NFL Game Preview: New Orleans Saints (0-1-0-) vs. Baltimore Ravens (1-0-0)

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Regular Season: BAL leads series, 6-2 (BAL won 4 of past 5)

Last meeting: 11/7/22: BAL 27 at NO 13

Kellen Moore (NO) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 6-12 (.333)

Jesse Minter (BAL) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 1-0 (1.000)

CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)

SAINTS NOTES

• QB TYLER SHOUGH led NFL with career-high 410 yards & had 3 TD passes in Week 1. Ranked 2nd among rookie QBs with 2,384 pass yards & 221 completions & 3rd with 10 TD passes in 2025. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE JR. totaled 78 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 32 rec.) in NO debut in Week 1. Recorded 1,107 rush yards & career-high 13 TDs (7 rush, 6 rec.) in 2025, his 3rd-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. • WR CHRIS OLAVE recorded 10 catches for career-high 182 rec. yards in Week 1, most rec. yards in NFL last week. Set career-highs with 100 receptions for 1,163 yards & 9 TDs in 2025. Had 6 catches for 71 yards in last meeting. • WR DEVAUGHN VELE had 7 receptions for 69 yards & TD last week. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON had TD catch in Week 1. Set career-highs in 2025 with 77 receptions, 5th-most among TEs, & 889 rec. yards, 3rd-most. Had TD reception in last meeting. • TE NOAH FANT had TD reception in NO debut in Week 1. • EDGE CHASE YOUNG had PD in Week 1. Recorded career-high 10 sacks in 2025. Co-led NFL with 3 FRs last season, including FR-TD. • EDGE CAMERON JORDAN recorded 10.5 sacks in 2025. Ranks 3rd with 175 TFL & tied-3rd with 12 FR among active players since 2011. Has 763 career tackles & is 1 of 3 (Calais Campbell & Lavonte David) with 750+ tackles & 175+ TFL since 2000. • LB KADEN ELLISS totaled 9 tackles & had PD in Week 1. Had sack in last meeting. • CB KOOL-AID MCKINSTRY had 7 tackles & PD in Week 1. Had career-high 17 PDs in 2025. • CB QUINCY RILEY had PD in Week 1. • S JUSTIN REID totaled 8 tackles & had TFL in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Bal. with 9+ tackles. • S JONAS SANKER led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week.

RAVENS NOTES

• QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 17 of 25 atts. (68 pct.) for 324 yards & TD with 124.2 rating & had 40 rush yards & rush TD in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with 230+ pass yards & TD pass. Passed for 133 yards & TD & had 82 rush yards in last meeting. • RB DERRICK HENRY led team with 163 scrimmage yards (144 rush, 19 rec.) & 3 rush TDs last week, 8th-career game with 100+ rush yards & 3 rush TDs, surpassing HOFer Marshall Faulk (7) for 3rd-most in NFL history. Has 26 career games with 100+ rush yards & 2+ rush TDs, most in NFL history. Has 8 career games with 3+ rush TDs, tied 5th-most all-time. Has 125 rush TDs, surpassing HOFer Marcus Allen (123) for 3rd-most ever. Has 2+ rush TDs in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 8th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 119 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 56 rec.) in his only career game vs. NO (9/10/23 w/ Ten.). • WR ZAY FLOWERS led team in receptions (5) & rec. yards (career-high 150) & had TD catch in Week 1. Aims for his 6th in row with scrimmage TD. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. • TE MARK ANDREWS had 49 rec. yards last week, reaching 6,000 career rec. yards. Is 1 of 3 active TEs with 6,000+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in his only career game vs. NO (10/21/18). • LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 11 tackles & had INT in Week 1. Has 10+ tackles in 10 of his past 11 at home. Had 5 tackles in last meeting. • LB TREY HENDRICKSON spent 1st 4 seasons (2017-20) with NO, totaling 65 tackles, 20 sacks, 18 TFL, 3 FFs & 3 PD. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had 4 tackles, FF, FR & PD last week. Aims for his 7th in row with PD. Had 7 tackles, sack, TFL & PD in last meeting. • S MALAKI STARKS had 6 tackles & 1st-career sack in Week 1. • S KYLE HAMILTON had 5 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 & has PD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 5 tackles in last meeting

Game Odds

New Orleans Saints        46.5

Baltimore Ravens            – 9

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 19, 2026

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