Ryan Mink

The Ravens' 2025 schedule will drop Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

Here are the basics you need to know before it happens. As a reminder, here are the opponents:

• Home:Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Jets, Patriots, Texans, Bears, Lions, Rams

• Away:Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Bills, Dolphins, Chiefs, Packers, Vikings

And here are the top storylines to keep an eye on:

How many primetime games?

The Ravens have been one of the hottest attractions since Lamar Jackson came to town and that won't change this year.

The Ravens were originally scheduled for seven nationally televised games last season, including five in primetime and one on Christmas. They were flexed into an ESPN Saturday slot for the regular-season finale, so the Ravens ended up playing eight.

How many will the Ravens get this year?

Matchups against the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills will surely have networks jockeying to televise, AFC North games are always high drama, and there are some sizzling inter-conference matchups against the NFC North foes and Los Angeles Rams.

Matt Ryan

Will the Ravens play on the holidays again?

The Ravens have been on the road for Christmas in back-to-back years. Will the NFL have them opening gifts on the road again?

The Ravens' popularity makes them a tempting team for games on Thanksgiving or Christmas. Both holidays will have expanded NFL offerings this year, with three games on Thanksgiving plus a Black Friday contest, and three games on Christmas.

The wonky Christmas game last season resulted in the Ravens playing three games in 11 days down the stretch.

Matt Ryan

How cold will the Ravens be?

The Ravens are used to playing in cold weather in the AFC North. But this year's schedule could be especially chilly considering there are road games in Buffalo, Green Bay, and Kansas City.

Baltimore's 2024 season ended in snowy Buffalo and another late-season meeting with the Bills could result in a familiar backdrop. Historic Lambeau Field is generally considered the coldest NFL stadium. At least the Minnesota Vikings play in domed U.S. Bank Stadium.

Though it may be cold, the Ravens will never be too far from home. They will have the third-fewest miles traveled (10,647) this season. Last year, Baltimore traveled 15,424 miles.

The Ravens were not selected to participate inone of the NFLs seven international games. They were a possibility for a road game in Spain versus the Miami Dolphins.

Will the Ravens have another late bye?

Bye weeks run from Week 5-15. The Ravens' break was Week 14 last year and Week 13 the year prior.

In both seasons, the Ravens used the late bye to get fresh and finish strong. They went 4-1 after the break in 2023 (rested their starters in Week 18) and 4-0 after the bye last year.

While the late bye can certainly be a physical grind, especially in the week or two leading up to it, there are pros and cons.

Will the Ravens be set up for a hot start?

The beginning of the Ravens' 2024 slate was grueling. Baltimore faced five teams that made the playoffs in its first seven games.

An 0-2 start via a narrow loss in Kansas City and surprising home defeat to the Raiders put the Ravens in catch-up mode last year. Baltimore islooking to start hotter this season.

"We've gone through that and understand how hard it is to climb out of that hole and how we can change that this year," safety Kyle Hamilton said at the start of the offseason conditioning program.

The Ravens have the ninth-toughest schedule in the leaguewhen judged by opponents' winning percentage last year. Will the schedule be advantageous for a fast start? If so, when will the toughest stretches come?