Baltimore Ravens 2020 Season Schedule For QB Lamar Jackson, Team

BALTIMORE, MD — The coronavirus pandemic has brought changes to the 2020 NFL season — the Baltimore Ravens will begin the season without fans at M&T Bank Stadium — but hopes for a Super Bowl trophy are high behind NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Professional football returns after the Labor Day weekend, with all 32 National Football League teams kicking off play the week of Sept. 10-13, including the Ravens.

Baltimore will play its season opener on Sept. 13 against the Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will officially kick off the NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 10 at home against the Houston Texans.

But the Ravens will take the field without a crowd after officials said M&T Banks Stadium could not safely host fans.

After the Ravens said the franchise submitted proposals to the mayor and governor outlining how it would host 7,500 fans with protocols in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, public health experts helped drive the decision to hold games without fans, at least initially.

"Our organization will continue to closely monitor and adjust accordingly to all developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic," the Ravens reported. "We will remain in communication with local and state officials, working carefully to create appropriate measures that might eventually permit a limited number of fans at home games this season."

Find the Baltimore Ravens full regular season schedule here.

WEEK 1 · Sept. 13, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Cleveland Browns, watch on CBS.

WEEK 2 · Sept. 20, 4:25 p.m. against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, watch on CBS.

WEEK 3 · Sept. 28, 8:15 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs, watch on ESPN.

WEEK 4 · Oct. 4, 1 p.m. against the Washington Football Team at FedEx Field, watch on CBS.

WEEK 5 · Oct. 11, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals, watch on CBS.

WEEK 6 · Oct. 18, 1 p.m. against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, watch on CBS.

WEEK 7 · Oct. 25, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers, watch on CBS.

WEEK 8 Bye

WEEK 9 · Nov. 8, 1 p.m. against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, watch on CBS.

WEEK 10 · Nov. 15, 8:20 p.m. against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, watch on NBC.

WEEK 11 · Nov. 22, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Tennessee Titans, watch on CBS.

WEEK 12 · Nov. 26, 8:20 p.m. against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, watch on NBC.

WEEK 13 · Dec. 3, 8:20 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys, watch on FOX, the NFL Network and Amazon.

WEEK 14 · Dec. 14, 8:15 p.m. against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium, watch on ESPN.

WEEK 15 · Dec. 20, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the Jacksonville Jaguars, watch on CBS.

WEEK 16 · Dec. 27, 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium against the New York Giants, watch on FOX.

WEEK 17 · Jan. 3, 1 p.m. against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium, watch on CBS.

The NFL is on track to become the first major professional sports league to start a season on time during the coronavirus pandemic. Popular off-season events such as the NFL Draft were held in virtual formats, and all preseason games were canceled to help prevent further spread of the virus.

That means the regular season will take off with a number of intriguing story lines, none greater than how two teams in particular will fare after a big shakeup.

Across the league, eyes will be on six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady as he takes his first snaps as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after 20 seasons with the New England Patriots. And Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs look to repeat their success with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Opening week will feature four prime-time games, including the Texans-Chiefs. The Dallas Cowboys will visit the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night, Sept. 13 and the first Monday night of the season will have two games scheduled: the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans at the Denver Broncos.

The most noticeable difference between the 2020 NFL season and years past will be the absence of packed stadiums and loud crowds.

Some teams are allowing fans to enter the stadium at a certain capacity, but others, like the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears, have made statements saying games will be played without fans for at least the first month of the season.

The Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins are among the teams planning to allow a small capacity of fans at home openers, according to ESPN.

Teams are still set to play a full set of 16 games in 2020, with an additional playoff game in both the National Football Conference and American Football Conference, added to the schedule. The move to add a seventh playoff team in each conference, and by effect another game, was approved by the league before the pandemic.