The underwhelming start to the 2025 season continued for the Baltimore Ravens as they fell to 1-3 after an ugly 37-20 loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Baltimore’s lone victory this season came against the Cleveland Browns, who, despite upsetting the Green Bay Packers last week, are also 1-3 and equally struggling.
The Ravens have had a tough go of things right out the gate, playing the Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Detroit Lions all within the first four weeks.
Though they’ve been known for their defense in recent years, that unit hasn’t been up to par this season, as they’ve allowed an average of 38 points per game in their three losses.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Suffers Injury Against Chiefs
After exiting Sunday’s game against the Chiefs down 17 in the third quarter, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t return.
It was revealed by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that Jackson had suffered a hamstring strain that Jackson described as feeling like “a grab.” The two-time MVP will undergo further evaluation on Monday. If his injury is even a mild strain, Jackson could miss a few weeks.
There’s no timeline on Jackson’s injury as of yet, losing him for even one or two games could be detrimental to the Ravens’ playoff chances.
Already losing three games this season, they only have so many more losses they can endure before they’re out of playoff contention. Since the switch to the 14-team playoff format in 2020, only five teams have started 1-3 and made the playoffs.
Baltimore’s next two games against the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Rams will likely go a long way toward determining if the Ravens are a legit playoff contender or not.
The Texans aren’t meeting expectations this season as they sit at 1-3 as well, but with talented QB C.J. Stroud, they can become a problem quickly.
Baltimore does have one of the league’s top backup quarterbacks in Cooper Rush, but it’ll be hard to be confident in a Ravens victory in either of those games without Jackson. It’s still possible that Jackson’s hamstring is fine and he plays next week.
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