed them 17–41. The Bengals outgained the Ravens 520–393 and had five sacks as Baltimore was 1 for 4 on fourth downs in the second half. It was the Ravens worst home loss since a 6–35 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14 of the 2015 season and the first time they've lost at home to the Bengals since Week 17 of the 2017 season. It was also Lamar Jackson's worst loss in his career as well as his first lost in the month of October, and his first loss to the Bengals. With the loss, the Ravens dropped to 5–2 and entered a tie with the Bengals for 1st place in the AFC North.

Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 34, Minnesota Vikings 31 (OT)[]

The Ravens overcame a slow start, two 14-point deficits, and an overtime interception to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 34–31 in overtime. Trailing 3–17 late in the second quarter, the Ravens scored touchdowns on four consecutive long drives to take 31–24 lead late in the fourth quarter behind three touchdown passes by Lamar Jackson and a touchdown run by Le'Veon Bell. However, the Vikings then drove down and tied the game at 31 on an Adam Thielen touchdown reception from Kirk Cousins, his second touchdown pass of the game. In overtime, the Ravens won the toss and drove into Vikings territory, but the drive abruptly ended when a pass by Jackson was tipped and intercepted by Anthony Barr. The Vikings were unable to capitalize, however, as they went three and out and punted the ball back to the Ravens. Needing only a field goal to win, the Ravens again drove into Vikings territory and won on a 36-yard field goal by Justin Tucker. With the win, the Ravens improved to 6–2.

Week 10: Miami Dolphins 22, Baltimore Ravens 10[]

The Ravens offense struggled to get anything going against the Miami Dolphins, resulting in a stunning 10–22 upset loss on Thursday Night Football. After the first two drives ended in field goal attempts, the second of which was missed, the Ravens failed to score on nine consecutive drives, with seven of them ending in punts, one ending with a lost fumble by Sammy Watkins – which was returned by Xavien Howard for a touchdown –, while one ended by the end of the first half. Meanwhile, the Dolphins scored 15 unanswered points and held off a late comeback attempt by the Ravens to win their second straight game. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 6–3.

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 16, Chicago Bears 13[]

Playing without star quarterback Lamar Jackson due to an illness, the Ravens behind second-year QB Tyler Huntley rallied in the final minute to defeat the Chicago Bears 16–13. Earlier in the week, Jackson had designated as questionable due to a undisclosed non-COIVD illness. He was removed from the injury report that Friday, but was reinserted on it the next day when his condition abruptly degraded before being ruled out on gameday. Without Jackson, along with wide receiver Marquise Brown, the Ravens struggled to move the ball, but were able to do just enough to take a 9–7 lead late in the fourth quarter on a Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal. On the ensuing drive, however, Andy Dalton, who was in for Justin Fields after the latter suffered a rib injury in the third quarter, threw his second touchdown pass of the day to Marquise Goodwin from 49-yards out on 4th and 11 with less than 1:45 left to go in regulation. Trailing by four after the Bears failed on the two-point conversion, the Ravens quickly drove down the field and retook the lead on a Devonta Freeman 3-yard run touchdown run with just 0:22 to go. The Bears were unable to get into field goal range on their final drive and Dalton was sacked by Tyus Bowser before the former could get off a hail mary throw on the last play of the game. It was the first time the Ravens had defeated the Bears at Soldier Field (they were 0–3 in the stadium prior to this game). With the win, the Ravens improved to 7–3.

Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 16, Cleveland Browns 10[]

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens overcame four interceptions, including three straight in as many drives in the second quarter, and won their second consecutive game with a 16–10 victory on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens improved to 8–3 and gained control on the number one seed in the AFC.

Week 13: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Baltimore Ravens 19[]

The Ravens blew a fourth quarter lead, allowing the Steelers to get 17 points before failing on a two-point conversion on a last-minute touchdown, losing 19–20. Going into the fourth quarter, the Ravens led 10–3, but the Steelers outscored them 17–3, taking a 20–13 lead on a Ben Roethlisberger touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson along with a two-point conversion. The Ravens then quickly drove down the field and Lamar Jackson threw a short touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins with only 12 seconds left. Due to losing CB Marlon Humphrey earlier in the game, leaving them with only 5 CBs available to play, the Ravens attempted to win the game by going for two instead of tying it with an extra point. However, Lamar Jackson pass to Mark Andrews on the attempt was off-target and Andrews was unable to catch it, leaving the Ravens down by one. The Steelers then recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 8–4 out and dropped from the number 1 seed to the 3 seed.

