Ravens Vs. Dolphins: Three Bold Predictions For Lamar Jackson’s Return From Injury

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We’re 1 week from nan midpoint of nan 2025 NFL season, pinch Week 9 kicking disconnected connected Thursday nighttime successful Miami arsenic nan Dolphins are group to invited nan Ravens to Hard Rock Stadium.

The Ravens travel into this 1 caller disconnected their first triumph since Week 2, and with their prima backmost returning to nan lineup. Lamar Jackson is expected to play aft missing nan past 3 games pinch a hamstring injury, and is besides expected to assistance nan Ravens backmost into playoff contention aft falling to 2–5 connected nan year.

On nan other sideline, Miami enters Thursday nighttime besides having travel retired of Week 9 victorious, pinch its discourtesy yet uncovering immoderate momentum to nan tune of 34 points against nan Falcons successful Atlanta. Perhaps coach Mike McDaniel’s spot is cooling off?

Needless to say, whichever measurement this 1 plays out, it’s bound to person rather nan ripple effect connected nan guidance of some franchises. Here’s a look astatine 3 bold predictions up of Thursday night’s title betwixt nan Ravens and Dolphins.

Lamar Jackson is backmost nether halfway for nan Ravens this weekend. / Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

After actually being deemed a afloat subordinate astatine Ravens believe this week, Lamar Jackson is group to make his first commencement nether halfway for Baltimore successful complete a month.

Having tweaked his hamstring against nan Chiefs successful Week 4, nan two-time NFL MVP was seemingly protected from himself complete nan past 5 weeks—but now appears to beryllium afloat patient and fresh to rotation for Week 9.

Widely regarded arsenic 1 of nan apical mobile quarterbacks nan convention has ever seen, Jackson has logged 2 1,000-plus-yard seasons passim his career, and nary pinch less than 600. Additionally, he’s averaged 6.1 yards per transportation and has recovered nan extremity area 34 times connected nan ground.

Miami, meanwhile, has allowed nan fifth-most rushing yards per crippled this play pinch 145. Look for Ravens violative coordinator Todd Monken to thin connected Jackson successful nan tally crippled to nan tune of 100-plus yards and a score.

Baltimore’s defense will clasp Dolphins to nether 225 full yards for 3rd clip this season

Miami's discourtesy has been very basking and acold to statesman nan 2025 season. / Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Unfortunately, I deliberation past week’s 34-point barrage from nan Dolphins successful Atlanta was a spot of fool’s gold. Sure, Tua Tagovailoa was capable to get reddish basking pinch a 76.9% completion percent and 4 touchdown passes, but it was besides nan first clip successful 3 weeks that he didn’t turn nan shot complete 3 times.

Last Sunday marked Miami’s first 30-point crippled of nan season, and nan 4th clip this twelvemonth that nan Dolphins eclipsed nan 300 full yards mark—even still, they’re a bottom-five discourtesy successful nan NFL successful position of yards per crippled astatine conscionable 286.4.

While Baltimore’s defense hasn’t been awesome this season, allowing nan fifth-most yards per crippled pinch 379.6, these are bold predictions for a reason! Fully healthy(ish) for nan first clip each season, I’m going pinch nan Ravens to stifle nan Dolphins' offense, keeping them nether 225 full yards for nan 3rd clip successful 2025.

Mike McDaniel has nan Dolphins astatine conscionable 2-6 to statesman nan 2025 season. / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

In lawsuit you haven’t been capable to tell, I don’t person overmuch assurance successful nan Dolphins connected Thursday night.

The Ravens caput to Miami not only disconnected a much-needed triumph against nan Bears, but besides good wrong striking region successful an AFC North section that’s ripe for nan taking.

Even pinch nan Dolphins returning home—off a win—for nan first clip since their brutal last-minute nonaccomplishment to nan Chargers in Week 6, it’s difficult to spot them keeping up pinch this Baltimore squad that yet has its backmost back. Based connected what we’ve seen from them for nan mostly of nan 2025 season, this 1 feels for illustration an uphill battle.

I’m predicting a 38–13 Ravens triumph that puts coach Dolphins Mike McDaniel firmly connected nan basking spot erstwhile again.