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The Ravens will kick off their 2025 regular season in Buffalo against the Bills on "Sunday Night Football," in what could be considered the game of the year.
With kickoff fast approaching, we're looking at seven things to know ahead of the Sunday night matchup.
In a rematch of a 2024 AFC Divisional Playoff, the Baltimore Ravens open their 30th season by visiting the Buffalo Bills for a Sunday Night Football primetime showdown. Last season, Buffalo and Baltimore were the AFC's No. 2 and No. 3 playoff seeds, respectively, with the Bills winning the thrilling postseason matchup, 27-25. In Week 4, the Ravens emerged victorious, 35-10, during an SNF contest in Baltimore.
Ravens at Bills on Sunday Night Football marks the fifth time in NFL history that the two most recent MVPs have met in Week 1. Bills quarterback Josh Allen was the MVP of the 2024 regular season, and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was the MVP in 2023. Last year, they met twice, with Jackson getting the regular-season win and Allen getting the divisional-round win. Sunday's winner gets a leg up in the 2025 MVP race and growing Super Bowl odds.
Dating back to 2018 (the last seven seasons), when QB Lamar Jackson became its starter, Baltimore has tallied the league's second-most regular-season wins (78) and has earned six playoff berths. Jackson owns a 70-24 regular-season record as a starter.
Since 2017, Allen has 260 total touchdowns in seven seasons (1st), while Jackson has 199 (6th most). Allen (85) and Jackson (74) rank first and second in offensive touchdowns over the last two seasons and were the only quarterbacks with at least 40 total touchdowns and fewer than 10 giveaways in 2024. They also both perform well in primetime. Allen (102.1) and Jackson (108.7) have the two best passer ratings in primetime since 2022. Allen is 13-4 in those matchups, while Jackson is 11-1. We'll see if one earns another MVP title in 2025.
With two explosive offensive units, the two teams involved focused on defense during the 2025 NFL draft. Buffalo and Baltimore drafted six defensive players in the 2025 draft, with each team's first two picks (Bills - CB Maxwell Hairston and DT T.J. Sanders, Ravens - S Malaki Starks, DE Mike Green) being on the defensive side of the ball.
During free agency, the Ravens focused on their secondary by adding cornerback Jaire Alexander and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. The Bills added defensive end Joey Bosa, defensive end Michael Hoecht, and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi.
On offense, Baltimore added wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, and Buffalo signed wide receiver Joshua Palmer.
Running backs James Cook and Derrick Henry were the NFL leaders tied with 16 rushing touchdowns each - the most in the league. Henry finished his season with 1,921 rushing yards (2nd in the NFL), while Cook posted 1,009. Henry averaged 5.9 yards per carry (1st among RB, min. 200 attempts) and Cook averaged 4.9 (5th among RB). The Bills had a rush percentage of 47.9% last season (5th most), and the Ravens ran the ball 52.5% of the time (2nd). Both teams had a top 10 success rate when running the football - Bills (50.1% - 7th), Ravens (52.2% - 2nd).
It'll be an electric atmosphere as this is the final home opener in Highmark Stadium. The Bills kick off their final season in Highmark Stadium before moving into the new Highmark Stadium in 2025. Sunday marks the last home opener for Buffalo in a stadium they've played in since it opened in 1973.
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