2026
Week 2 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium
Ravens offensevsSaints defense
Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Ravens, 7 for Saints. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.
The Saints won 24–17 from as low as 5% (Q3 1:50, down 17–9). The Ravens had been 74% favorites at kickoff. The game turned for good at Q4 5:41: T.Shough up the middle to BAL 43 for 1 yard (K.Hamilton) (46% → 56%). The biggest single swing came at Q4 2:03, 19 points for the Saints.
The plays that swung it
- 1Q4 2:03NOT.Shough pass short right to J.Johnson to BAL 5 for 25 yards (J.Hawkins). PENALTY on BAL-T.Hendrickson, Roughing the Passer, 3 yards, enforced at…60% → 79%
- 2Q4 1:32NOT.Shough up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling…75% → 91%
- 3Q4 9:47NOT.Shough pass deep middle to C.Olave for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.14% → 29%
- 4Q4 5:41NOT.Shough up the middle to BAL 43 for 1 yard (K.Hamilton).turning point46% → 56%
- 5Q4 2:48NOT.Shough pass short left to D.Vele to BAL 30 for 6 yards (M.Humphrey).52% → 60%
Win probability is nflverse's model, which starts from the betting line and updates before every snap with the score, the clock, down, distance, field position and timeouts. A swing is the change in one team's chance across a play, in percentage points. Each play is tagged with the team that had the ball; the bar names the team it helped. The turning point is the play after which the winner never fell to 50% again.
T.Shough led the Saints at +12.6 EPA (27 of 34 for 252). R.Bateman led the Ravens at +5.6 EPA (7 catches for 88).
Saints
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Shough100% | 27/34 | 252 | 1 | 3 | +10.9 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Kamara29% | 9 | 33% | 15 | -3.8 | |
| T.Shough100% | 9 | 33% | 23 | 1 | +1.7 |
| T.Etienne54% | 8 | 30% | 25 | +0.4 | |
| C.Donaldson29% | 1 | 4% | 2 | +0.4 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Olave84% | 10 | 31% | 8 | 86 | 1 | +6.5 |
| D.Vele96% | 7 | 22% | 5 | 64 | +5.4 | |
| A.Kamara29% | 6 | 19% | 5 | 7 | -3.5 | |
| J.Johnson53% | 4 | 13% | 4 | 66 | +7.0 | |
| T.Etienne54% | 2 | 6% | 2 | 6 | -0.5 | |
| K.Jr.7% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 7 | +0.4 | |
| O.Delp13% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 8 | +0.6 | |
| B.Lance79% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 8 | +0.5 |
Defense J.Blackmon 1 INT, C.Young 1.5 sacks, P.Werner 1 sack, N.Shepherd 0.5 sacks · Kicking D.Carlson 3/3 FG, 1/1 XP, 10 pts
Ravens
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Jackson100% | 21/31 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3.3 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Henry53% | 16 | 73% | 68 | 1 | +2.9 |
| L.Jackson100% | 4 | 18% | 34 | +0.3 | |
| J.Hill47% | 2 | 9% | 6 | -0.2 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Bateman93% | 9 | 31% | 7 | 88 | 1 | +5.6 |
| M.Andrews71% | 7 | 24% | 6 | 49 | +4.0 | |
| C.Moore55% | 3 | 10% | 1 | 6 | -1.9 | |
| D.Henry53% | 3 | 10% | 3 | 19 | +0.2 | |
| J.Hill47% | 2 | 7% | 2 | 12 | +0.0 | |
| D.Walker29% | 2 | 7% | 1 | 47 | +2.9 | |
| L.Wester53% | 2 | 7% | 1 | 14 | +0.1 | |
| D.Smythe55% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense T.Hendrickson 1 sack, T.Robinson 1 sack, M.Green 1 sack · Kicking T.Loop 1/2 FG (49 blocked), 2/2 XP, 5 pts
Each player's line for this game from nflverse's weekly stats; the percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.
Ground game edge
Ravens average 4.5 yards per carry (8th). Saints allow 4.8 (30th).
Deep left is open
Saints are worst against deep left throws, allowing +1.21 EPA per attempt. Ravens send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.
Pressure problem
Ravens take a sack on 9% of dropbacks (27th). Saints get home on 7% (11th). League average is 7%.
EPA per play
Call this one even. Ravens average +0.02 EPA per play (15th). Saints allow +0.08 (27th). League average is +0.00.
The Ravens lead the series 5–3 since 1999. This game is the latest meeting.
The last 5
| 2026 · Wk 2 | NO 24 at BAL 17 |
| 2022 · Wk 9 | BAL 27 at NO 13 |
| 2018 · Wk 7 | NO 24 at BAL 23 |
| 2014 · Wk 12 | BAL 34 at NO 27 |
| 2010 · Wk 15 | NO 24 at BAL 30 |
2026 records
| Saints | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2–5 | 4–4 |
| Division | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Conference | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Other conference | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Home | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Away | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Last 5 | LLLWL | WWLLL |
| Streak | Lost 1 | Lost 3 |
| Points a game | 23.1 – 27.7 | 22.4 – 25.4 |
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Saints' side. Records are this regular season.
| Stat | Favors BAL · Favors NO | NFL avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | +0.02#15 | +0.08#27 | +0.00 | |
| Success rate | 46%#12 | 49%#31 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 5.8#9 | 6.0#28 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 11%#7 | 11%#28 | 9% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | +0.09#14 | +0.09#23 | +0.03 | |
| Sack rate | 9%#27 | 7%#11 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | -0.08#16 | +0.04#31 | -0.08 | |
| Yards per carry | 4.5#8 | 4.8#30 | 4.1 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 40%#15 | 51%#30 | 41% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 59%#15 | 60%#15 | 61% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 148#15 | 144#16 | 147 | |
| TE yards per game | 53#19 | 68#27 | 55 | |
| TE targets per game | 7.8#13 | 8.9#28 | 7.6 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 22#25 | 38#24 | 32 | |
Ravens: EPA per throw
Saints: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.