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Sep 7, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Bills open season with late rally, wild win over Ravens

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Matt Prater kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and the Buffalo Bills scored 16 unanswered points in the final 3:56 to register a dramatic 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a season-opening AFC showdown on Sunday night at Orchard Park, N.Y.

Reigning MVP Josh Allen completed 33 of 46 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for two scores for the Bills.

Buffalo started from its own 20-yard line with 1:26 left. During the drive, Allen hit Joshua Palmer for 32 yards and Keon Coleman for 25 on consecutive plays to move the ball to the Ravens’ 9 with 38 seconds left.

After three Allen kneel-downs, the special teams unit ran out on the field and Prater booted the winner in his first game with the club.

Derrick Henry rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for three scores for the Ravens in the rematch of last season’s AFC Divisional playoff round when host Buffalo edged the Ravens 27-25.

Henry ranks sixth all-time with 108 rushing touchdowns. He entered the game in a tie with legendary Hall of Famer Jim Brown.

Jackson was 14-of-19 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns and added 70 yards and one score on the ground for the Ravens. Zay Flowers caught seven passes for 143 yards and one touchdown, and DeAndre Hopkins added a stellar touchdown catch.

James Cook rushed for a touchdown and Coleman caught eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for the Bills. Dalton Kincaid added a scoring grab.

Buffalo trailed by 15 before Allen hit Coleman on a 10-yard scoring with 3:56 left to bring the Bills within 40-32. Ed Oliver then forced Henry to fumble and Terrel Bernard recovered at the Baltimore 30 with 3:06 to play.

Four plays later, Allen leaped in from the 1 with 1:58 to go, but his two-point conversion throw to Coleman was incomplete to leave Buffalo down two. It was the Bills’ third failed two-point conversion of the game.

The Ravens took over with 1:51 left and were forced to punt before Buffalo’s decisive drive.

Baltimore controlled play most of the night and added to a 20-13 halftime lead when it began the third quarter with Jackson’s 23-yard scoring pass to Flowers.

Cook scored on a 2-yard run to bring Buffalo within 27-19 with 7:47 remaining but a two-point conversion failed.

Baltimore increased its lead to 34-19 with 1:09 left in the third when Hopkins made a one-handed, 29-yard scoring grab of Jackson’s throw down the right sideline.

Cook took a swing pass 51 yards to the Ravens’ 2 to set up a Buffalo score. Two plays later, Allen scored on a 2-yard run with 12:51 left in the contest. The Bills came up empty on another two-point conversion when Allen was intercepted by Kyle Hamilton.

The rushing score was the 66th of Allen’s career, surpassing Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas for the franchise record.

The Ravens answered with a four-play, 65-yard drive. Henry took a handoff up the middle and exploded to the left and went down the sideline for a 46-yard scoring run to make it 40-25.

Henry had 123 rushing yards on nine carries in the first half.

Buffalo scored on its first possession as Allen hit Kincaid for a 15-yard touchdown before the Ravens scored the next 17 points.

Rookie Tyler Loop kicked a 52-yard field goal and Henry scampered 30 yards for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 10-7 lead with 13:35 left in the first half. Henry exploded for a 49-yard run on Baltimore’s next possession, and Jackson finished off the drive with a 10-yard scoring run with 9:47 remaining.

Prater kicked a 25-yard field goal for the Bills with 2:50 left, and Loop answered with a 49-yard field goal with 31 seconds left before Prater was good from 43 yards as time expired in the first half.

–Field Level Media

Jun 10, 2025; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely (80) runs past Baltimore Ravens tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden (84) during an NFL OTA at Under Armour Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images

Ravens TE Isaiah Likely has small fracture in foot

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Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely could be ready for Week 1 if he recovers as expected from a small fracture in his foot, according to reports.

Likely was injured in a non-contact play during position drills on Tuesday while going one-on-one against safety Sanoussi Kane. He was taken off the field on a cart.

The 25-year-old is expected to miss “a few weeks,” coach John Harbaugh said.

Tests on Likely’s foot and ankle were done Tuesday and Harbaugh said the team would wait until Wednesday for full results to know “exactly what needs to be done. But it’ll be a few weeks. It’s good that it’s this early in camp.”

Likely is in the final year of his rookie contract and No. 1 tight end Mark Andrews, who also signed a contract in 2021, would also be a free agent at the end of the 2025 season if his deal isn’t extended by the Ravens.

Likely played in 16 regular-season games (nine starts) last season and caught 42 of 58 targets for 477 yards and six touchdowns. He also had seven receptions on nine targets for 126 yards and one TD in two playoff games.

He has 108 career receptions for 1,261 yards and 14 TDs in 49 regular-season games (19 starts), and another 11 catches for 176 yards and two scores in five postseason games (one start).

The Ravens selected Likely in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Coastal Carolina.

–Field Level Media

Jan 4, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) high fives fast before the game against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Ravens sign WR Rashod Bateman to contract extension

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The Baltimore Ravens announced a contract extension with wide receiver Rashod Bateman on Thursday.

