Week 16 offers a genuine AFC smashmouth rivalry, as the Patriots and Ravens meet on Sunday Night Football at M&T Bank Stadium. A huge matchup with postseason implications, the game was initially scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff before being flexed into Sunday Night Football.
This week’s game will be the fourth Sunday Night Football meeting between the two teams. The Patriots lost at Baltimore in the first two Sunday Night games in 2012 and 2019. The Patriots beat the Ravens, 23-17, in the last Sunday Night game on Nov. 15, 2020, at Gillette Stadium.
With kickoff fast approaching, we’re reviewing the series history and looking at key stats to know.
Ravens vs. Patriots Series History
- Overall: New England leads the all-time regular season series vs. Baltimore, 9-3. In postseason play, the series is tied, 2-2. Under head coach John Harbaugh, the Ravens are 5-7 overall against the Patriots, including a 2-1 mark in Charm City.
- Last five matchups: The Patriots are 3-2 in games played in Baltimore.
- Last meeting: The Patriots and Ravens last met on Sept. 25, 2022, when Baltimore visited and won, 37-26.
- Last meeting in Baltimore: These teams last met in Baltimore for a 2019 Sunday Night Football game, when the Ravens defeated the Bears, 37-20.
Stats to know
The Patriots are used to winning.
The Patriots earned their 11th win of the season and have their 22nd 11-win season since 1970, extending their mark for the most 11-win seasons during that span.
John Harbaugh’s resume
Harbaugh (18th season) is the NFL’s second-longest-tenured head coach (Mike Tomlin, 19), with his 192 total wins ranking 13th among HC wins in NFL history. Harbaugh has led Baltimore to 12 playoff berths in the past 17 seasons and to six postseason appearances in the last seven years (including three straight).
Patriots are looking for perfection on the road perfection
A win this week in Baltimore will improve the Patriots’ record to 7-0 on the road. The Patriots have started the season 7-0 on the road twice in team history. The Patriots are the only team in 2025 that is undefeated on the road.
The Ravens made history in Week 15
In a 24-0 victory at Cincinnati last Sunday, Baltimore became the first team since at least 1950 to record just 40 offensive plays while also shutting out an opponent.
Stefon Diggs continues to make history.
Diggs became the 29th NFL player to reach 900 career receptions on his 11-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter vs. Atlanta (11/2). Diggs reached the milestone in his 153rd career game, tied with Julio Jones for the fifth-fewest games to reach 900 career receptions.
Lamar Jackson is unbeatable down the stretch.
During his career, from Weeks 15-18, Jackson is 16-0 as a starting quarterback in regular-season games.
Ravens must account for Treveyon Henderson.
Henderson – who is 23 years old – is the fifth player under the age of 24 in the Super Bowl era with multiple 50-yard rushing touchdowns in a game, joining Chris Johnson (Sept. 20, 2009 with Tennessee), Doug Martin (Nov. 4, 2012 with Tampa Bay), Adrian Peterson (Oct. 14, 2007 with Minnesota) and Clinton Portis (Dec. 7, 2003 with Denver).
Mark Andrews is a legend.
There are only two tight ends in NFL history (Mark Andrews – Bal. & Travis Kelce – KC) to own a franchise’s receiving “Triple Crown” (career catches, yards & TDs). Andrews has 476 receptions for 5,889 yards and 56 TDs. (Andrews has a team-high five receiving TDs in 2025.)
A Familiar face for Kyle Van Noy
Ravens star pass rusher Kyle Van Noy is a member of the New England Patriots All-2010s team, helping the club reach three Super Bowls and win two of them (LI, LIII). Van Noy was traded to the Patriots in the middle of the 2016 season and spent the rest of the decade with the team, and would later return in 2021. In his first Patriots stint, Van Noy played in 51 games with 46 starts, logging 245 tackles (162 solo), 21 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, 9 passes defensed, 5 forcedfumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions.
Zay Flowers is the show
Flowers is 9th in the NFL ranking in receiving yards (959) for WR Zay Flowers (on 71 catches) this season. Flowers is one of just six NFL wide receivers in 2025 to record at least 70 receptions and 900 receiving yards.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens vs. Patriots preview: Ten stats to know for Week 16