Wk 3 · 2026
Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys — Sun, Sep 27
Sun, Sep 27 ·
Maracanã Stadium, Rio De Janeiro
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 30 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC North · no games yet
vs
4:25pET
BAL -2.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential BAL by 1.1
NFC East · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record. Neither team is at home for this one: it is played at a neutral site. NFL Rio Game.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Ravens form
No completed games on record.
Cowboys form
No completed games on record.
Ravens this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Cowboys this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Ravens | Cowboys |
|---|---|---|
| Colts AFC | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Titans AFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Jaguars AFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Texans AFC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Ravens leads 4–1 · Ravens has won the last 2
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.2 points toward Ravens
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-22 | Ravens 28 — 25 Cowboys | at DAL | Ravens |
| 2020 | 2020-12-08 | Cowboys 17 — 34 Ravens | at BAL | Ravens |
| 2016 | 2016-11-20 | Ravens 17 — 27 Cowboys | at DAL | Cowboys |
| 2012 | 2012-10-14 | Cowboys 29 — 31 Ravens | at BAL | Ravens |
| 2008 | 2008-12-20 | Ravens 33 — 24 Cowboys | at DAL | Ravens |
Ravens leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Lamar Jackson QB #8 | 192/302, 2549 YDS, 21 TD, 7 INT |
| Tyler Huntley QB #5 | 52/67, 426 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Derrick Henry RB #22 | 307 CAR, 1595 YDS, 16 TD |
| Lamar Jackson QB #8 | 67 CAR, 349 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Keaton Mitchell RB #34 | 59 CAR, 341 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Zay Flowers WR #4 | 86 REC, 1211 YDS, 5 TD |
| Mark Andrews TE #89 | 48 REC, 422 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DeAndre Hopkins WR #10 | 22 REC, 330 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Isaiah Likely TE #9 | 27 REC, 307 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Roquan Smith LB #0 | 130 |
| Kyle Hamilton S #14 | 105 | |
| Teddye Buchanan LB #40 | 93 | |
| Sacks | Travis Jones DT #98 | 5 |
| Tavius Robinson LB #95 | 4.5 | |
| Mike Green LB #15 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Marlon Humphrey CB #44 | 4 |
| Nate Wiggins CB #2 | 3 | |
| Malaki Starks S #24 | 2 |
Cowboys leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Dak Prescott QB #4 | 404/600, 4552 YDS, 30 TD, 10 INT |
| Joe Milton III QB #10 | 15/24, 183 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Javonte Williams RB #33 | 252 CAR, 1201 YDS, 11 TD |
| Malik Davis RB #20 | 52 CAR, 250 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dak Prescott QB #4 | 53 CAR, 177 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | George Pickens WR #3 | 93 REC, 1429 YDS, 9 TD |
| CeeDee Lamb WR #88 | 75 REC, 1077 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jake Ferguson TE #87 | 82 REC, 600 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Ryan Flournoy WR #19 | 40 REC, 475 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Shemar James LB #50 | 91 |
| Kenneth Murray Jr. LB #59 | 81 | |
| DaRon Bland CB #26 | 73 | |
| Sacks | Jadeveon Clowney DE #90 | 8.5 |
| James Houston LB #53 | 5.5 | |
| Osa Odighizuwa DT #92 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Donovan Wilson S #6 | 2 |
| Quinnen Williams DT #92 | 1 | |
| Markquese Bell S #14 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.