The Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions both enter their showdown on Monday Night Football in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season with 1-1 records, bouncing back from season-opening road losses with emphatic victories at home last week. Baltimore cruised past the Cleveland Browns 41-17 in an AFC North clash, while Detroit steamrolled the Chicago Bears 52-21 in a matchup of NFC North rivals.
The Ravens and Lions, who have won their respective divisions each of the last two seasons, find themselves one game back after two weeks. Baltimore trails the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit is behind the Green Bay Packers .
Considering the Bengals will be without quarterback Joe Burrow for most -- if not all -- of the season due to a toe injury, the chances of the Ravens overtaking them and