Terms were not disclosed but multiple reports indicate it’s a three-year, $36.75 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.

Bateman, a first-round pick in 2021, posted a career-high 756 receiving yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Bateman, 25, has 138 catches for 1,923 yards and 13 scores in 51 career games (35 starts) for the Ravens.

–Field Level Media

Jan 4, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker (9) arrives before the game against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Ravens release K Justin Tucker

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The Baltimore Ravens released embattled kicker Justin Tucker, who is coming off the worst season of his career amid a sexual misconduct allegation by the league.

“Sometimes football decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is one of those instances. Considering our current roster, we have made the tough decision to release Justin Tucker,” Ravens executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement Monday.

“Justin created many significant and unforgettable moments in Ravens history. His reliability, focus, drive, resilience and extraordinary talent made him one of the league’s best kickers for over a decade. We are grateful for Justin’s many contributions while playing for the Ravens. We sincerely wish him and his family the very best in this next chapter of their lives.”

Tucker, 35, is a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro first teamer who is coming off the worst of his 13 seasons, all with the Ravens. His issues go beyond the field, however.

He is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with several female massage therapists. Sixteen women have accused Tucker of misconduct at eight high-end spas in the Baltimore area from 2012-16. Tucker has twice publicly denied the allegations.

Team president Sashi Brown had previously said the Ravens would not decide on Tucker’s future with the team until the NFL’s investigation was complete.

However, the Ravens then spent a sixth-round pick in last month’s draft on former Arizona kicker Tyler Loop, making Tucker’s future in Baltimore seem less certain.

Loop kicked for the first time at the team’s facility in Owings Mills, Md., on Sunday, when the Ravens began their rookie minicamp. Tucker was working out and practicing kicking at the Ravens’ facility over the last couple of weeks.

Harbaugh was asked on Sunday how the team will handle the kicker competition between the veteran and the drafted rookie.

“Every decision we make has to be based on football,” Harbaugh said. “There’s a lot of layers to that. You’ve got a rookie kicker and here you took him in the sixth round, early in the sixth round. He’s a talented guy. Just from a football standpoint — salary cap, all the different things that you just take into consideration — whatever we decide to do over the next few weeks will be based on football.”

Baltimore could gain $4.2 million in salary cap space this year, ESPN reported, if Tucker is designated as a post-June 1 cut, which splits $7.5 million in dead money over two seasons.

Tucker, an undrafted free agent out of Texas in 2012, has become the league’s all-time leader in field-goal accuracy, making 89.1 percent of his kicks. But he made a career-low 73.3 percent (22 of 30) last season and was just 11 of 19 from 40 or more yards.

–Field Level Media

Nov 12, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce (58) takes the field with a military service member before a game against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Rapfogel-Imagn Images

Ravens DT Michael Pierce announces retirement

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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce announced his retirement Wednesday after nine seasons in the NFL.

Pierce made the announcement on the “Sports Spectrum” podcast.

Pierce, 32, finishes with 238 tackles, 9.5 sacks, six fumble recoveries and 25 quarterback hits in 99 career games (59 starts) for the Ravens (2016-19; 2022-24) and Minnesota Vikings (2021). He played in 11 games (one start) last season, recording his first career interception in Week 18, his final regular season game.

The Ravens signed Pierce as an undrafted free agent out of Samford in May 2016 and he went on to play in 16 games (one start) in his rookie season. He made more than $27 million in his nine-year career.

The Ravens will incur a dead cap hit of $2 million in 2025, according to Spotrac.

–Field Level Media

Jan 4, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) reacts after a tackle during the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Ravens WR Zay Flowers (knee) inactive vs. Bills

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Baltimore wide receiver Zay Flowers is inactive for the Ravens’ game against the host Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round on Sunday evening.

The Ravens had listed Flowers as doubtful for the playoff game because of a knee injury, but head coach John Harbaugh held out hope on Friday that the second-year receiver had “a chance” to play.

Flowers missed the entire week of practice after being sidelined all last week and sitting out Baltimore’s wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 11.

He sustained the knee injury during Baltimore’s 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the regular-season finale on Jan. 4.

Selected to his first Pro Bowl, Flowers led the Ravens this season with 74 receptions for 1,059 yards. He also caught four touchdowns.

Flowers, 24, started all 16 games as a rookie in 2023, when he had 77 receptions for 858 yards and five TDs, and rushed eight times for 56 yards and another score. The Ravens selected him with the 22nd overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Boston College.

The Ravens’ other inactives are running back Rasheen Ali, linebacker Adisa Isaac, center Nick Samac, nose tackle Josh Tupou and safeties Beau Brade and Marcus Williams.

The Bills’ inactive players are wide receiver Jalen Virgil, defensive tackle DeWayne Carter, cornerbacks Kaiir Elam and Brandon Codrington, offensive linemen Sedrick Van-Pran Granger and Ryan Van Demark, and emergency third quarterback Mike White.

–Field Level Media