The 3-2 Los Angeles Rams have plenty of time after a heartbreaking Thursday Night Football loss to the San Francisco 49ers to mend and regroup. Several teams are already spiraling downward through five weeks. The 2-3 Kansas City Chiefs are struggling. The 2-3 Cincinnati Bengals are struggling. But perhaps the biggest shock to the 2025 NFL season is the fact that the 1-4 Baltimore Ravens are struggling, hard, especially on defense:
Through 5 weeks, the Ravens have allowed 12 more points than they did in the entire 2000 season. pic.twitter.com/6XoOvYVuOh
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 6, 2025
The Ravens are a team that has known success from a basic formula:
1 - Field a strong defense
2 - Keep the other offense off the football field with a dominating rushing attack
3 - Mix in just enough passing to move the chains
4 - Boast multiple talented tight ends who can block and catch
So far, the Ravens have not managed to excel in any of these categories.