With the Ravens winning the AFC North title on Saturday, that means playing a first-place schedule in 2025 for the second year in a row.

Nine Baltimore Ravens, including two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The Detroit Lions are next with seven players and the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles each have six players on the NFC roster.

Lions have a chance to get healthier for playoffs if running back David Montgomery can return from his MCL injury

NFL regular season concludes on Sunday, along with the playoff picture finally being clear. The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up the AFC North with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, while the Cincinnati Bengals stayed alive in the playoff race with a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Ravens also have an impressive seven Pro Bowl alternates: outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Nick Moore, kicker Justin Tucker, special teamer Chris Board, and guard Daniel Faalele.

Six Vikings made the roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, the biggest contingent since the 2009 season when Brett Favre nearly led them to the Super Bowl.

Entering their game Wednesday against the Texans, the Ravens have played three times on Christmas Day with a 2-1 record. Baltimore's most recent game on Christmas came just last year, when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 33-19 in 2023.

The Baltimore Ravens placed nine players on the 2025 Pro Bowl Games rosters, announced Thursday by the NFL.The Detroit Lions also saw seven players picked, one of six teams with at least five playe

With the Ravens and Cleveland Browns playing out the clock in a lopsided Baltimore win, the Ravens defense had Pierce fake a rush then drop back into coverage on second-and-6. That by itself would have been fun, but then Pierce jumped a route of running back Jacob Kibodi and picked off the pass from quarterback Bailey Zappe.