After falling to the Lions at home Monday night, the Ravens took a hit in power rankings.
Entering the year ranked as the top team by many, Baltimore (1-2) is now as high as No. 3 by Pro Football Focus and as low as No. 11 by CBS Sports. The Ravens will have a chance to surge back up in pundits' minds when they take on Kansas City (1-2) Sunday.
Here's where the Ravens stand in power rankings entering Week 4:
| Source | Ranking | Last Week's Ranking | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL.com | No. 7 | No. 3 | "Another Derrick Henry fumble in the fourth quarter helped sink Baltimore, with Aidan Hutchinson's textbook punchout spearheading a splashy night from Detroit's defense. Lamar Jackson was sacked seven times, kept in check as a runner and turned away on a 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line. There were plenty of mistakes on offense, but the defense was the bigger concern, as the Ravens were unable to hem in the Lions' run game and bring down ball-carriers on first contact. You could argue this game was decided by tackling, with Detroit vastly superior in that department. Granted, Baltimore's defense didn't have Kyle Van Noy or Nnamdi Madubuike up front due to injuries, while Jaire Alexander was a healthy scratch in the secondary. Still, this unit must prove it can have some success vs. elite offenses; otherwise, we might be talking about another "What if?" season for Lamar and Co. So, why only drop the 1-2 Ravens to No. 7? I doubt there are more than six teams against whom they'd be underdogs against on a neutral field." |
| The Athletic | No. 10 | No. 5 | "Lamar Jackson was predictably very good on Monday night. But the O-line struggled, Derrick Henry lost another key fourth-quarter fumble and the receivers didn’t do much to help. The seven sacks Jackson took tied for the most he’s taken in a game during his eight-year NFL career." |
| The Ringer | No. 5 | No. 4 | "I’m not accustomed to Baltimore being shoved around in the trenches the way we saw on Monday night, and it has me reeling. If the 2025 season is a trial of whether Baltimore is ready to take the next step, the bar isn’t close to being cleared yet. For a defense with multiple players at or near the top of their positions, we’ve now seen this unit come apart in the second half multiple times. Running back Derrick Henry is developing a concerning trend of fumbling in key situations, gifting opponents with opportunities to shut the door on Baltimore. This team is way too talented to need Lamar Jackson to seal the game every week, but that’s where things stand so far." |
| ESPN.com | No. 7 | No. 4 | "Biggest issue on defense: Poor tackling. The Ravens are not wrapping up ball carriers, which has always been a source of pride. Baltimore has given up 200 yards after contact this season, the fourth most in the NFL. It's also the most given up through the first three games in John Harbaugh's 18 years as head coach. "That's bad run defense, and that's not who we are," Harbaugh said. "It cannot be who we are. It's just, it's not going to be good enough. It's not going to be acceptable, and it has to be better." |
| FOX Sports | No. 7 | No. 4 | "They’ve had a tough early-season schedule, but their defense isn’t holding up well. Also they can’t give up 7 sacks like they did against Detroit. They’ve got to give Lamar Jackson some time." |
| Sports Illustrated | No. 4 | No. 4 | "The King Henry fumbling subplot is a fascinating one. Henry looked like someone on the sidelines Monday that was positively unsure what was happening to him. After such a long stretch of effortless (looking) dominance, does this moment have any sort of lasting effect on the team’s second-most critical offensive skill position player?" |
| USA Today | No. 7 | No. 4 | "Officially, another slow (1-2) start for a team that might be two Derrick Henry fumbles away from being 3-0. Still, there's definitely defensive concern for a unit that was shoved around by Detroit amid the absence of injured Pro Bowl mainstays Kyle Van Noy and DL Nnamdi Madubuike." |
| CBS Sports | No. 11 | No. 5 | "They have line issues on both sides of the ball. The defense got pushed around and the offensive line didn't protect Lamar Jackson against the Lions. Now they have a huge one with the Chiefs." |
| Pro Football Focus | No. 3 | No. 1 | "Another tough loss for the Baltimore Ravens, who the Detroit Lions felled on Monday night. The Ravens' rushing attack has been stifled in the last two weeks, while the Lions‘ offense mostly had its way with the defense in the 38-30 loss. At 1-2, the sky isn’t falling, but for those who believed the Ravens could be near infallible in 2025, this might be a small reality check. The NFL is hard." |
