Published for Baltimore Ravens fans — October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team · Last updated October 24, 2026
🏈 Baltimore Ravens Fans — Your Flock Is Waiting! A new era is dawning at M&T Bank Stadium: Lamar Jackson dealing, King Henry rumbling and a rebuilt defense hunting quarterbacks again. Wear the purple and black, and let’s take back the North.
The Club
The Baltimore Ravens were founded in 1996 and play at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland — their home since 1998 — in purple, black and metallic gold. The identity never changes: defense-first, run-the-ball football, summed up by the motto “Play Like A Raven” — printed right inside the jersey collar. The legends built that standard: Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Jonathan Ogden, Terrell Suggs and Joe Flacco. Baltimore has won two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXV (the 2000 season, over the Giants) under Brian Billick and Super Bowl XLVII (the 2012 season, over the 49ers) under John Harbaugh. In their 31st season, the Ravens remain the AFC North’s measuring stick. Hunting for a Baltimore Ravens jersey, the latest Ravens schedule or Ravens tickets? Start with the question every fan asks each fall: when do the Ravens play — because in Baltimore, game day is personal.
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Last Season (2025): The Season That Slipped Away
The Ravens entered 2025 as a Super Bowl favorite, then stumbled to a 1-5 start with Lamar Jackson battling a hamstring injury. A five-game win streak dragged them back to 6-5, but a 2-4 finish left everything riding on a winner-take-all Week 18 trip to Pittsburgh — lost 26-24 when rookie kicker Tyler Loop missed a late field goal wide right. At 8-9, Baltimore missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Two days after the season ended, John Harbaugh was dismissed, closing an 18-year run that delivered Super Bowl XLVII. It was also the first season since 2011 without kicker Justin Tucker, released the previous May. A golden era ended in the cold at Pittsburgh — and the rebuild started immediately.
Best Players Right Now (2026 Roster)
Lamar Jackson, Quarterback (#8) — The two-time NFL MVP (2019, 2023) and the most electric player in football. Through four games in 2026: 967 passing yards, 6 touchdowns against a single interception, 70.8% completions, plus 144 rushing yards.
Derrick Henry, Running Back (#22) — King Henry, still trucking defenders at 32. His team-high 534 rushing yards power the NFL’s No. 3 rushing attack — the engine this offense runs on.
Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver (#4) — The team’s receiving leader with 471 yards through six games and a first-time Pro Bowler in 2025. A blur after the catch and Lamar’s favorite big-play target.
Kyle Hamilton, Safety (#14) — A First-team All-Pro in 2025 and the defense’s chess piece: line him up anywhere and he wrecks plays.
Roquan Smith, Inside Linebacker (#0) — The heartbeat of the defense and a 2025 Pro Bowler. Sideline to sideline, he is the standard the whole unit plays to.
Trey Hendrickson, Edge Rusher (#91) — The marquee signing of 2026, poached from division rival Cincinnati to fix a pass rush that couldn’t get home last season. Sacks are coming.
Mark Andrews, Tight End (#89) — Lamar’s security blanket for nearly a decade. With 181 receiving yards through six games, the veteran is still the man Baltimore trusts on third down.
Marlon Humphrey, Cornerback (#44) — The veteran ballhawk anchoring the cornerback group, backed by Nate Wiggins and rookie Malaki Starks in a young, hungry secondary.
Head coach: Jesse Minter — The fourth head coach in franchise history, hired in 2026 after 18 years of John Harbaugh. Minter learned this building as a Ravens defensive assistant (2017-2020), ran Michigan’s defense and then the Chargers’ under Jim Harbaugh, and was brought home to rebuild Baltimore’s front — starting with Hendrickson and a healthy Nnamdi Madubuike.
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The season rides on Lamar’s ankle. Jackson sprained his left ankle in Week 4 against Tennessee, and backup Tyler Huntley went 1-1 in relief — a win at Atlanta, then a 10-point dud in the 13-10 loss at Cleveland. Lamar returned to practice on a limited basis on October 22 and is working his way back; when he’s right, this is one of the league’s top offenses at 26.0 points per game. Without him, it stalls.