Week 14: Cleveland Browns 24, Baltimore Ravens 22[]

The Ravens lost there second straight game as their late comeback attempt failed in a 22–24 defeat to the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens lost QB Lamar Jackson to an ankle injury in the first quarter and were down 3–24 late in the second quarter. The defense shut out the Browns in the second half and the Ravens recovered an onside kick following their second fourth quarter touchdown, but were unable to convert on 4th and 6 to get into field goal range. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 8-5.

Week 15: Green Bay Packers 31, Baltimore Ravens 30[]

A late Ravens comeback attempt fell short due to failing a two-point conversion after a final minute touchdown in a 30–31 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Playing without QB Lamar Jackson due to an ankle injury, backup QB Tyler Huntley attempted to keep up with the Packers offensive attack led by QB Aaron Rodgers. After going into halftime tied at 14, the Packers went ahead 31–17 about midway through the fourth quarter. Tyler Huntley then led a touchdown drive to cut the lead to 7 while the defense forced a three and out. The Ravens drove again and scored again on Huntley scramble with 42 seconds left, his second touchdown run in as many drives. For the second time in three weeks, the Ravens attempted to go for two to take the lead, but Huntley's pass intended for Mark Andrews was broken up leaving the Ravens down by one. The Packers then recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. With their third straight loss, the Ravens fell out of the playoff picture and dropped to 8–6.

Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals 41, Baltimore Ravens 21[]

Down to their third string quarterback, the Ravens were unable to keep up with the Bengals offensive attack and were again blown out 21–41. QB Joe Burrow threw for 525 yards and four touchdowns with 184 yards and two of those touchdowns going to WR Tee Higgins on 12 receptions. With QBs Lamar Jackson (ankle injury) and Tyler Huntley (positive COVID-19 test) both out, recently-signed Josh Johnson started for the Ravens, throwing for 304 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a losing effort. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 8–7 and were swept by the Bengals for the first time since 2015.

Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Rams[]

Standings[]

Division[]

AFC North
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals	9	6	0	.600	4–1	7–3	410	324	W2
Baltimore Ravens	8	7	0	.533	1–4	5–6	355	356	L4
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	1	.500	2–2	5–5	301	371	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	8	0	.467	2–2	4–6	314	329	L2

Conference[]

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	y – Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	4	0	.733	4–1	6–4	.540	.524	W8
2	Tennessee Titans	South	10	5	0	.667	4–1	6–4	.478	.487	W1
3[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	6	0	.600	4–1	7–3	.451	.426	W2
4[a][b]	Buffalo Bills	East	9	6	0	.600	4–1	6–5	.491	.459	W2
Wild cards
5[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	6	0	.600	3–2	7–3	.502	.430	W3
6[b][c]	New England Patriots	East	9	6	0	.600	3–2	7–3	.502	.430	L2
7[d][e]	Miami Dolphins	East	8	7	0	.533	3–2	5–5	.444	.375	W7
In the hunt
8[d][f]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	7	0	.533	1–4	5–6	.520	.471	L4
9[d][e][f][g]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	8	7	0	.533	2–2	5–5	.522	.504	L2
10[g]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	8	7	0	.533	2–3	6–4	.522	.529	W2
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	7	7	1	.500	2–2	5–5	.522	.486	L1
12[h]	Cleveland Browns	North	7	8	0	.467	2–2	4–6	.516	.405	L2
13[h]	Denver Broncos	West	7	8	0	.467	1–3	3–7	.462	.357	L2
Eliminated from postseason contention
14[i]	New York Jets	East	4	11	0	.267	0–5	4–7	.493	.417	W1
15[i]	Houston Texans	South	4	11	0	.267	3–2	4–7	.480	.367	W2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	13	0	.133	0–5	2–8	.511	.567	L7
Tiebreakers[j]
^ a b Cincinnati wins tiebreaker over Buffalo based on conference record. ^ a b Buffalo wins tiebreaker over New England based on division record. ^ a b Indianapolis wins tiebreaker over New England based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b c Miami wins tiebreaker over Baltimore based on conference record. ^ a b Miami wins tiebreaker over LA Chargers based on record vs. common opponents. Division tiebreaker initially used to eliminate Las Vegas (see below). ^ a b Baltimore wins tiebreaker over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker initially used to eliminate Las Vegas (see below). ^ a b LA Chargers wins tiebreaker over Las Vegas based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b Cleveland wins tiebreaker over Denver based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b NY Jets wins tiebreaker over Houston based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

Individual awards[]

Recipient	Award(s)
Odafe Oweh	Week 2: AFC Defensive Player of the Week[8]
Justin Tucker	Week 3: AFC Special Teams Player of the Week[9]
Lamar Jackson	Week 5: AFC Offensive Player of the Week[10]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website