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This is shaping up to be an exciting season for the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson is back, and he has weapons. They will be playing one game in London and four games in prime time.
The Baltimore Ravens had better take a good rest during their Week 13 bye week because they're going to have their hands full during the final five games of the season. The stretch includes back-to-back road games against the Jaguars and 49ers. Yikes.
What about the rest of the Ravens' schedule? Who are the Ravens facing, and what impact will it have on the fantasy impact of their players?
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What Is the Ravens' 2023 Regular Season Schedule?
The Ravens have an easy opening game against the Houston Texans. Things get tough in Week 2, however, as they fly to Cincinnati for a matchup with the Bengals. The middle of the schedule is up and down and pretty moderate. But things get tough around Week 11.
Their second matchup with the Bengals is followed by a road game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Ravens get a breather in Week 13, but things pick up in the final five games. Week 14 against the L.A. Rams won't be so difficult, but then comes a four-game stretch that includes three playoff teams and one conference championship runner-up, plus a hated division rival that always gives them trouble.
The stretch from Week 15 takes them on the road against Trevor Lawrence's Jaguars, followed by a flight to the complete opposite side of the country to face the San Francisco 49ers. Then it's back to Florida for a track meet against the Miami Dolphins. The last time they played the Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa torched their cornerbacks for 469 yards and six touchdowns as the Fins scored 28 points in the fourth quarter for an improbable comeback win.
Finally, they conclude the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They split the series in 2022. Both were low-scoring games decided by three points or less.
Overall, the Ravens have the 21st-easiest schedule in the league in 2023. Their opponents had a combined .484 winning percentage in 2022. Looking at projected 2023 win totals, it's the 22nd-easiest schedule.
2023 Ravens Schedule Analysis for Fantasy Football
Ravens offensive position players all have relatively easy fantasy schedules.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson has matchups against five of the ten defenses that allowed the most points to opposing quarterbacks last season, including the Week 17 matchup against the Dolphins. In 2022, Jackson threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns against the Fins while running for 119 yards and another score.
Even better for Jackson and Baltimore's running backs, the Ravens face seven of the ten most favorable RB matchups. Three of those matchups come in the first four games of the season. It might be a good time to trade one of the Ravens' running backs after Week 4 if one of them ends up having a couple of spike games.
For Ravens wide receivers, Weeks 6 and 7 could be two consecutive spike weeks. The Titans and Lions, respectively, allowed the most and second-most points to opposing receivers.
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