Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season delivered an instant classic.
On Sunday Night Football, Josh Allen, the league’s reigning MVP, led the Buffalo Bills to a stunning 41-40 come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Ravens in the final home opener at Highmark Stadium.
Buffalo (1-0) trailed by 15 points with less than four minutes to play before Allen directed three scoring drives, the last setting up Matt Prater’s 32-yard field goal as time expired. The Bills scored 22 points over the final 15 minutes to secure the victory.
Allen totaled 394 passing yards with two touchdowns through the air and two more on the ground. Lamar Jackson accounted for four scores of his own, throwing for 210 yards and rushing for two touchdowns. Derrick Henry powered Baltimore with 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns, but lost a critical fourth-quarter fumble that shifted momentum toward Buffalo.
GAME RECAP LINKS
- Bills 41, Ravens 40 | Final score, game recap + stats to know (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills complete epic comeback behind MVP performance from Josh Allen (Observations) (Syracuse.com)
- Bills vs. Ravens highlights: Buffalo completes epic fourth-quarter comeback (Democrat&Chronicle.com)
- 5 takeaways from the Buffalo Bills’ 41-40 win vs. the Baltimore Ravens (BillsWire.com)
- Buffalo Bills 41, Baltimore Ravens 40: NFL SCORIGAMI (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Instant analysis: What went right and what went wrong in Bills’ comeback win vs. Ravens (BillsWire.com)
- Un-bill-ievable: Buffalo Bills pull off wild comeback vs. Ravens (encouraged/worried) (Syracuse.com)
- It’s time to put respect on Ed Oliver’s name (BuffaloRumblings.com)
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCES
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
Some final thoughts from the field at Highmark Stadium (or maybe not 🤔) #BillsMafia 🎥⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/uuzqe66nu6
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) September 8, 2025
Josh Allen of the @BuffaloBills is the first player in NFL history to have 250+ passing yards & 2+ rushing TDs in any single quarter of any single game.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 8, 2025
He did it in the 4th quarter to bring his team back from a 15-point deficit. pic.twitter.com/N7pOtLekGa
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