Overview
- The Cleveland Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 on Sunday, and Todd Monken praised his former organization in a measured postgame statement.
- Monken repeatedly told reporters the matchup was "not personal" and "strictly business," and he said multiple people sent him a video of Derrick Henry's pregame comments.
- Ravens players publicly expressed doubt about Monken's media posture, with Derrick Henry saying Monken "definitely talks a lot of trash" to his team and Marlon Humphrey saying Monken would be extra motivated.
- Baltimore played the game without quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was ruled out with an ankle injury, and Tyler Huntley started in his place, a change that shaped the game's conservative, low-scoring flow.
- Monken spent 2023–25 as the Ravens' offensive coordinator during highly productive rushing and scoring seasons, and this divisional win offers early evidence that his head-coaching approach is translating to results for the Browns.