Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season will kick off with a Thanksgiving Day triple-header and the third matchup will be an AFC North showdown featuring the Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.
The Ravens got above .500 for the first time this season with a 23-10 victory over the Jets on Sunday, marking their fifth straight win in what has been a dramatic turnaround from their 1-5 start. Tight end Isaiah Likely didn’t contribute much to the victory, but he’ll have an opportunity to make his mark in tonight’s holiday battle.
Below, we’ll go over Likely’s outlook in fantasy football for Week 13.
Fantasy Football analysis: Ravens TE Isaiah Likely
Likely only caught one of three targets for 10 yards in last Sunday’s win over the Jets in what was a pretty sloppy day for the Ravens offense as a whole. The fourth-year tight end has just been a bit player for the team with only a handful of targets here and there each week and he has just one game where he’s recorded more than two receptions.
If there is a game for him to get going, it’s a matchup against what has arguably been the worst defense in the league this season. The Bengals’ have the worst defensive passing EPA and success rate in the NFL heading into Week 13, giving up a league-high 26 passing touchdowns. They’ve also been carved up by opposing tight ends this season, yielding 962 yards and 13 of those TD’s to the tune of 15.9 fantasy points per fame.
Start or sit in Week 13?
Start. As mentioned before, this particular matchup is an opportunity for both him and TE1 Mark Andrews to put up productive numbers and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see one of these big targets to find the end zone. I’ll take a big swing and say that you should tab Likely for a Flex spot because that’s how poor Cincy has been on defense this year.
