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New Orleans Saints @ Baltimore Ravens

BOOK BAL 75% MODEL BAL 68%
Week 2 · 2026-09-20 · 13:00 · M&T Bank Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: NO 01 BAL
BAL -7.5
Vegas line (context)
46.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NO OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
BAL DEFENSE NO OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace
BAL OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
NO DEFENSE BAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 51% run Ball-control dual-threat QB
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NO OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
-0.08 #27 Pass attack even #21 +0.07
-0.10 #31 Run game DEF +24 #7 -0.05
237 #10 Pass yards OFF +19 #29 259
94 #28 Rush yards DEF +18 #10 107
2.9 #25 Pass pro vs rush even #30 1.8
40% #19 3rd down DEF +9 #10 38%
50% #32 Red zone DEF +25 #7 55%
BAL OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
-0.04 #24 Pass attack DEF +12 #12 -0.05
+0.10 #2 Run game even #2 -0.07
193 #28 Pass yards DEF +23 #5 196
157 #2 Rush yards OFF +17 #19 121
2.6 #21 Pass pro vs rush DEF +10 #11 2.6
41% #15 3rd down DEF +10 #5 36%
60% #22 Red zone even #15 62%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NO PASS RUSH vs BAL PASS PRO
Chase Young DE 10.0 sacks '25
Carl Granderson DE 6.0 sacks '25
Tyree Wilson DE 4.0 sacks '25
2.6 #21 sacks allowed /g #30 2.6
BAL PASS RUSH vs NO PASS PRO
Calais Campbell DE 6.5 sacks '25
Travis Jones DT 5.0 sacks '25
Tavius Robinson LB 4.5 sacks '25
2.9 #25 sacks allowed /g #11 1.8
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NO

Tyler Shough QB vs #21 PASS D 216.7 pass y/g 7/10
Travis Etienne Jr. RB 2025: JAC vs #7 RUN D 65.2 rush y/g 5/10
Chris Olave WR1 vs #21 PASS D 72.7 rec y/g 5/10
Jordyn Tyson WR2 vs #21 PASS D rec y/g
Devaughn Vele WR3 vs #21 PASS D 32.6 rec y/g 4/9
Juwan Johnson TE vs #21 PASS D 52.3 rec y/g 5/10

BAL

Lamar Jackson QB vs #12 PASS D 196.1 pass y/g 4/10
Derrick Henry RB vs #2 RUN D 93.8 rush y/g 7/10
Zay Flowers WR1 vs #12 PASS D 71.2 rec y/g 5/10
Rashod Bateman WR2 vs #12 PASS D 17.2 rec y/g 3/10
Devontez Walker WR3 vs #12 PASS D 17.0 rec y/g 4/8
Mark Andrews TE vs #12 PASS D 24.8 rec y/g 3/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.