Next up on the Los Angeles Rams‘ schedule is a team that has been perhaps the biggest disappointment of the season. The Baltimore Ravens are sitting at 1-4 through five games, tied with the Cleveland Browns for the worst record in the division.

Things aren’t going to get much better, either. Lamar Jackson is sidelined by a hamstring injury and is questionable for Week 6, as are several other key defenders who are banged up entering the week. The Rams are heavily favored once again but as we saw last week against the 49ers, they can’t take anyone lightly.

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Here are seven stats and facts to know for Week 6.

Ravens allowing 4 more points per game than any other team

There hasn’t been a worse defense in the NFL this season than Baltimore’s. It ranks last in points allowed per game and yards allowed, giving up the most first downs, touchdown passes and third-most rushing scores.

They’ve allowed at least 37 points in four of their five games this season, with the only exception being Week 2 when they gave up 17 to the lowly Browns.

Zay Flowers is only Ravens player with more than 160 receiving yards

The Ravens haven’t gotten much out of their receivers besides Flowers this season. He’s the only player on the team with more than 158 receiving yards, also leading the Ravens with 28 receptions – 11 more than any other player.

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DeAndre Hopkins is second with 158 yards receiving on just seven catches, with Mark Andrews third (150 yards).

Ravens allow 2nd-highest red zone TD rate

The Rams are facing a bad red zone defense this week, which could help cure some of their own struggles offensively. They’ve allowed touchdowns on 76% of their opponents’ red zone trips, the second-worst rate in the NFL.

That’s 19 touchdowns on 25 red zone possessions. The Rams rank 24th in red zone scoring with a touchdown rate of only 52.4%, finding the end zone on 11 of 21 trips inside the 20.

Rams have 3rd-most sacks, Ravens have 3rd-fewest

The Rams’ pass rush has been outstanding all year, ranking third in sacks with 15 in just five games. The Ravens, on the other hand, aren’t generating much pressure on opposing quarterbacks, ranking 30th in sacks with only six.

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Matthew Stafford should have time to throw on Sunday afternoon, but the same can’t be said about Lamar Jackson or Cooper Rush, depending on who starts at QB for Baltimore.

Rams seeking to avoid 2nd straight loss as 7.5-point favorite

According to Stathead, only 26 teams have ever lost back-to-back games outright as favorites of at least 7.5 points. The Rams were favored by 8.5 last week against the 49ers and are currently 7.5-point favorites over the Ravens, so they’re heavily favored for the second consecutive week.

The Rams have lost back-to-back games as at least 7.5-point favorites twice in the Sean McVay era, which came in 2018 and 2020.

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Los Angeles is 3-6 all-time vs. Ravens

This is only the 10th meeting ever between these teams and it’s Baltimore that holds the 6-3 advantage. In their last six meetings, the Rams are just 1-5 against the Ravens, including a 1-2 record with McVay as the head coach.

Their most recent game came in 2023 when the Ravens won in overtime on a punt return touchdown, pushing them past the Rams, 37-31.

Matthew Stafford has struggled in his career vs. Baltimore

This will be Stafford’s fifth game against the Ravens in his career and he has to hope it goes better than the previous four. In four games against Baltimore, he’s just 1-3 with seven touchdown passes and six interceptions.

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He has completed 65% of his passes against the Ravens and is averaging 282.5 yards per game, but the turnovers have plagued him; in addition to six picks, he’s fumbled it three times and lost two of them.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams vs. Ravens: 7 stats and facts to know for Week 6