Baltimore Ravens 2025 Record Prediction: Rough Road Before the Bye
The Baltimore Ravens have a gauntlet in 2025, with the first six weeks before the bye week against tough opponents. They look to win the AFC North again and 12-13 wins once again for the third straight year.
Things should be even better under Todd Monken in his third season, as he was signed to an extension this offseason, along with other pivotal pieces for 2025 like John Harbaugh, Ronnie Stanley, and Derrick Henry.
This is on top of future extensions for Lamar Jackson, Isaiah Likely, Tyler Linderbaum, and Kyle Hamilton, likely coming this year. Baltimore signed veteran DeAndre Hopkins and made defensive improvements during the draft.
Here are my predictions for their record this coming season, as whatever they accomplish won’t be enough unless they get over the hump of the dread AFC title game in January unfortunately.
Weeks 1-6: Week 7 Bye, Two Prime Time Games
Week 7, as their bye week, seems a bit earlier than when they normally get it, as Baltimore will be tested early in 2025. Starting with a rematch in Buffalo from the AFC Divisional Round from last year for Sunday Night Football Week 1.
Week 2, they host the Browns and then the Detroit Lions for Monday Night in Week 3. The Ravens then travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs in Week 4, as they have had more losses there. Week 5 is at home against the Texans, who will look for revenge after getting slaughtered in last year’s AFC Wildcard.
Baltimore also hosts the Rams for Week 6, as they should be a tough playoff-contending team in 2025 with Matthew Stafford extended. To be realistic, I would give them four wins before their bye week.
Weeks 8-12: Thursday Night Prime Time in Miami
New head coach Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams will enter Baltimore for Week 8, as they could be way better than in 2024. Week 9 is on Thursday night in Miami, as their last game against the Dolphins in Hard Rock was not one to remember. The Ravens then go to Minnesota against J.J. McCarthy for Week 10 and follow up in Cleveland (Week 11) and the Jets visiting at home for Week 12.
I would give Baltimore four wins in this stretch with the home field advantage and quarterback situations to monitor for most of these teams, like New York with Justin Fields, along with McCarthy and the Vikings in his first season, basically, but at home with an aggressive Brian Flores defense.
Even if Chicago is improved, I don’t think they can steal one from the Ravens in Baltimore, as the Browns, I could see winning this one down the stretch like last season with Jameis Winston. Shedeur Sanders could see a potential start midway through the year.
Weeks 13-16: Thanksgiving vs. Bengals at Home
Thanksgiving night will be a game to watch for Week 13, as Joe Burrow and Jackson clash once again in the primetime spotlight. The Ravens play the Steelers at home in Week 14 and then travel to Cincinnati for a rematch in Week 15, so I give them the split series on paper. Week 16, Baltimore takes on Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel at home with the New England Patriots.
It’s tough to assume what to think about the Pats with a new head coach and year two Maye, but regardless, that should be a win at home. Pittsburgh, I can’t confidently give them a win out of their two-game matchup unless they officially sign Aaron Rodgers. If anything, they would win to end the year in Week 18 and not during the latter key stretch of the season.
Weeks 17-18 and Final Thoughts
Against an NFC playoff team like the Packers in Green Bay late in the year, and then finishing the regular season with the dreaded divisional rival Steelers in Pittsburgh is a rough finish. Regardless, the Ravens have to find a way to win both or split the last two regular-season games, as Week 18 could be a “resting starters” type of game like in the 2023 season.
Baltimore should finish the year on top of the AFC North at 12-5 as my final record prediction for 2025. Their big threat for the AFC North, at least on paper, seems to be the Bengals if they can fix the defense (after the Chase-Higgins extensions) and the Steelers, but only if they get Rodgers. I don’t buy the Browns at all as a contender, even after their draft and extending Myles Garrett.
