Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, January 4, 2025
- The Baltimore Ravens (11-5) host the Cleveland Browns (3-13) at M&T Bank Stadium in a Week 18 regular season finale. If the Ravens win, they capture the AFC North title for the secondstraight year and fourth time in the past seven seasons (since QB Lamar Jackson became the starter in 2018). The Ravens can also win the division if Pittsburgh falls to Cincinnati on Saturday night.
- Baltimore has already clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year and sixth time in the past seven seasons. If the Ravens win the 2024 AFC North crown, they will hold the conference's No. 3 playoff seed and host a Wild Card game.
- In his 17th season at Baltimore's helm, head coach John Harbaugh stands as the NFL's second-longest-tenured coach (Mike Tomlin – 18). Harbaugh has now led the Ravens to 12 playoff berths and produced a 183-114 overall record (including playoffs), also capturing Super Bowl XLVII during the 2012 campaign.
- Baltimore is 36-15 all time against the Browns, including a 25-8 mark under Coach Harbaugh. Cleveland has won the past two matchups, including a 29-24 tilt in Week 8 earlier this season.
- Led by the two-time MVP Jackson, Baltimore owns the NFL's No. 1 offense (424.2 ypg) and is No. 3 in scoring (30.2 ppg). Jackson has been stellar both passing (career-high 3,955 yards, 39 TDs & 4 INTs for an NFL-best 121.6 rating) and rushing (852 yards & 4 TDs).
- Baltimore's No. 2-ranked rush attack (185.6 ypg) is fueled by RB Derrick Henry, who has posted the NFL's second-mostground yards (1,783). Henry has also registered a single-season franchise-record 16 total TDs (14 rushing & 2 receiving).
- The Ravens' defense ranks No. 1 vs. the run (81.6 ypg allowed) and is No. 2 in sacks (52), behind OLB Kyle Van Noy's career-high 11.5 QB drops. CB Marlon Humphrey owns an AFC-best 6 INTs