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One game remains in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season and it’s a battle of two of the most talented teams in the league.
The Detroit Lions opened the season with a tough road loss to the Green Bay Packers but bounced back against another divisional foe in Week 2 at home against Chicago with a 52-21 win. Detroit became the first team to reach 50 points this season as the offense ran all over the Bears. Quarterback Jared Goff posted a near-perfect passer rating by completing 23 of 28 passes for 334 yards and five touchdowns, three of which to wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Baltimore is 1-1 as well after two weeks of the 2025 season. The Ravens’ season opener against Buffalo, a rematch from last year’s AFC divisional playoffs, didn’t go as hoped as the Bills scored the game-winning field goal as time expired. Baltimore put that 41-40 loss behind them quickly thanks to a 41-17 beatdown of the Browns. Quarterback Lamar Jackson is on a tear again to start the season and leads the league in passing touchdowns (six), quarterback rating (136.6) and QBR (83.6).
The two teams boast depth of talent on both sides of the ball. They led the NFL in Pro Bowl selections a year ago, Baltimore with nine and Detroit with seven.
These are two of the most dynamic offenses in the NFL so far and their defenses are full of top players as well. This could be a crucial game down the stretch for both teams. Detroit’s in what could a battle for NFC North supremacy against Green Bay this season and Baltimore’s vying to be one of the top AFC teams once again.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Ravens-Lions in primetime.
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What time does Ravens-Lions NFL game start?
The Ravens and Lions game will kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s the final game of the week from M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens.
The Baltimore Ravens vs. Detroit Lions game will be simulcast on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 on Monday night. Fans can also stream the game using either ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming platform, ESPN Unlimited, or ESPN Select, which is a rebrand of the network’s ESPN+ service.
This week marks the return of the “Manningcast” after a week off. Fans can catch Eli and Peyton Manning and their guests weighing in on the game on ESPN2.
Cord-cutters can also stream the game with Fubo, which comes with a free trial.
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2025 Baltimore Ravens schedule
2024 Baltimore Ravens regular season record
- Baltimore Ravens: 12-5 and AFC North champions; lost in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
2025 Detroit Lions schedule
2024 Detroit Lions regular season record
- Detroit Lions: 15-2 and NFC North champions; lost in divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
2025 NFL team schedules: complete team-by-team schedule of games
Complete 2025 NFL regular season schedule: every team’s games, week-by-week
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