The Cleveland Browns get a break Sunday: a Baltimore Ravens team that has won three straight shows up at Huntington Bank Field without Lamar Jackson under center.
Game details
| When | Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | Huntington Bank Field |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Baltimore Ravens -5 | O/U 42.5 (market view) |
| Baltimore Ravens record | 4-1 |
| Cleveland Browns record | 3-2 |
Overview
The Baltimore Ravens (4-1) travel to Huntington Bank Field to face the Cleveland Browns (3-2) on Sunday, October 18, 2026, with kickoff set for 1:00 PM ET on Fox. Baltimore enters on a three-game winning streak after beating the Atlanta Falcons 30-23, the Tennessee Titans 24-18 and the Dallas Cowboys 34-31, with their only loss this stretch coming against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2. Cleveland comes in having dropped its last game 12-17 to the New York Jets, snapping a two-game winning streak that included wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers.
Baltimore has outscored opponents 146-119 on the season, while Cleveland sits at 93-112. The Ravens are favored by 5.0 points with a total of 42.5, and the market projects a 24-19 Baltimore win. But that line comes with an asterisk: Lamar Jackson is out with an ankle injury, and Baltimore is also banged up with Marlon Humphrey, Zay Flowers and Andrew Vorhees all listed as questionable.
Cleveland is dealing with its own injury list, with Dillon Gabriel out at quarterback and starters Mason Graham, Mike Hall Jr. and Kalia Davis all sidelined on the defensive line. The Ravens still have the heavier offensive arsenal with Derrick Henry chasing history, but without Jackson at the controls, this one is closer than the spread suggests.
Key players
Derrick Henry carries a 20.5-point projection and can become just the third running back age 32-or-older to score a touchdown in each of his team's first six games of a season, joining Walter Payton and John Riggins.
Lamar Jackson is out with an ankle injury, a massive subtraction for Baltimore's offense heading into Cleveland.
Deshaun Watson projects for 15.0 points and remains the Browns' starter under center as Cleveland tries to snap its one-game skid.
Denzel Boston leads all rookies with 330 receiving yards and leads the NFL with 20.6 yards per reception, projected for 10.5 points.
Harold Fannin Jr. projects for 8.0 points as a receiving option in an offense trying to find rhythm after a low-scoring loss to the Jets.
Keys to the game
Slow down Derrick Henry near the goal line, since he is hunting a touchdown in a sixth straight game to open the season.
Take advantage of Baltimore playing without Lamar Jackson by forcing pressure and mistakes through the air.
Keep feeding Denzel Boston down the field, where he leads the NFL in yards per reception this season.
Fantasy angles
Start Denzel Boston with confidence — his 20.6 yards per reception leads the league and his 10.5 projection looks light given his role as Cleveland's top target.
Deshaun Watson is a reasonable streaming option at 15.0 projected points against a Ravens defense that is dealing with questionable statuses for Marlon Humphrey and Andrew Vorhees.
Quinshon Judkins carries a questionable tag and only a 10.0 projection, so treat him as a cautious flex rather than a lock.
Harold Fannin Jr.'s 8.0 projection makes him a streaming tight end option, not a must-start.
Andre Szmyt is strictly a streaming kicker play at 7.4 projected points, nothing more.
Prediction
The market has this one pegged at Baltimore Ravens 24, Cleveland Browns 19, and that number makes sense given Baltimore's offensive talent even with Lamar Jackson sidelined. Derrick Henry can still impose his will on the ground, and the Ravens' three-game win streak shows a team finding ways to win without perfect health. Cleveland's path to flipping that script runs through containing Henry early and letting Denzel Boston create explosive plays to keep pace, but until this offense proves it can finish drives, the Ravens' depth gives them the edge.
Injury report
| Player | Team | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens | WR | Questionable |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | QB | Out |
| Andrew Vorhees | Baltimore Ravens | OG | Questionable |
| Trey Hendrickson | Baltimore Ravens | LB | Out |
| Marlon Humphrey | Baltimore Ravens | CB | Questionable |
| Cam Jurgens | Baltimore Ravens | C | Out |
| Dillon Gabriel | Cleveland Browns | QB | Out |
| Teven Jenkins | Cleveland Browns | OG | Out |
| Carsen Ryan | Cleveland Browns | TE | Out |
| Tylan Wallace | Cleveland Browns | WR | Out |
| Kalia Davis | Cleveland Browns | DT | Out |
| Mason Graham | Cleveland Browns | DT | Out |
| Mike Hall Jr. | Cleveland Browns | DT | Out |
Depth chart
| Pos | Cleveland Browns |
|---|---|
| QB | Deshaun Watson |
| RB | Quinshon Judkins, Jaleel McLaughlin |
| WR | Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Jerry Jeudy |
| TE | Harold Fannin Jr. |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | Wk5 L 12-17 vs New York Jets, Wk4 W 27-24 vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Wk3 W 21-18 vs Carolina Panthers |
In this story
- Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cleveland Browns
- Andre Szmyt
- Andrew Vorhees
- Cam Jurgens
- Carsen Ryan
- Denzel Boston
- Derrick Henry
- Deshaun Watson
- Dillon Gabriel
- Harold Fannin Jr.
- Jaleel McLaughlin
- Jerry Jeudy
- KC Concepcion
- Kalia Davis
- Lamar Jackson
- Marlon Humphrey
- Mason Graham
- Mike Hall Jr.
- Quinshon Judkins
- Teven Jenkins
- Trey Hendrickson
- Tylan Wallace
- Zay Flowers
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.