George Karlaftis sacked Lamar Jackson with 8:10 left in the third quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 28, 2025, and the Baltimore Ravens quarterback did not come back. Patrick Mahomes had already thrown three touchdown passes by then, finishing with four on 25-of-37 passing for 270 yards as Kansas City won 37–20. Jackson left having absorbed three sacks, thrown his first interception of the season, and fumbled on a scramble into center Tyler Linderbaum — two turnovers after posting zero through the first three weeks. Baltimore finished the afternoon without seven defensive starters and dropped to 1–3.
Table of Contents
Game Snapshot
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
Record
1–3 (0–2 Away)
2–2 (1–1 Home)
Final Score
20
37
Q1
7
3
Q2
3
17
Q3
3
10
Q4
7
7
Date
September 28, 2025
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Venue
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
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Attendance
73,552
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Scoring Summary
QTR
TIME
SCORING PLAY
BAL
KC
1st
9:35
Justice Hill 11-yd pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick) — 9 plays, 70 yds, 5:25
7
0
1st
5:40
Harrison Butker 38-yd FG — 9 plays, 48 yds, 3:55
7
3
2nd
10:00
Harrison Butker 23-yd FG — 14 plays, 79 yds, 6:44
7
6
2nd
4:00
JuJu Smith-Schuster 4-yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Butker kick) — 5 plays, 56 yds, 2:46
7
13
2nd
1:41
Isiah Pacheco 8-yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Butker kick) — 6 plays, 40 yds, 1:16
7
20
2nd
0:00
Tyler Loop 43-yd FG — 5 plays, 29 yds, 0:26
10
20
3rd
11:51
Tyquan Thornton 11-yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Butker kick) — 6 plays, 65 yds, 3:09
10
27
3rd
7:22
Tyler Loop 32-yd FG — 8 plays, 56 yds, 4:29
13
27
3rd
1:06
Harrison Butker 31-yd FG — 10 plays, 39 yds, 6:16
13
30
4th
13:15
Hollywood Brown 15-yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Butker kick) — 4 plays, 24 yds, 1:06
Jackson was under pressure on 56% of his dropbacks — the highest rate of his career in any game with at least 10 dropbacks, per ESPN Research. Rush replaced him at the start of the fourth quarter with Baltimore trailing 30–13.
Kansas City Chiefs — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
QBR
Patrick Mahomes
25/37
270
7.3
4
0
1–6
124.8
73.8
Team
25/37
264
7.3
4
0
1–6
124.8
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Mahomes’ four touchdown passes went to four different receivers. His pass to Pacheco in the second quarter was the 250th touchdown of his career, making him the youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark, breaking Dan Marino’s record.
Rushing Stats
Baltimore Ravens — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Justice Hill
3
76
25.3
1
71
Lamar Jackson
6
48
8.0
0
17
Derrick Henry
8
42
5.3
0
14
Team
17
166
9.8
1
71
Kansas City Chiefs — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Xavier Worthy
2
38
19.0
0
35
Isiah Pacheco
7
35
5.0
0
12
Kareem Hunt
13
34
2.6
0
7
Brashard Smith
4
9
2.3
0
5
Patrick Mahomes
4
5
1.3
0
4
Gardner Minshew
2
–3
–1.5
0
–1
Team
32
118
3.7
0
35
Receiving Stats
Baltimore Ravens — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Zay Flowers
7
8
74
10.6
0
21
Justice Hill
5
6
41
8.2
1
13
Mark Andrews
7
8
30
4.3
0
7
Rashod Bateman
1
2
24
24.0
0
24
Derrick Henry
2
3
16
8.0
0
10
Tylan Wallace
1
2
14
14.0
0
14
DeAndre Hopkins
0
1
0
—
0
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Team
23
30
199
8.7
1
24
Kansas City Chiefs — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Xavier Worthy
5
8
83
16.6
0
37
Travis Kelce
5
5
48
9.6
0
15
Hollywood Brown
3
5
38
12.7
1
18
JuJu Smith-Schuster
4
6
36
9.0
1
12
Brashard Smith
3
4
27
9.0
0
17
Isiah Pacheco
2
3
13
6.5
1
8
Kareem Hunt
1
1
13
13.0
0
13
Tyquan Thornton
1
2
11
11.0
1
11
Noah Gray
1
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
25
35
270
10.8
4
37
Defensive Stats
Baltimore Ravens — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Kyle Hamilton
8
3
0
0
0
1
Teddye Buchanan
7
3
0
0
0
0
Marlon Humphrey
5
5
0
0
0
0
Odafe Oweh
5
4
0
0
0
0
Keyon Martin
5
4
0
0
0
0
Trenton Simpson
5
3
0
0
0
0
Mike Green
5
3
0
1
0
0
Jake Hummel
5
2
0
0
0
0
Chidobe Awuzie
4
2
0
0
1
0
CJ Okoye
3
3
0
0
0
1
Tavius Robinson
3
1
1
1
1
1
Roquan Smith
2
2
0
0
0
0
John Jenkins
2
1
0
0
0
0
David Ojabo
2
1
0
0
0
0
