Cowboys–Ravens preview puts Rio fixture in focus
Both teams enter at 1–1, with Baltimore listed as a 3.5-point favourite. CBS Sports’ preview flags unsettled player availability and presents betting projections as estimates.
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens are scheduled to meet in Rio de Janeiro in Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season. CBS Sports lists kickoff at 4:25 p.m., without specifying a time zone, and Baltimore as a 3.5-point favourite.
The teams enter at 1–1. Baltimore is coming off a 24–17 loss to New Orleans, after leading into the fourth quarter. Dallas scored 37 points against Washington.
CBS Sports cites early-season defensive and offensive statistics as part of its matchup case: Dallas has allowed the fourth-most yards per game, while its offence has recorded the ninth-fewest total yards. Baltimore’s defence has allowed the fifth-fewest yards, according to the preview.
The article centres the matchup on quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson, with Dallas receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens also noted. It says Baltimore wide receiver Zay Flowers remains on the injury report and that his availability is uncertain. The preview also notes that the NFL Players Association raised concerns about conditions at Maracanã.
SportsLine’s model is reported to project the Over hitting at a 62 per cent rate. That is a betting projection, not a game result; the preview cautions that the team statistics cover only two games.
