Best AFC 2025 NFL Draft picks
USA TODAY’s Tyler Dragon breaks down which teams in the AFC drafted the best this year.
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Another promising Baltimore Ravens season came to a disappointing conclusion in January.
Super Bowl dreams turned into yet another playoff nightmare after Mark Andrews dropped the game-tying two-point conversion in Buffalo.
It sent the Ravens to another offseason that came earlier than expected, something Baltimore will hope to avoid repeating this year.
Lamar Jackson played like an MVP in 2024, so there’s no reason to think he can’t maintain that form in 2025. The AFC North, at the moment, doesn’t appear to pose much of a threat to the Ravens’ perch.
Soon enough, they’ll learn the order of the teams that promise to get in their way. Here’s a look at the opponents the Ravens will battle in 2025.
Ravens 2025 opponents
Here’s the full list of Ravens opponents for 2025:
HomeCincinnati BengalsCleveland BrownsPittsburgh SteelersNew England PatriotsNew York JetsHouston TexansChicago BearsDetroit LionsLos Angeles RamsRoadCincinnati BengalsCleveland BrownsPittsburgh SteelersBuffalo BillsKansas City ChiefsMiami DolphinsGreen Bay PackersMinnesota Vikings
Just like every season, the Ravens will face off against their division foes – the Steelers, Browns and Bengals – at home and on the road. This year, they’ll also take on the AFC East and NFC North teams as part of the NFL’s rotating schedule.
The Texans, Rams and Chiefs close out the slate of opponents for the Ravens in 2025. Those teams were determined by the Ravens’ first-place finish in their division.
Thanks to the NFL’s unbalanced schedule, it’s the AFC’s turn for an extra home game this season. Baltimore gets the added benefit of an additional home game, playing in front of Ravens Flock nine times in the regular season.
When is the 2025 NFL schedule release?
The 2025 NFL schedule release is slated in full on Wednesday, May 14.
It has essentially become the final marquee offseason event of the NFL calendar, representing the official turning of the page to next season.
All 32 teams will see their entire 18-week roadmap to the 2025 regular season revealed on schedule release day. Leaks will trickle out in the days leading up to it, but the fall calendar will begin to take shape after the official release.
This year’s schedule release will be held one day earlier than last year’s, which was on May 15. The NFL announced the full 2024 schedule at 8 p.m. ET that night, so fans can expect a similar release time for this year’s schedule.