Nate Wiggins
2
1
0
0
0
0
Malaki Starks
2
1
0
0
0
0
Mark Andrews
1
1
0
0
0
0
Aeneas Peebles
1
1
0
0
0
0
Brent Urban
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jay Higgins IV
1
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Tampa
1
1
0
0
0
0
Team
73
41
1
2
2
3
Kansas City Chiefs — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Drue Tranquill
7
4
0
0
0
0
Chamarri Conner
6
4
0
0
0
0
Nick Bolton
6
3
0
0
0
1
Trent McDuffie
5
4
0
0
1
0
Jaden Hicks
5
4
0
0
0
0
Leo Chenal
4
4
1
1
1
0
Bryan Cook
3
3
0
0
0
0
Chris Roland-Wallace
3
3
0
0
0
0
Nohl Williams
3
2
0
0
1
0
George Karlaftis
2
2
1
1
0
4
Jerry Tillery
1
1
1
1
0
1
Chris Jones
1
1
0
1
1
2
Robert Tonyan
1
1
0
0
0
0
Charles Omenihu
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jack Cochrane
1
1
0
0
0
0
Cooper McDonald
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ashton Gillotte
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jaylen Watson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jalen Royals
1
1
0
0
0
0
Team
53
42
3
3
4
8
Turnovers
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Kansas City
Leo Chenal
1
0
0
Baltimore
—
0
—
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Chenal’s interception came on an all-out blitz during Baltimore’s second offensive possession, jumping a route at the Kansas City 32-yard line on a first down.
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Baltimore
Lamar Jackson
1
1
0
Kansas City
Drue Tranquill
0
0
1 (recovery)
Jackson fumbled after running into center Tyler Linderbaum on a scramble. Tranquill recovered for Kansas City.
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
ATTEMPTS
XP
PTS
Baltimore
Tyler Loop
2/2
100.0%
43, 32
2/2
8
Kansas City
Harrison Butker
3/4
75.0%
38, 23, 31 (miss: 56)
4/4
13
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Baltimore
Jordan Stout
1
50
50.0
0
0
50
Kansas City
Matt Araiza
1
37
37.0
0
1
37
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Baltimore
Justice Hill
5
133
26.6
30
0
Baltimore
Rasheen Ali
2
31
15.5
21
0
BAL Team
7
164
23.4
30
0
Kansas City
Brashard Smith
2
55
27.5
34
0
Kansas City
Nikko Remigio
1
47
47.0
47
0
Kansas City
Jalen Royals
1
30
30.0
30
0
KC Team
4
132
33.0
47
0
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Kansas City
Nikko Remigio
1
15
15.0
15
0
Baltimore
—
0
—
—
—
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Team Stats
Stat
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
Final Score
20
37
Total Yards
360
382
Total Plays
53
70
Yards per Play
6.8
5.5
1st Downs
18
24
— Passing
10
15
— Rushing
7
8
— Penalty
1
1
Net Passing Yards
194
264
Comp / Att
23/33
25/37
Yards per Pass
5.4
6.9
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks – Yards Lost
3–5
1–6
Rushing Yards
166
118
Rush Attempts
17
32
Yards per Rush
9.8
3.7
Red Zone (Made–Att)
1–2
4–6
3rd Down
3/10 (30%)
5/15 (33%)
4th Down
1/4 (25%)
4/4 (100%)
Turnovers
2
0
— Fumbles Lost
1
0
— Interceptions
1
0
Penalties – Yards
6–56
5–40
Time of Possession
25:15
34:45
Game Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Clay Martin
Umpire
Steven Woods
Down Judge
Jerod Phillips
Line Judge
Brian Perry
Field Judge
Dave Hawkshaw
Side Judge
Alonzo Ramsey III
Back Judge
Greg Wilson
The defeat pushed Baltimore to 1–3, a start from which only five franchises had recovered to reach the postseason across the 14-team playoff era. Jackson’s hamstring strain — confirmed by head coach John Harbaugh as severe enough to rule out any possibility of return — added to a defensive injury toll that already included linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring), cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins, and left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle), all of whom exited and did not return; defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike and pass rusher Broderick Washington Jr. had been placed on injured reserve the day before kickoff. For Kansas City, the final margin represented its seventh win in the last eight meetings against Baltimore — a sequence that stretched back to September 2021, when the Ravens last beat the Chiefs in Kansas City — and it came with an offense that had been inconsistent through its first three weeks suddenly producing four touchdown drives, going 4-for-4 on fourth down, and holding the ball for nearly 35 minutes.
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