The Baltimore Ravens put on a complete performance in Week 2 versus the Cleveland Browns. The offense once again dropped 40-plus points, but the defense was the real story of the game. After an abysmal 2025 season debut, they held Cleveland to 17 points and forced two crucial turnovers that led to points.
Baltimore looked like the team everyone was expecting to see coming into the season. The offense is undoubtedly the NFL’s best, and the defense has the talent to be a top-10 unit in the league.
They celebrated their 30th anniversary in style, as it was a near-perfect performance. Here are three winners and two losers from Sunday’s matchup.
3 winners (and 2 losers) from Ravens' Week 2 beatdown of the Browns
Winner: Rotational wide receivers
Pretty much everyone on the Ravens’ offense got in on the action against the Browns. The starting trio of Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, and DeAndre Hopkins demanded attention, and the team’s backups also found success.
The two rotational weapons—Tylan Wallace and Devontez Walker—took advantage of tight end Isaiah Likely being out for the second straight week. Wallace started his day out hot, hauling in two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown in the first half. As for Walker, he had his best game to date, as he proved to be a lethal red zone threat. He caught two passes for 26 yards and two touchdowns.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson has unlimited talent at his disposal, and with a guy like Derrick Henry in the backfield, there is no stopping this Baltimore offense.
Loser: Mark Andrews
While Wallace and Walker found success with Likely out, Mark Andrews did not. It was the second straight week where Andrews had the majority of tight end snaps to himself, but once again, he failed to impress.
After a one catch, five-yard performance in Week 1, he had just one catch for two yards in Week 2. In the third quarter, he had a touchdown pass in his hands, but Cleveland safety Grant Delpit punched it out at the last second. That drive ended with just three points.
Likely was a limited participant in Friday’s practice leading up to Week 2, which may signal that he could be back in time for Week 3. If that is the case, Andrews may have whiffed at his biggest opportunity of the season.
Winner: Roquan Smith
The Ravens’ defense needed a jolt this week, and they got it from the leader of their defense, linebacker Roquan Smith. Smith had the biggest highlight of the game, returning a fumble for a 63-yard touchdown that ultimately put the Browns to bed. His impact went far beyond that, though.
Smith finished the day with 15 tackles, three tackles for loss, and two quarterback hits. He applied pressure on the quarterback, and one of those pressures resulted in an interception by cornerback Nate Wiggins.
Baltimore needed more from Smith after that rough start, and he provided just that.
Loser: Trenton Simpson
Linebacker Trenton Simpson saw his snap share slip heavily on Sunday. Rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan surprisingly cut into his playing time significantly in Week 1, and in Week 2, he hardly saw the field.
Over 73 defensive snaps, Buchanan crossed the 80 percent mark at 82.2%. For Simpson? He saw just 20.5% of snaps. It has been a quick fall for the 2023 third-round pick out of Clemson, and if he does do something about it fast, Buchanan could stake his claim in the starting linebacker spot next to Roquan Smith.
#FFIDP - Baltimore Ravens LINEBACKERS in Week 2:
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73 defensive snaps
Roquan doing LB1 things. Didn't play in garbage time.
BIG shift toward Teddye Buchanan as LB2 this week as Simpson only played as much as he did because Roquan was rested. Teddye worth an add in non-shallow… pic.twitter.com/jLXDepfQhP
The defense turned it around last year after Simpson was benched, along with various other coaching decisions, and if a similar story happens in 2025, the 24-year-old could be pushed out of the equation.
Winner: Nate Wiggins
Wiggins had trouble snatching that first career interception in his rookie season. After several missed opportunities, he finally took one away in Week 18 against Cleveland. It did not take that long to get on the board in 2025, as he got another against the Browns this past Sunday.
After an ugly performance against Buffalo, Wiggins was a lockdown corner in Week 2. He was challenged consistently, but was up for the task, knocking three passes away in addition to his interception. On five targets, he allowed just one catch for four yards.
The Ravens need Wiggins to take a big step forward this year, especially with fellow corner Jaire Alexander’s injury troubles, and he came to play on Sunday.