Jessica Rapfogel
The Baltimore Ravens appeared to have all the pieces in place to make a legitimate run to the Super Bowl this season, but last week, they fell short in Buffalo and were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs.
This has been a consistent trend for the Ravens — who have made the playoffs six out of the last seven seasons — since drafting Lamar Jackson as their QB in 2018.
Until Jackson overcomes the playoff struggles, there will continue to be a narrative that he can’t win in the biggest moments, but the two-time MVP is also the reason Baltimore is a contender in the AFC year after year.
So despite the loss, there’s no reason to believe the Baltimore Ravens won’t be right back in the thick of the AFC playoff hunt in 2025.
They finished the 2024 campaign with the No. 1 overall offense in the NFL, largely due to the duo of Jackson — and RB Derrick Henry — who the Ravens signed to a two-year deal ahead of this past season.
Henry gave the Ravens offense an added dimension opposing defensive coordinators had to try to game plan for, and most defenses struggled to stop the three-headed monster. At any point, Jackson or Henry could run the ball and defenders had to account for both, while constantly worrying if the Baltimore QB might hit them with a play-action and have wide open pass-catchers that pick up huge chunk plays.
Todd Monken — the architect of the Ravens elite offense as their OC was a popular name for head coaching searches — but now with every job other than the Saints filled, it’s almost certain he will be back in 2025.
So the only issue the Ravens have heading into the offseason is finding cap space to extend current free agents and bring in any outside talent they have on their radar.
As of now, Baltimore is projected to have just over $17 million available in caps apace in 2025 so GM Eric DeCosta is going to have to work some magic to free up space.
Bleacher Report’s scouting department recently published a piece outlining each team’s most likely salary cap casualties heading into the offseason, and they mentioned tight end Mark Andrews as one for the Ravens.
Andrews led all NFL tight ends with touchdowns in 2024 with 11 and has been a vital part of the Ravens offense since they drafted him in 2018. He’s made three Pro Bowls and earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2021.
Bleacher Report believes the team will ultimately find a way to keep Andrew’s on the roster — despite his salary accounting for almost $17 million of the team’s cap number in 2025 — but also mentioned there’s a chance he could be traded in an attempt to free space.
Here’s what BR said: