It’s only May, but that doesn’t mean the NFL is asleep. Far from it. While the league is slowly cooling down after the first wave of free agency and the always highly anticipated draft, the second wave of signings, rookie minicamps, and voluntary workouts are still generating plenty of buzz.
Even still, the 2025 NFL season is right around the corner, and nothing signals that more than a little tease of the league’s calendar. For Baltimore Ravens fans, there’s quite a bit to look forward to... at least according to the NFL’s top 10 games of the season, released via NFL.com.
Here is a look at the list:
What game do you have circled?
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Flock Nation already knew the 2025 schedule was going to be a gauntlet. The AFC North is already a tough division, and adding the NFC North to the docket made it tougher. Throw in the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, and LA Rams, and it’s brutal. This season will be no walk in the park, but Ravens fans have every reason to be excited to see this team under the lights. A Super Bowl-caliber roster with Lamar Jackson at the helm should be featured constantly. Instead? Just two games on the top 10 list. And if that feels like it’s underselling Baltimore... that’s because it is.
The Ravens made two appearances on the league's top games list—but deserved way more
The Ravens vs. Chiefs game is an obvious inclusion and will surely catch fans' attention. Two of the best quarterbacks to ever do it, dueling at Arrowhead Stadium in what's sure to be a primetime showdown—what's not to love about that?
Additionally, the Ravens vs. Rams game is an interesting inclusion and one that might get overlooked. But don't just look past this game. This game should have some serious juice. Rams head coach Sean McVay is a borderline offensive genius and they've been drafting incredibly well over the past couple of seasons. Expect this to be an exciting matchup.
Yes, the Chiefs and Rams games are good choices. However, there are two impossible omissions and they just so happen to be against the same team. Where are the Cincinnati Bengals? Say what you will about their likelihood of being a legitimate playoff contender, all you have to do is roll the tape of last season's two games to realize this is arguably the most electrifying matchup in the NFL right now.
For those who might not remember, the Ravens won both meetings against the Bengals last year. They won the first matchup 41-38 with a game-winning 24-yard field goal to win in overtime after scoring 10 unanswered points in the final six minutes of the game. That game had over 960 yards of total offense and it led to one of the most fire calls from Kevin Harlan in recent memory.
Not to be outdone, the Ravens' second victory over the Bengals in Week 10 was arguably the most thrilling game of the year. The Ravens walked off with a 35-34 win after blowing up a two-point conversion try with 38 seconds remaining in the game. This game featured over 850 yards of total offense. How do these matchups get missed in the rankings?
Yet somehow, none of that was enough to crack the NFL’s top games list. It’s almost like the league forgot just how electric Ravens-Bengals matchups have become—or worse, chose to ignore it. And while we’re at it...
Not sure how the quarterbackless Steelers made the list against the Packers. That could have been a top game in the 90's, but in 2025? Come on. We'll speculate here and assume it's either this is the game that gets played in Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, or the league assumes Aaron Rodgers is signing with the Steelers... or both.
Whatever the reason, that game’s not it. The Ravens have at least two better games—maybe a dozen—on the schedule.