2025
2025 season · Weeks 1 to 22 · 8-9
Ravens defense
Every snap the Ravens defended, what it cost them and how they got there: the league ranks the player pages quote, where offenses find room, how this defense plays, and who plays in it.
- How good+0.03 EPA a play allowed, 21st of 32, and 0.02 above what the offenses they faced usually manage (22nd).
- How they playThey blitz on 29% of dropbacks, the 16th-most in the league, and get pressure on 19%.
- Where offenses find roomThrough the air: +0.09 EPA a dropback, 22nd, softest deep middle (+1.06 a throw).
- Who hurt themJalen Nailor (MIN): 124 yards and +15.3 EPA on 6 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | +0.03 | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | +0.09 | 22nd of 32 | 33rd | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | -0.09 | 10th of 32 | 70th | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 44% | 16th of 32 | 52nd | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 10% | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Yards per play | 5.6 | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | 14th of 32 | 58th | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 39% | 10th of 32 | 70th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 4.3% | 31st of 32 | 5th | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 19% | 28th of 32 | 14th | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 14% | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| INT rateper dropback | 1.6% | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 52% | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 2.21 | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Takeawaysper game | 1.2 | 11th of 32 | 58th | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | +0.02 | 22nd of 32 | 33rd |
Each bar is the league's 32 defenses; the marker is the Ravens. Right is better for the defense, so a low EPA allowed sits right. The pressure rate is PFR's pressures (hurries, hits and sacks) per dropback. EPA against expectation compares each game with what that offense averaged in its other games, so a strong schedule is not held against them.
They held 9 of 17 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 15 against the Bengals, 0.32 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.01 a play elsewhere, the 16th-toughest schedule of offenses.
at BUFL 40-41+0.28usual +0.13
vs CLEW 41-17-0.26usual -0.18
vs DETL 30-38+0.39usual +0.06
at KCL 20-37+0.23usual +0.02
vs HOUL 10-44+0.39usual -0.04
vs LAL 3-17-0.03usual +0.15
vs CHIW 30-16+0.02usual +0.08
at MIAW 28-6-0.20usual 0.00
at MINW 27-19-0.15usual -0.11at CLEW 23-16-0.41usual -0.18
vs NYJW 23-10-0.17usual -0.13
vs CINL 14-320.00usual -0.01
vs PITL 22-27+0.27usual +0.01at CINW 24-0-0.31usual +0.01
vs NEL 24-28+0.21usual +0.15
at GBW 41-24+0.11usual +0.11at PITL 24-26+0.06usual +0.02Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is deep middle: +1.06 EPA a throw against a league +0.73. The lockdown zone is short middle, -0.12 a throw (league +0.10). Completions against them run 2.4 points over expected, 24th-best in the league.
Every pass they faced with a charted air distance and side, sacks excluded. Green is a zone where they allow less than the league, red more. How often shows the share of throws against them there.
Offenses run for 4.1 yards a carry against them, 14th of 32. The leak is off right tackle: 5.9 a carry and +0.12 EPA (league 4.6, -0.04).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 21.232nd | 167.630th | +0.3124th-toughest | 23.05th-most29.55th-most36.04th-most |
| Tight ends | 6.68th | 46.79th | +0.1310th-toughest | 6.15th-fewest8.57th-fewest10.97th-fewest |
| Backs, receiving | 6.831st | 43.230th | +0.1526th-toughest | 18.114th-most20.912th-most23.710th-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 17.712th-most17.712th-most17.712th-most |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Nailor | MIN | 6 | 124 | 1 | +15.3 |
| Stefon Diggs | NE | 10 | 138 | +12.6 | |
| David Montgomery | DET | 13 | 164 | 2 | +11.9 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | 30 | 242 | +11.4 | |
| Keon Coleman | BUF | 11 | 112 | 1 | +9.9 |
| Xavier Worthy | KC | 10 | 121 | +9.5 |
Targets, yards and EPA per target by the receiver's position, ranked 1st for the toughest defense: the same numbers a receiver's This week panel quotes against this defense. Fantasy points allowed follow the scoring switch. Who hurt them ranks every opposing player by EPA on his targets and carries against this defense.
