For most teams, a 12-5 finish and a division title are achievements worth celebrating. Baltimore fans did plenty. Those feats were soured, however, when the Ravens fell just short in the divisional round in a 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Baltimore has since regrouped, and there's reason to be optimistic about this team's ceiling going into 2025. Two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is still around. Newly signed wideout DeAndre Hopkins rarely drops passes. Derrick Henry had his contract extended, as did Ronnie Stanley and Rashod Bateman. On defense, the Ravens went out and boosted the secondary with two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander, as well as Chidobe Awuzie. Before the start of the season, they also signed All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton to a big-money extension.
Still, the Ravens' season will likely be determined by their ability to get by the Bills or Kansas City Chiefs once the postseason rolls around. Until then, though, we have a lot of exciting football to watch.
Actually finding the games is more exhausting than ever, unfortunately. In addition to the usual channel rotation of CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC/ESPN and NFL Network, this season's streaming rights also extend to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Peacock and YouTube. So we've compiled a league-wide overview of how the current broadcast carousel works. All of the info below is formatted specifically for Baltimore's 2025 schedule (pre-flexes, which start as early as Week 5 this year).
The first thing we'll need to watch the Ravens' 17 regular-season games (and more ...) is a television package. Here are the most popular options, contingent on local availability, with pricing as of August 2025:
- Average monthly cost: $85-100. Depending on the carrier, this will cover everything except for out-of-market games, "Thursday Night Football" on Prime and the Christmas slate on Netflix.
The bulk of this season's Ravens games can be found on CBS and Fox, and largely in the early afternoon time slot. There are a couple of exceptions to the rule: They will play at 4:25 p.m. when they visit Kansas City and Cleveland.
For the most part, CBS has the AFC home games and Fox has the NFC ones. That's not absolute, though. In general, these over-the-air channels show games pertinent to the region. When there's no local team to prioritize, they'll show a game of national intrigue. Fox specifically brands this second afternoon window as "America's Game of the Week."
Both networks have several broadcast teams to spread around the league on Sundays. Here's a refresher on those lineups:
CBS -- "Hello Friends" Team
- Jim Nantz and Tony Romo / Tracy Wolfson sideline
- Ian Eagle and JJ Watt / Evan Washburn
- Kevin Harlan and Trent Green / Melanie Collins
- Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis and Jason McCourty / AJ Ross
- Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta / Aditi Kinkhabwala
Fox -- "Dancing Robots" Team
- Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady / Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi sideline
- Joe Davis and Greg Olsen / Pam Oliver
- Adam Amin and Mark Sanchez / Kristina Pink
- Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma / Megan Olivi
- Kevin Kugler and Daryl Johnston / Allison Williams
- Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth / Jen Hale
What you'll need to watch: One of the aforementioned cable or streaming packages, or a broadcast antenna for free over-the-air access. Local CBS games can also be streamed on Paramount+ (starting at $7.99/month). Local Fox games can also be streamed on Fox One (starting at $19.99/month).
Out-of-market Ravens fans have to buy NFL Sunday Ticket to catch those aforementioned Sunday afternoon matchups. Interested parties can also add NFL RedZone to keep up with live scores and highlights from around the league.
What you'll need to watch: YouTube is the current digital home provider of NFL Sunday Ticket (DirecTV carries it for businesses). New Sunday Ticket users can subscribe for $276/year, which comes out to $23/month. Returning users with YouTube TV are charged $378, or $31.50/month; those without YouTube TV pay $480 ($40/month). Those are the prices without RedZone, too.
Additionally, the league's NFL+ Premium app has standalone RedZone access for 12 installments of $14.99. Full out-of-market games can't be streamed live here, though, making it a better option for fantasy players rather than dedicated team loyalists.
And there's more. The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN recently sold 10 percent of its equity to the NFL in exchange for league media assets (NFL Network, cable RedZone rights and fantasy football games). So, as of Sept. 3, the new ESPN Unlimited direct-to-consumer (DTC) service is offering a bundle with NFL+ Premium for $39.99/month.
Average monthly cost: $23-40
Sundays always end with "Sunday Night Football," featuring Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth in the booth. Tirico is the successor to longtime SNF voice Al Michaels. Collinsworth, well ... "here's a guy" who gets really excited about nickel corners and pass-blocking running backs. Melissa Stark is NBC's Sunday night sideline reporter.
As we get into the later weeks, NBC will flex into matchups with greater playoff implications. The same goes for ABC/ESPN (Mondays) and Prime Video (Thursdays). Network flexing is a contentious issue, though. Putting a more compelling game on national TV rewards viewers at home, but sudden schedule changes obviously hurt traveling fans. For SNF in Weeks 5-13, a flex must be announced at least 12 days before the game. That window halves to a six-day warning in Weeks 14-17.
What you'll need to watch: A TV package, or a broadcast antenna for free over-the-air access, or a Peacock account (starts at $10.99/month for the "premium" live sports package).
Here's where you'll find end-of-week pageantry with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and the inescapable theme music. Industry vet Lisa Salters dispatches from the sideline along with Laura Rutledge. When there are multiple Monday night listings, Chris Fowler does play-by-play on the doubleheader's other game with former safety Louis Riddick and former quarterback Dan Orlovsky on color commentary. Katie George and Peter Schrager cover the sidelines with that group. The MNF crew for ESPN Deportes includes play-by-play woman Rebeca Landa and analyst Sebastian Martinez-Christensen with sideline reports from MJ Acosta-Ruiz and the incomparable John Sutcliffe.
There will usually be a simulcast on ESPN2 anchored by Peyton and Eli Manning. The "ManningCast" is where Joe Flacco relived the "Mile High Miracle," a play that helped beat Peyton and the Denver Broncos on Baltimore's way to Super Bowl XLVII. "Monday Night Football" flexes go down Weeks 12-17, with the 12-day window for changes.
What you'll need to watch: A TV package, or a broadcast antenna for free over-the-air access to ABC. ABC and ESPN are also available with the new ESPN DTC service ($29.99 per month).
This marks year No. 4 of TNF on Amazon. Al Michaels does play-by-play, and he's joined by Kirk Herbstreit (“College GameDay” staple and Golden Retriever enthusiast). Kaylee Hartung handles the sideline reporting. Thursday games are on the Prime Video app for national audiences, and broadcasts are free over the air in the two teams’ home markets. Alternatively, TNF can be streamed on Twitch or with an NFL+ subscription (mobile only, however).
Last year’s ill-fated first TNF flex did not lead to new safeguards; rather, the league reduced the notice window from 28 days down to 21. Again, those flexes favor folks at home who want exciting and relevant late-season viewing, but it brings chaos to ticket holders and the participating teams themselves.
What you'll need to watch: Amazon Prime, which costs $14.99 per month, or NFL+ ($6.99/month). TNF is also free on Twitch with a registered account.
Average monthly cost: $0-15
If you've been paying attention, you'll also have noticed that two games weren't mentioned above: Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers and Week 18 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. These two road matchups currently carry TBD tags and could be flexed into prime-time slots depending on what's at stake for each team and what else is happening around the league. The entirety of the Week 18 schedule will be announced after Week 17 is in the books.