The Ravens and Patriots are tied at 10-10 at halftime. But there could be a significant injury concern with Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Jackson had to exit after taking a hit during a carry late in the first half. Baltimore announced Jackson is questionable to return with a back injury.
He went down for a 3-yard gain, then was able to hand off to Keaton Mitchell for a 5-yard loss before Baltimore took a timeout with just 1:16 left in the half.
At that point, Jackson came out of the game, replaced by backup Tyler Huntley for one play.
Tyler Loop hit a 36-yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10, as Jackson was shown on the NBC broadcast heading up to the locker room for further examination.
Jackson was 7-of-10 passing for 101 yards in the first half. He took two carries for 7 yards.
The Patriots could have at least six more points with a pair of field goals if not for two turnovers by quarterback Drake Maye. The second-year signal-caller tossed an interception to Marlon Humphrey on third-and-14 from the Baltimore 19 in the first quarter, taking points off the board.
Then Maye was strip-sacked late in the second quarter when the Patriots had at least a shot to kick a field goal in Baltimore territory, with the Ravens recovering.
Maye finished the first half 15-of-20 for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The Patriots also have several injury concerns. Running back TreVeyon Henderson is being evaluated for a head injury. Cornerback Charles Woods is questionable to return with an ankle injury. Defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga is questionable to return with a foot injury. And offensive tackle Thayer Munford is questionable to return with a knee injury.
New England will receive the second-half kickoff. We’ll see thereafter if Jackson can return to the game.
Ravens running back Derrick Henry had a fumbling issue earlier in the season.
It came back during the first quarter, leading to a Hunter Henry touchdown to tie the matchup between Baltimore and New England at 7-7 early in the second quarter.
Patriots safety Jaylinn Hawkins punched the ball out from Henry with the Ravens driving late in the first quarter, with New England recovering the loose ball for an extra possession. It was Derrick Henry’s third lost fumble of the season. It’s the most he’s had since 2022, when he finished the year with three lost fumbles.
Starting with the ball at their own 32-yard line, it took the Patriots 10 plays to go 68 yards to the end zone. Quarterback Drake Maye converted third-and-2 with a short pass to Hunter Henry over the middle. Then he converted third-and-13 with a 20-yard gain to Mack Hollins.
A pass to Austin Hooper on the next play put the Patriots on the 1-yard line. From there, Maye rolled to his right and hit a wide-open Hunter Henry for the score.
It was Maye’s 24th touchdown pass of the season.
On the injury front, Patriots right tackle Morgan Moses had to exit during the first quarter and is questionable to return with a knee injury. Thayer Munford came in to replace him. Additionally, Patriots defensive tackle Joshua Farmer is questionable to return with a hamstring injury.
Mike Vrabel watched Derrick Henry score plenty of touchdowns when the two were together with the Titans.
Now, Vrabel knows what it’s like as an opponent.
Henry capped Baltimore’s opening drive of the game with a 21-yard touchdown, giving the Ravens an early 7-0 lead.
It took Baltimore just five plays to get 65 yards for the score.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson looked good, particularly as he moved in the backfield to find time to convert third-and-3 with an 18-yard pass to Zay Flowers.
Henry scored on the next play for his 11th touchdown of the season.
The Ravens will have one of their best defenders available for Sunday night’s big matchup against the Patriots.
Safety Kyle Hamilton is active for the contest after he was listed as questionable with an ankle injury. Hamilton was a late addition to the injury report this week, as he was limited with the issue on Friday.
Hamilton recorded 87 total tackles with seven passes defensed and two forced fumbles so far in 2025.
Baltimore’s inactive players are cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, receiver Tylan Wallace, offensive tackle Joseph Noteboom, defensive tackle Aeneas Peebles, defensive tackle C.J. Okoye, and quarterback Cooper Rush.
The Patriots do not have any surprise inactives as all players listed as questionable are available for the contest.
New England’s inactives are linebacker Robert Spillane, offensive tackle Marcus Bryant, tight end C.J. Dippre, receiver Efton Chism, and quarterback Tommy DeVito.
North Carolina coach and likely first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Belichick recently fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens, a former NFL head coach. Belichick reportedly is focusing on two other former NFL head coaches to replace Kitchens.
Via Pete Nakos of On3.com, the search is focusing on Chip Kelly and Bobby Petrino.
Kelly, who was fired last month as offensive coordinator of the Raiders, previously coached the Eagles and 49ers. Petrino coached the Falcons in 2007, abruptly leaving during his first season to become the head coach at Arkansas.
There’s still a question swirling as to whether Belichick will abruptly leave Chapel Hill to coach in the NFL. With a buyout of only $1 million, it would be easy for him to exit. The harder part will be finding an NFL owner who would hire him.
While there’s a deeper dive to be done at the proper time (and there’s one team, I believe, that possibly would consider him if its head-coaching position becomes open), remember this: Belichick got only one interview after he was fired by the Patriots, and he took the North Carolina job in December 2024 after it became clear that no team with a current or expected vacancy would give him a wink-nod assurance that he’d get the job.
And that was a year ago. Things have changed since then, in a variety of ways. To put it as mildly as possible, few if any of those changes make him more attractive than he was in the 2024 and 2025 NFL hiring cycle.
