Ravens host Bengals on Sunday with Lamar Jackson ruled out

The Ravens return to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, to face the Cincinnati Bengals at 1:00 p.m. ET, and they will do it without their quarterback. Lamar Jackson is out with an ankle injury. CBS has the broadcast.

Baltimore comes in at 4-2 after a 13-10 loss at Cleveland on Oct. 18 that ended a three-game winning streak. The Ravens are 1-1 at home this season and 2-1 against AFC opponents. Cincinnati is 3-2, with a 2-1 mark on the road.

Injuries

Jackson's absence is the headline. He has completed 68 of 96 passes for 967 yards, six touchdowns and one interception this season. Jaylinn Hawkins is also out with a knee injury, and Broderick Washington Jr. is questionable with an ankle injury.

Tavius Robinson, who leads the Ravens with 3.5 sacks, is on injured reserve with a pectoral injury. T.J. Tampa is on injured reserve with a knee injury.

The Bengals have five players on injured reserve: Tanner Hudson (pectoral), Swayze Bozeman (forearm), Jalen Davis (hamstring), Andrei Iosivas (thumb) and Brian Parker II (undisclosed).

The division picture

The AFC North is bunched at the top. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Baltimore are all 4-2, with Cincinnati a half game back at 3-2. The Ravens have scored 156 points, the most in the division, while allowing 132. The Bengals have scored 128 and allowed 109, the fewest in the division.

This is the first meeting between the two teams this season.

Recent form

Baltimore's last five games have all been decided by seven points or fewer. The Ravens lost 24-17 to New Orleans at home on Sep. 20, then won 34-31 at Dallas, 24-18 at home against Tennessee and 30-23 in overtime at Atlanta before the loss in Cleveland.

Cincinnati last played on Oct. 11, a 31-24 win at Miami. That snapped a two-game skid that included a 30-27 loss at Pittsburgh on Sep. 27 and a 22-17 home loss to Jacksonville on Oct. 4. The Bengals opened the stretch with a 33-27 home win over Tampa Bay and a 20-6 win at Houston.

Who to watch

Derrick Henry leads the Ravens' ground game with 130 carries for 534 yards and seven touchdowns. Zay Flowers tops the receivers with 32 catches for 471 yards and two scores. Roquan Smith leads the defense with 47 tackles.

For Cincinnati, Joe Burrow has completed 135 of 189 passes for 1,361 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Chase Brown has 71 carries for 246 yards and a touchdown, and Tee Higgins has 27 receptions for 423 yards and a score. Jonathan Allen leads the Bengals with three sacks, and Demetrius Knight Jr. has a team-high 42 tackles.