Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens, September 29, 2024
- The Baltimore Ravens (1-2) host the Buffalo Bills (3-0) in a Sunday Night Football primetime showdown (8:20 p.m. ET) from M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore and Buffalo (five each) are two of just four teams (also KC - 6 & Phi. - 5) to earn at least five playoff berths over the past six seasons. Since the 2018 campaign, when QB Lamar Jackson and QB Josh Allen were drafted by their respective clubs, only Kansas City (78) has produced more regular season wins than the Ravens and Bills (tied w/ 67 each).
- In his 17th season with the Ravens, John Harbaugh stands as the NFL's second-longest-tenured coach (Mike Tomlin - 18). Harbaugh has led Baltimore to 11 playoff berths, winning Super Bowl XLVII in 2012 and producing a 173-111 overall record (including playoffs). Sean McDermott is in his eighth season with Buffalo, earning an 81-47 overall mark.
- The Ravens hold a 6-4 regular season series lead vs. Buffalo, including a 5-2 mark in Charm City. These teams last met in 2022, when the Bills prevailed 23-20 at M&T Bank Stadium.
- Baltimore is coming off a 28-25 victory at Dallas last Sunday, which saw the offense rack up 456 total yards, including 274 rushing. RB Derrick Henry led the ground assault with 151 yards and 2 TDs, while Jackson recorded 87 and 1 TD. Jackson also completed 12-of-15 passes for 182 yards and 1 TD (WR Rashod Bateman), before sealing the game with a 10-yard scamper with just under 2 minutes remaining. After originally jumping out to a 28-6 third quarter lead, the Ravens held off Dallas' comeback attempt and earned their first victory of 2024. Buffalo, meanwhile, produced a dominant 47-10 home win over Jacksonville on Monday night, with Allen completing 23-of-30 passes for 263 yards & 4 TDs
