New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens

Injuries noted

New Orleans Saints: Mason Tipton (PUP-R) — Tipton (leg) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Saints on Sunday.; Nick Saldiveri (PUP-R) — Knee; Bryan Bresee (IR) — Knee - ACL; Cameron Jordan (Questionable) — Jordan (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice Thursday.; Dillon Radunz (IR) — ir; Jordyn Tyson (IR-R) — Tyson (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return by New Orleans on Sunday.; Ty Chandler (IR) — The Saints placed Chandler (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.; Oscar Delp (Questionable) — Delp (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice for the second straight day Thursday.; Jaylan Ford (IR-R) — Ford (undisclosed) was placed on New Orleans' injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return.; Alvin Kamara (Questionable) — questionable; David Long Jr. (IR) — The Saints placed Long (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday.; Moliki Matavao (IR) — The Saints placed Matavao (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.; Lorenzo Styles Jr. (IR) — ir; Rejzohn Wright (IR) — Wright (hip) was put on injured reserve by the Saints on Monday.; Audric Estime (IR) — The Saints placed Estime (thigh) on injured reserve Saturday, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.; Khristian Boyd (Inactive) — inactive; Mason Murphy (Inactive) — inactive; John Ridgeway III (Inactive) — inactive; Zach Wilson (Inactive) — Wilson (coach's decision) is inactive as the emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game against the Lions.; Juwan Johnson (Questionable) — Johnson (illness) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.; Isaiah Stalbird (Doubtful) — doubtful; Zach Wood (IR) — The Saints placed Wood (calf) on injured reserve Friday.; Chris Olave (Questionable) — Olave (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, is on track to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.; Chase Young (Questionable) — Young (calf), who is listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, is expected to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.; Christen Miller (Questionable) — Miller (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus Baltimore.

Baltimore Ravens: Teddye Buchanan (Out) — Buchanan (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Saints.; Jahquez Robinson (IR) — Robinson (undisclosed) reverted to the Ravens' injured reserve list Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.; Skylar Thompson (IR) — ir; Bilhal Kone (IR-R) — ir; Nnamdi Madubuike (Out) — Madubuike (neck) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Saints.; Danny Pinter (IR) — Pinter (knee) was placed on injured reserve by the Ravens on Wednesday, Clifton Brown of the team's official website reports.; Adam Randall (IR-R) — Randall (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Ravens on Sunday with a designation to return, Ryan Mink of the team's official website reports.; Devontez Walker (Questionable) — questionable; Joe Fagnano (Inactive) — Fagnano (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Colts.; Emery Jones Jr. (Inactive) — inactive; Chandler Rivers (Inactive) — inactive; Elijah Sarratt (Inactive) — Sarratt (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.; T.J. Tampa (IR) — The Ravens placed Tampa (knee) on injured reserve Saturday.; Zay Flowers (Out) — Flowers (hamstring) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Saints.; Ja'Kobi Lane (IR) — Coach Jesse Minter said Lane underwent wrist surgery Wednesday, and the Ravens placed the rookie wide receiver on injured reserve, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.; Trey Hendrickson (Questionable) — Hendrickson (finger) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.; Keondre Jackson (Questionable) — questionable; John Simpson (Questionable) — Simpson (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints.; Ronnie Stanley (Questionable) — Stanley (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints.

QUARTERBACK

• Lamar Jackson is the projected starting quarterback for BAL

  12.96 Y/A

  In his first 2026 game, Lamar Jackson threw for 324 passing yards, completed 68% of his passes and averaged 12.96 yards per attempt. His 1-0 touchdown-to-interception line comes from a one-game sample, so the relationship between completion rate and per-throw production is still an early read.

• Tyler Shough is the projected starting quarterback for NO

  7.32 Y/A

  In his first 2026 game, Tyler Shough threw for 410 passing yards, completed 62.5% of his passes and averaged 7.32 yards per attempt. His 3-2 touchdown-to-interception line comes from a one-game sample, so the relationship between completion rate and per-throw production is still an early read.

