Expert recap and game analysis of the New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens NFL game from December 21, 2025 on ESPN.

The Ravens couldn't overcome a first-half injury to Lamar Jackson and fell to the Patriots, 28-24, in their final regular-season home game. Patriots second-year quarterback Drake Maye finished with 380 passing yards and two touchdowns. Here's how the Ravens' primetime defeat went down:

Coming off their first loss in 83 days, the New England Patriots rebounded to take down the Baltimore Ravens 28-24 in primetime to clinch a playoff birth.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh addressed the number of touches, or lack thereof, for running back Derrick Henry toward the latter stages of Sunday's 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots.

It was New England who started hot, jumping out to a 21-0 lead behind two Drake Maye rushing touchdowns. But, the script flipped in the second half as the Bills rattled off 21 unanswered points as part of four second-half touchdowns before stopping Maye’s final drive to ultimately win the game.

The Bengals won the toss and deferred putting Drake Maye and the Patriots offense on the field first. New England picked up an opening third-down on the ground — in which left guard Jared Wilson went down with an injury — before Maye’s pass on the following third-down fell incomplete as he was hit as he threw.

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