2022 Baltimore Ravens Season

The 2022 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 15th under head coach John Harbaugh. They improved on their 8–9 record from the previous season and qualified for the postseason after missing the playoffs the previous season.

The Ravens' three preseason victories extended their preseason winning streak to 23 games, which is an NFL record. The Ravens also held double-digit leads in their first 10 games of the season (they would have only three after that). However, this was also the first season in franchise history that the Ravens went the entire season without scoring a defensive touchdown.

Injuries on offense again plagued the Ravens for the second straight year, despite it resulting in a playoff appearance. RBs Gus Edwards and J. K. Dobbins missed time during the season, WR Rashod Bateman sustained a season-ending injury in Week 8, and WR Devin Duvernay also sustained a season-ending injury late in the season. QB Lamar Jackson also suffered a knee injury in Week 13. Although it was initially expected to be a short-term injury, he missed the rest of the season. The offense was severely hampered with backup Tyler Huntley under center and the Ravens did not score more than 17 points in any game he started, although Huntley was selected to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. The Ravens also had trouble closing out games; they blew four games where they led by at least ten points, including three in the first six weeks of the season; two of which were by 17 or more points.

Without Lamar under center, the Ravens suffered a 24–17 loss to the division rival Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round, ending their season. This marked the first time the Ravens lost in the Wild Card round on the road after previously going 6–0 in such games.

Offseason

Players added

Players lost

Draft

Draft trades

Undrafted free agents

Trades

Staff

Coaching changes

Final roster

Preseason

The Ravens' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 24, New York Jets 9

After a somewhat slow start, the Ravens outscored the Jets, who were led by former Ravens QB Joe Flacco, 21–3 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters en route to a 24–9 season opening victory. Lamar Jackson threw for 213 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception; the first two touchdowns went to Devin Duvernay while the third one was caught by Rashod Bateman. With the win, the Ravens started the season 1–0 and snapped a six-game losing streak which dated back to Week 12 of the previous season.

Week 2: Miami Dolphins 42, Baltimore Ravens 38

In what would be a recurring theme for their 2022 season, the Ravens blew a 35–14 lead and lost to Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins, 42–38, on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle with just 14 seconds left. Jackson threw for 318 yards, three touchdowns, and rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown and surpassed Michael Vick for the most 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback with his 79-yard touchdown run in the third quarter in a losing effort. With the upset loss, the Ravens fell to 1–1, and lost their second straight game against the Dolphins.

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens 37, New England Patriots 26

This was the Ravens' first regular season road win in Foxborough, and their first road win against the Patriots since the 2012 AFC Championship game.

Week 4: Buffalo Bills 23, Baltimore Ravens 20

The Ravens blew a 20–3 lead and lost to Josh Allen and the Bills, 23–20, on a 21-yard field goal by Tyler Bass. With the loss, the Ravens fell to an even 2–2.

Week 5: Baltimore Ravens 19, Cincinnati Bengals 17

The Ravens survived another comeback bid as Justin Tucker kicked the game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired in a 19–17 win over the Bengals. With the win, the Ravens snapped a six-game home losing streak, improved to 3–2, and moved into first place in the AFC North.

Week 6: New York Giants 24, Baltimore Ravens 20

The Ravens blew a 20–10 lead and lost to Daniel Jones and the Giants, 24–20, on a 1-yard touchdown run by Saquon Barkley. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 3–3. They once again failed to win a road game against the Giants, not having done so since the two teams met for the first time in 1997. This was the first time that Lamar Jackson lost to an NFC team, and last until losing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles two years later.

Week 7: Baltimore Ravens 23, Cleveland Browns 20

The Ravens held off the Browns and remained atop the AFC North with a 23–20 home win. Ravens RB Gus Edwards scored two rushing touchdowns in his first game back from injury since the 2020 postseason and LB Malik Harrison blocked a potential game-tying 60-yard field goal by Cade York in the final two minutes of regulation. With the win, the Ravens improved to 4–3.

Week 8: Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22

After a sluggish first half, the Ravens outscored the Buccaneers 24–12 in the second half for 27–22 victory. Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while Gus Edwards ran for 65 yards. However, Edwards would be injured late in the game, causing him to miss the next two games. This would also be the final game of the season for WR Rashod Bateman, who suffered a foot injury, which would require season-ending surgery, in the second quarter.