TRENCHES

• BAL's front holds runners to 63 fewer yards per game

  63 YPG

  NO is at 165 rushing yards allowed per game over 1 game; BAL is at 102 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

PASS RUSH

• BAL's rush gets home 1 more time per game

  1 SACKS

  NO is at 1 sacks recorded per game over 1 game; BAL is at 2 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

PACE & SCRIPT

• NO runs +22 more plays per game

  22 PLAYS

  NO is at 86 offensive plays per game over 1 game; BAL is at 64 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• BAL is scoring +11 points per game

  11 PPG

  NO is at 30 points per game over 1 game; BAL is at 41 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• BAL's defense gives up 8 fewer points per game

  8 PPG

  NO is at 31 points allowed per game over 1 game; BAL is at 23 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• BAL holds the ball 3:45 longer per game

  3:45 TOP

  NO is at 31:35 time of possession per game over 1 game; BAL is at 35:20 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

TURNOVERS

• BAL's defense takes the ball away 1 more time per game

  1 TO

  NO is at 1 takeaways per game over 1 game; BAL is at 2 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

EXPLOSIVE PLAYS

• BAL owns a +2.4 yards-per-play gap

  2.4 Y/P

  NO is at 5.5 yards per play over 1 game; BAL is at 7.9 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

RED ZONE

• NO allows a red-zone scoring rate 20 percentage points lower

  20 PP

  NO is at 80% red-zone scoring allowed over 1 game; BAL is at 100% over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

MISMATCH

• BAL's ground game against NO's — 202 rush yards a game to 91

  202 VS 91

  BAL averaged 202 rush yards per game to NO’s 91 over 1-game samples. The ground game is the supplied separation, though no NO rush-defense data identifies how it can be stopped.

COVERAGE

• BAL's secondary gives up 55 fewer passing yards per game

  55 YPG

  NO is at 204 passing yards allowed per game over 1 game; BAL is at 149 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

• BAL allows a third-down conversion rate 8.5 percentage points lower

  8.5 PP

  NO is at 38.5% third downs allowed over 1 game; BAL is at 30% over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

REPLACEMENT

• Zach Wilson (QB) is inactive for NO

  INACTIVE

  Wilson (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Saints' emergency third quarterback against the Ravens on Sunday. Reported Sep 20.

• Alvin Kamara (RB) is questionable for NO

  QUESTIONABLE

  questionable Reported Sep 15.

• Chris Olave (WR) is questionable for NO

  QUESTIONABLE

  Olave (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, is on track to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Reported Sep 20.

• Devontez Walker (WR) is questionable for BAL

  QUESTIONABLE

  questionable Reported Sep 15.

SITUATIONAL

• NO's fourth-down conversion rate is 100 percentage points higher

  100 PP

  NO is at 100% fourth-down conversion rate over 1 game; BAL is at 0% over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO's passing game is +74 yards per game

  74 YPG

  NO is at 378 team passing yards per game over 1 game; BAL is at 304 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO gives away 33 fewer penalty yards per game

  33 YDS

  NO is at 53 penalty yards per game over 1 game; BAL is at 86 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO's third-down conversion rate is 13.7 percentage points higher

  13.7 PP

  NO is at 47.1% third-down conversion rate over 1 game; BAL is at 33.3% over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO moves the chains 6 more times per game

  6 FD

  NO is at 29 first downs per game over 1 game; BAL is at 23 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO goes for it 1 more time per game on fourth down

  1 ATT/G

  NO is at 2 fourth-down attempts per game over 1 game; BAL is at 1 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• NO (0-1) at BAL (1-0)

  +19 PT GAP

  NO is 0-1, -1 points on the year, has lost 1 straight this season. BAL is 1-0, +18 points on the year, has won 1 straight this season. NO is 0-1 on the road; BAL is 0-0 at home.

AFTER GARY

• NO +8.5 → +8.5

  GARY +1.06PP

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