Their biggest third-down edge is third-and-4-to-6: offenses convert 33% against a league 44%. They are stingiest in the red zone (-0.18 a play, league 0.00) and weakest in 1st down (+0.12, league +0.01).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 449 | +0.12 | +0.01 | +0.10 |
| 2nd down | 354 | -0.01 | +0.02 | -0.03 |
| 3rd down | 228 | -0.13 | -0.05 | -0.08 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 68 | 54% | 60% | −6 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 64 | 33% | 44% | −11 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 96 | 31% | 26% | +5 pts |
| Red zone | 193 | -0.18 | 0.00 | -0.18 |
| Two-minute drill | 141 | +0.04 | +0.03 | +0.01 |
| When they lead | 582 | 0.00 | -0.01 | +0.00 |
| One-score game | 667 | +0.05 | +0.02 | +0.03 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 105 | +0.08 | +0.04 | +0.04 |
EPA a play allowed, or for third downs the share converted (a first down or a touchdown). Green is better than the league for the defense. Score states are from the defense's side.
How they playpressure, the box, what offenses try, discipline
They send extra rushers on 29% of dropbacks and average 4.2 rushers; 76% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow +0.09 EPA when they blitz and +0.09 when they do not.
They put 6.6 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 11%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 4.3 a carry; into eight or more, 3.5.
Offenses throw more than usual against them: 1 points over their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains +0.27 EPA against them on 19% of throws; screens -0.06.
44 defensive penalties for 346 yards, 27 of them first downs, the 9th-fewest. They miss 9% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 14th-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Dre'Mont Jones leads the pass rush with 18 pressures and 2.5 sacks on 35% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98Travis JonesDT | 66% | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 1 |
| 45Mike GreenLB | 64% | 16 | 3.5 | 14 | 7 | 39 | |
| 94John JenkinsDT | 46% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
| 53Kyle Van NoyMLB | 44% | 16 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 20 | |
| 95Tavius RobinsonLB | 38% | 13 | 4.5 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| 41Dre'Mont JonesLB | 35% | 18 | 2.5 | 15 | 2 | 17 | |
| 97Brent UrbanDE | 26% | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |
| 90David OjaboLB | 19% | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 98Odafe OwehLB | 13% | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 58Taven BryanDT | 9% | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
Roquan Smith plays 83% of the snaps with 128 tackles.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0Roquan SmithILB | 83% | 128 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 79.7 | 9 | |
| 40Teddye BuchananLB | 58% | 88 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 33 | 91.4 | 6 |
| 32Trenton SimpsonLB | 36% | 64 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 27 | 82.9 | 3 |
| 35Jacob HummelLB | 3% | 17 | 1 | 1 | 118.7 | |||
| 49Jay HigginsLB | 1% | 10 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||
| 54Chandler MartinLB | 0% | 5 | ||||||
| 48Carl JonesLB | 0% | 1 |
Keyon Martin is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 70.3 passer rating on 15 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24Malaki StarksSAF | 94% | 43 | 27 of 43 | 449 | 2 | 94.1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2Nate WigginsCB | 91% | 105 | 65 of 105 | 740 | 2 | 77.6 | 3 | 14 |
| 14Kyle HamiltonSAF | 89% | 51 | 31 of 51 | 270 | 3 | 85.0 | 9 | |
| 44Marlon HumphreyCB | 77% | 90 | 59 of 90 | 832 | 2 | 88.8 | 4 | 13 |
| 12Alohi GilmanSAF | 69% | 39 | 25 of 39 | 407 | 2 | 99.1 | 6 | |
| 3Chidobe AwuzieCB | 48% | 55 | 31 of 55 | 375 | 3 | 94.1 | 7 | |
| 27T.J. TampaCB | 13% | 11 | 8 of 11 | 70 | 2 | 102.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38Keyon MartinCB | 12% | 15 | 9 of 15 | 49 | 70.3 | 1 | ||
| 36Reuben LowerySAF | 6% | 6 | 5 of 6 | 35 | 2 | 130.6 |
Tackles, sacks, QB hits, TFL, interceptions, passes defended and forced fumbles are nflverse's weekly stats; pressures, targets, catches and yards allowed, passer rating allowed and missed tackles are PFR's charting. Snap share is the season average of defensive snaps.