The Minter era begins. Eighteen years of Harbaugh ended in January, and Baltimore handed the job to a defensive mind who knows the building inside out. Jesse Minter rebuilt the front in one offseason — Hendrickson signed away from Cincinnati, Madubuike healthy again — and the defense already looks meaner. Circle November 16: Minter faces the Chargers, his old team, under the Monday night lights.
King Henry’s redemption run. At 32, Derrick Henry leads the team with 534 rushing yards behind an offense averaging 151.5 on the ground — third-best in the NFL. But after his late fumble in the Cleveland loss, Henry owned it completely: “Put this one on me.” While Lamar heals, the Ravens’ identity runs straight through #22.
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This Season (2026): A Three-Way Tie at the Top
Six games in, the Ravens sit at 4-2 — locked in a three-way tie for first in the AFC North with Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with Cincinnati (3-2) a half-game back and nobody blinking. The résumé is real: a 41-23 statement at Indianapolis, a wild 34-31 win over Dallas in the Rio de Janeiro international game, an overtime win at Atlanta, and the division’s best point differential at +24. The one scar is the 13-10 loss at Cleveland played without Lamar. Baltimore’s offense averages 26.0 points per game (seventh in the league) behind the NFL’s No. 3 rushing attack, and Minter’s defense is rounding into form. The division will likely be decided by the two Steelers meetings still to come — December 20 in Pittsburgh and the Week 18 rematch at home — and everything starts with getting Lamar Jackson healthy again.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Games to Watch
Check the Ravens schedule and grab Ravens tickets early — these are the nights that will shape the season:
- October 25 — vs Cincinnati Bengals: A division six-pointer at M&T Bank Stadium to open the run — Trey Hendrickson’s first shot at his old team, with the whole league watching Lamar Jackson’s status.
- November 1 — at Buffalo Bills: A heavyweight test on the road against the 5-1 AFC East leaders in their new stadium. Win this and the AFC has to take Baltimore seriously.
- November 5 — vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Thursday Night Football): Primetime under the lights at home against the AFC South leaders. Short week, big stage.
- November 16 — vs Los Angeles Chargers (Monday Night Football): Jesse Minter against his former team — the emotional peak of the home schedule.
- December 20 — at Pittsburgh Steelers: The rivalry, in their building, with the division likely on the line. It does not get bigger than this.
Biggest Rivalries — The Wars
1. Pittsburgh Steelers — the NFL’s most violent rivalry. Pittsburgh ended Baltimore’s 2025 season in that Week 18 winner-take-all and took the North with it. Two more meetings are coming this season, and both will be wars.
2. Cincinnati Bengals — Burrow vs. Lamar shootouts and a knife-edge division race, with a new edge in 2026: Baltimore stole Cincinnati’s star pass rusher, Trey Hendrickson, in free agency.
3. Cleveland Browns — The Ravens ARE the old Browns, and Cleveland never lets them forget it. The Browns just won the first meeting 13-10 on October 18 and sit tied with Baltimore at 4-2.
4. Kansas City Chiefs — The AFC’s measuring stick. Baltimore’s road to a Super Bowl keeps running through Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City, and the Flock knows it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Baltimore Ravens play next?
The Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at M&T Bank Stadium (1:00 PM ET) — a division clash with the AFC North lead on the line, with a trip to the Buffalo Bills on November 1 right behind it.
Where do the Baltimore Ravens play their home games?
At M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland — the Ravens’ home since 1998 and one of the toughest road trips in football, where the Flock makes life miserable for visiting offenses.
How many Super Bowls have the Baltimore Ravens won?
Two: Super Bowl XXXV (2000 season) against the New York Giants, and Super Bowl XLVII (2012 season) against the San Francisco 49ers.
Where can I buy Baltimore Ravens fan gear?
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Sources: NFL.com, ESPN, Pro Football Reference — team schedules, rosters and records checked October 2026.
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