DOWN X DOWN › week 9 › Jaguars at Ravens
Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET
2026

Week 9 · Thursday 8:15 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium

JAXvsBAL

Jaguars offensevsRavens defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Jaguars, 8 for Ravens. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Throw it

Jaguars gain +0.28 EPA per dropback (1st). Ravens allow +0.07 (21st).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Ravens are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +1.08 EPA per attempt. Jaguars send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Ravens give up 6.0 targets a game to tight ends (2nd), against a league average of 7.6. Jaguars' tight ends produce 6.7 (23rd).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Jaguars create explosive plays on 11% of snaps (4th). Ravens give them up at 8% (10th).

Players to watch

The series · Jaguars and Ravens since 1999, and this season's records18 meetings

The Ravens lead the series 11–7 since 1999. Dec 17, 2023, at TIAA Bank Stadium: the Ravens won 23–7. Trevor Lawrence started at quarterback for the Jaguars and Lamar Jackson for the Ravens; Doug Pederson and John Harbaugh coached.

Jaguars at home4–4the Jaguars' record
In Baltimore2–7the Jaguars' record
Most pointsJaguars 44 · Ravens 402017 · 2020
Biggest winJaguars by 37 · Ravens by 262017 · 2020

The last 5

2023 · Wk 15BAL 23 at JAX 7
2022 · Wk 12BAL 27 at JAX 28
2020 · Wk 15JAX 14 at BAL 40
2017 · Wk 3BAL 7 at JAX 44
2016 · Wk 3BAL 19 at JAX 17

2026 records

JaguarsRavens
Overall5–24–4
Division1–10–2
Conference4–22–3
Other conference1–02–1
Home4–11–2
Away1–13–2
Last 5WWWLWWWLLL
StreakWon 1Lost 3
Points a game28.0 – 15.922.4 – 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 Jaguars' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jaguars offense against the Ravens defenseDepth charts
Ravens defense · 3-4 DJaguars offense · 3WR 1TE72Little75Pregnon73Hainsey76Cleveland70Lanen85Strange16Lawrence33Tuten11Washington7Thomas3Meyers93Campbell98Jones92Madubuike15Green91Hendrickson32Simpson0Smith44Humphrey2Wiggins14Hamilton21Hawkins24Starks

Jaguars offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTrevor Lawrence#16 · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INT
  • RBBhayshul Tuten#33 · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 rec
  • WRParker Washington#11 · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRJakobi Meyers#3 · 22 rec · 309 yds · 2 TD · 31 tgt
  • WRBrian Thomas Jr.#7 · 10 rec · 117 yds · 2 TD · 21 tgt
  • TEBrenton Strange#85 · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgt
  • LTWalker Little#72
  • LGEmmanuel Pregnon#75
  • CRobert Hainsey#73
  • RGEzra Cleveland#76
  • RTCole Van Lanen#70

Ravens defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDECalais Campbell#93 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTTravis Jones#98 · 20 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDENnamdi Madubuike#92 · 20 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBMike Green#15 · 18 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • SLBTrey Hendrickson#91 · 9 tackles · 2 sacks
  • RILBTrenton Simpson#32 · 50 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LILBRoquan Smith#0 · 66 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBMarlon Humphrey#44 · 28 tackles · 7 PD
  • LCBNate Wiggins#2 · 24 tackles · 4 PD
  • NBKyle Hamilton#14 · 55 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • SSJaylinn Hawkins#21 · 30 tackles
  • FSMalaki Starks#24 · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · JAX offense against BAL defense
StatJAX JAX offFavors JAX · Favors BALBAL BAL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.16#3
+0.01#17+0.00
Success rate
48%#7
44%#2144%
Yards per play
6.0#5
5.4#145.4
Explosive play rate
11%#4
8%#109%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.28#1
+0.07#21+0.03
Sack rate
6%#15
6%#187%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.03#3
-0.06#22-0.08
Yards per carry
4.4#10
3.6#104.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
49%#4
40%#1241%
Red zone TD rate
68%#7
68%#2361%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
150#14
178#28147
TE yards per game
62#11
47#1155
TE targets per game
6.7#23
6.0#27.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#16
18#232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jaguars: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.8311% of throws
+1.233% of throws
+1.045% of throws
Short
+0.1934% of throws
+0.5419% of throws
+0.2930% of throws

Ravens: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7315 throws
+1.0813 throws
+0.9613 throws
Short
+0.1182 throws
-0.2148 throws
+0.1190 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.