Week 9: Baltimore Ravens 27, New Orleans Saints 13

The Ravens used dominating performances by QB Lamar Jackson, RB Kenyan Drake, and their defense en route to 27–13 win over the Saints. Jackson had 133 passing yards and a TD along with 82 rushing yards while Drake had 93 rushing yards and 2 TDs along with 16 receiving yards. Meanwhile, the defense sacked Saints QB Andy Dalton four times and picked him off once. The Saints did not eclipse 200 total yards of offense until late in the fourth quarter with Baltimore already holding a 27–6 lead. With the win, the Ravens improved to 6–3 heading into their bye week.

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 13, Carolina Panthers 3

The Ravens defense had another strong performance en route to a low-scoring 13–3 win. The defense forced three fourth quarter turnovers, sacked Panthers QB Baker Mayfield four times, and held the Panthers to under 200 yards of total offense until under two minutes left in the game. The performance by the defense made up for an unexpectedly sluggish Ravens offense that put up only one scoring drive up until the fourth quarter, which caused the game to be tied at a mere 3–3 before the Ravens pulled away with 10 unanswered points in the final frame. With the win, the Ravens improved to 7–3.

Week 12: Jacksonville Jaguars 28, Baltimore Ravens 27

After winning 3 consecutive games in a row, the Baltimore Ravens headed to Jacksonville to get their 4th consecutive win. However, after having a slight lead, the Ravens collapsed entirely, allowing a Jaguars comeback drive that ended with a Marvin Jones Jr. touchdown and a Zay Jones 2-point conversion to give the Jaguars the lead. Justin Tucker attempted a potential game-winning 67-yard field goal at the end of the game, which would've broken his own record for the longest NFL field goal made, but the kick fell short, and the Jaguars won.

Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 10, Denver Broncos 9

After trailing for almost the entire game, mostly due to what would become a season-ending knee injury to Lamar Jackson, the Ravens capped a 91-yard drive with a game-winning touchdown from backup QB Tyler Huntley with 28 seconds to go. Denver K Brandon McManus attempted a 63-yard potential game-winning field goal as time expired, but the kick fell short. The win improved the Ravens record to 8–4, matching their win total from last year.

Week 14: Baltimore Ravens 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 14

Despite losing QB Tyler Huntley in the third quarter to a concussion, the Ravens used strong performances by RB J. K. Dobbins, K Justin Tucker, and their defense to hold off the Steelers in a 16–14 win. The Steelers also lost their QB Kenny Pickett in the first quarter to a concussion and were forced to rely on Mitchell Trubisky, who threw three interceptions. The Steelers also had a short field goal blocked by DE Calais Campbell in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Dobbins ran for 120 yards and a TD while Tucker converted all four of his kicks (1 XP and 3 FGs). With the win, the Ravens improved to 9-4 and remained atop the AFC North due to having the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Week 15: Cleveland Browns 13, Baltimore Ravens 3

The Ravens were unable to get anything going on offense and lost to the Browns 3–13 in the second game of a Saturday Night Tripleheader. The Ravens committed two turnovers and turned the ball over on downs three times. Justin Tucker also missed two of his three field goal attempts, the first of which was blocked while the other was wide left. After the loss, the Baltimore Ravens lost 1st place in the division when the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the next day.

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 17, Atlanta Falcons 9

The Ravens clinched a playoff berth and improved to 10–5 with a 17–9 win over the Falcons. The Ravens held a 14–0 lead late in the second quarter, which was a deficit that the Falcons were unable to overcome. QB Tyler Huntley threw for 115 yards and a TD, while he and RBs Gus Edwards and J. K. Dobbins combined for 184 rushing yards.

Week 17: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Baltimore Ravens 13

The Ravens blew a 13–3 lead and lost to Kenny Pickett and the Steelers, 16–13, on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Pickett to Najee Harris. With the loss, the Ravens fell to 10–6.

Week 18: Cincinnati Bengals 27, Baltimore Ravens 16

The Ravens started Anthony Brown for this game due to Tyler Huntley and Lamar Jackson being injured. Brown would commit three of Baltimore’s four turnovers in this 16–27 loss. Had Baltimore won the game, the site of the wild card game between the two teams would be determined by a coin flip, following the rule changes put in place after the Bills-Bengals game was ruled no contest.Bengals beat Ravens to avoid coin flip, set up home rematch
AP News, January 9, 2023

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Cincinnati Bengals

Individual awards

References

External links

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