After their first shedding season in six years, the Ravens received’t have to attend lengthy to see the place they stand among the many NFL’s elite.
Early-October dwelling video games towards the Buffalo Payments and Cincinnati Bengals and a late-October street matchup towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers spotlight the Ravens’ 2022 schedule, introduced Thursday, which options no less than three prime-time video games and one other intriguing divisional slate.
The Ravens, seeking to rebound from an injury-marred 8-9 season and their first playoff absence since 2017, will play 5 last-place finishers and 7 video games towards 5 groups coming off postseason appearances. The Ravens’ total power of schedule, as decided by their opponents’ mixed 2021 information, is tenth best within the NFL, helped by their very own last-place end within the AFC North final season.
The staff’s hardest stretch will come earlier than its Week 10 bye, however the schedule provides quarterback Lamar Jackson a doable ramp-up window. Sidelined for the staff’s last 4 video games final season by an ankle harm, Jackson is about to return to motion within the Ravens’ Sept. 11 opener towards the lowly New York Jets. The Ravens’ dwelling opener comes per week later, when the Miami Dolphins, bolstered by offseason acquisitions reminiscent of vast receiver Tyreek Hill and deal with Terron Armstead, go to M&T Financial institution Stadium.
After that comes a three-week run of heavy hitters. In Week 3, the Ravens will journey to Gillette Stadium to face quarterback Mac Jones, former Ravens outdoors linebacker Matthew Judon and the New England Patriots. In Week 4, the Ravens return dwelling to face the staff that clobbered New England within the playoffs: the AFC East champion Buffalo Payments, led by quarterback Josh Allen, vast receiver Stefon Diggs and one of many NFL’s finest secondaries.
The Ravens’ Week 5 sport could be probably the most anticipated of their season. In a “Sunday Evening Soccer” matchup in Baltimore, the Ravens will open AFC North play towards the Cincinnati Bengals, who received the division final season, surprised the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC championship sport and practically edged the Los Angeles Rams in Tremendous Bowl LVI. Quarterback Joe Burrow, vast receiver Ja’Marr Chase and defensive finish Trey Hendrickson headline a staff that returns most of its starters and swept the Ravens by a mixed 82-38 margin final season.
The Ravens’ two different prime-time video games fall in back-to-back weeks however 11 days aside. In Week 8, they’ll face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one other Tremendous Bowl favourite, on “Thursday Evening Soccer.” The Ravens, who haven’t confronted quarterback Tom Brady since he left New England, misplaced their solely Thursday night time matchup final yr — one other middle-of-the-season street journey towards one other Florida-based staff, the Dolphins.
In Week 9, the Ravens and host New Orleans Saints will sq. off on “Monday Evening Soccer,” which showcased two of the staff’s wildest video games final yr. The Ravens opened the 2021 season with an extra time street loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, who had three game-tying scores within the fourth quarter. 4 Mondays later, Jackson led the Ravens again from a 19-point second-half deficit in Baltimore to stun the Indianapolis Colts in extra time.
The Ravens’ postseason hopes may hinge on their AFC North report. Final yr, they went 1-5, their first last-place end below coach John Harbaugh. This yr, their schedule is backloaded with divisional checks. They’ll host the Browns in Week 7 and journey to Cleveland in Week 15, a pair of video games fraught with uncertainty. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson nonetheless faces 22 lively lawsuits that accuse him of sexual assault and sexual harassment throughout therapeutic massage remedy classes; it’s unclear when or whether or not the NFL may punish the three-time Professional Bowl choice this season.
The Steelers, who swept the Ravens in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s last season in Pittsburgh, will host the Ravens in Week 14 and journey to Baltimore in a Week 17 sport on New 12 months’s Day. The Bengals then welcome the Ravens again to Cincinnati per week later for his or her regular-season finale, the Ravens’ fifth AFC North sport in six weeks.
Beneath the NFL’s scheduling rotation, the Ravens will keep away from the Chiefs however face the AFC East, NFC South and the last-place finishers within the AFC West, AFC South and NFC East this season. A Week 13 matchup in Baltimore with the Denver Broncos and new quarterback Russell Wilson ought to pose one other take a look at to a reworked Ravens protection. House video games towards the Carolina Panthers (Week 11) and Atlanta Falcons (Week 16) and street video games towards the New York Giants (Week 6) and Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 12) fill out the rest of the staff’s 17-game schedule.
The dates of the Ravens’ Week 15 and Week 18 video games haven't been finalized. They are going to face the Browns on both Dec. 17, a Saturday, or Dec. 18. They’ll tackle the Bengals on both Jan. 7, one other Saturday, or Jan. 8.
The Ravens will open their preseason schedule towards the visiting Tennessee Titans on Aug. 11 and finish it with an Aug. 27 sport in Baltimore towards the Washington Commanders. In between is an Aug. 21 journey to Arizona to face the Cardinals and former Ravens vast receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.
Ravens’ 2022 regular-season schedule
Week 1 (Sunday, Sept. 11): at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 2 (Sunday, Sept. 18): vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 3 (Sunday, Sept. 25): at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., Fox (Chs. 45, 5)
Week 4 (Sunday, Oct. 2): vs. Buffalo Payments, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 5 (Sunday, Oct. 9): vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m., NBC (Chs. 11, 4)
Week 6 (Sunday, Oct. 16): at New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 7 (Sunday, Oct. 23): vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 8 (Thursday, Oct. 27): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Week 9 (Monday, Nov. 7): at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Week 10: BYE
Week 11 (Sunday, Nov. 20): vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox (Chs. 45, 5)
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 27): at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 13 (Sunday, Dec. 4): vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 14 (Sunday, Dec. 11): at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 15 (Sunday, Dec. 17/18*): at Cleveland Browns, TBD
Week 16 (Sunday, Dec. 24): vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox (Chs. 45, 5)
Week 17 (Sunday, Jan. 1): vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS (Chs. 13, 9)
Week 18 (Sunday, Jan. 7/8*): at Cincinnati Bengals, TBD
* — Versatile scheduling video games
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