The Ravens aren't pretending they don't remember last season's 27-25 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. It's a new season, but the memory remains painful.
The Ravens returned to the practice field on Monday to prepare for their rematch against the Bills on "Sunday Night Football." Two of the NFL's most talented teams will face each other again in one of Week 1's marquee matchups.
For the Ravens, it's a chance to start the 2025 campaign the right way against the team that closed them out in 2024.
"That team sent us home out of the playoffs, so I don't think it's just going into a normal game per se," Pro Bowl left tackle Ronnie Stanley said. "We were very unhappy with the result last time we were there. A lot of us will give anything to leave there with a dub."
Baltimore had issues on both sides of the football against Buffalo during their playoff matchup, committing three turnovers and surrendering 147 yards rushing. Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike was asked if he had watched film of that game.
"Yes, I have," Madubuike said. "It's not a good feeling. There's things that we did good, things that we did bad, but the bad overrides the good. We really want to tighten the bolts on that.
"It will be great motivation. That's the last game we played. To go back there and play the same team that we lost to that we believe we should've won, self-inflicted mistakes. Everybody's pumped up. You want to get that bad taste out of your mouth."