Prime-time audiences will get a healthful dose of star quarterback Lamar Jackson down the stretch of this yr’s NFL season.
The Ravens will play 4 nationally televised evening time video video games in a six-week span between Weeks 11 and 16, along with a Christmas evening time blockbuster in the direction of the 49ers in San Francisco. Final season, the 49ers have been 13-4 throughout the frequent season and reached the NFC championship sooner than dropping to the Philadelphia Eagles. They’re anticipated to contend for the NFC title as soon as extra.
Different evening time video video games for the Ravens embrace a Thursday showdown in the direction of the division rival Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Financial institution Stadium on Nov. 16 and two Sunday evening time video video games — in the direction of the Chargers in Los Angeles on Nov. 26 and on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 17.
The Ravens may additionally play in London for merely the second time in franchise historic previous as soon as they deal with the host Tennessee Titans on Oct. 15 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Ravens remaining carried out overseas in 2017, getting blown out by the Jaguars, 44-7, at Wembley Stadium.
Final season, the Ravens carried out three prime-time video video games (Week 5 vs. Cincinnati; Week 8 on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Week 9 on the New Orleans Saints), their fewest since 2019.
However with the Ravens having re-signed Jackson — the NFL Most Invaluable Participant in 2019 — and added two-time All-Professional huge receiver Odell Beckham Jr., amongst completely different strikes, they’ve emerged as a doable Tremendous Bowl contender after going 10-7 remaining season and dropping to the Bengals throughout the AFC wild-card spherical.
This marks merely the third time the Ravens will play on Christmas and first since 2016, when Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger linked with huge receiver Antonio Brown for a 4-yard touchdown cross with 9 seconds remaining to rally Pittsburgh to a 31-27 dwelling victory that clinched the AFC North title. The completely different Christmas recreation the Ravens carried out was in 2005 in the direction of the Vikings in Baltimore when Kyle Boller went 24-for-34 for 289 yards and three touchdowns to information the Ravens to a 30-23 win that eradicated Minnesota from the playoff hunt.
It might even be the first time the Ravens have carried out the 49ers since 2019, when Jackson remodeled a pair of keepers on fourth-and-1 and third-and-1 late throughout the recreation to rearrange a 49-yard game-winning topic intention by Justin Tucker as time expired to supply the Ravens a 20-17 victory. Jimmy Garoppolo was the 49ers’ quarterback then nonetheless has since moved on to the Las Vegas Raiders. Brock Purdy, one in all many league’s most beautiful players remaining season, is now beneath coronary heart for San Francisco, though the ultimate select throughout the 2022 NFL draft is recovering from elbow surgical process.
As taxing as a result of the Ravens’ once more half of the schedule is, the first 10 weeks are largely favorable.
The Ravens will open the season at dwelling on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. in the direction of the Texans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was chosen second whole by Houston in remaining month’s draft. With Baltimore as soon as extra that features one in all many league’s biggest defenses and the Texans coming off a 3-13-1 season, the Ravens will doubtless be heavy favorites.
From there, they’ll journey to Cincinnati to deal with the Bengals, who reached remaining yr’s AFC championship. The ultimate time the Ravens seen them at Paycor Stadium was in remaining yr’s wild-card recreation when Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard returned a fumble by backup quarterback Tyler Huntley 98 yards for a touchdown early throughout the fourth quarter for the tie-breaking ranking.
Jackson didn’t play throughout the recreation. Over the earlier two years, he has missed 11 video video games resulting from hurt, along with the final word six remaining season.
In Week 3, the Ravens would possibly face one different rookie quarterback in Anthony Richardson, whom Indianapolis drafted fourth whole, when the Colts journey to M&T Financial institution Stadium on Sept. 24. The Ravens then journey to Cleveland to deal with the Browns, adopted by a go to to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers. Collectively, these three teams have been 20-31-1 remaining season, with the Colts going merely 4-12-1.
Whereas teams normally have the selection to take a bye week after a world recreation, the Ravens shouldn’t be going to perform that after having fun with in London and may in its place play the Detroit Lions in Baltimore on Oct. 22. The next week, the Ravens will embark on the first of what’s going to be three West Coast journeys with a go to to Arizona to deal with the Cardinals sooner than returning dwelling to play the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 5 after which web internet hosting the Browns the week after that.
After touring the third-fewest air miles (9,500) throughout the NFL and easily two time zones remaining season, the Ravens this yr can have the sixth-most air miles at 25,442 and journey 28 time zones in all.
Following their Sunday evening time recreation on the Chargers on Nov. 26, the Ravens can have a bye in Week 13 sooner than the Los Angeles Rams come to Baltimore on Dec. 10. The Ravens will wrap up their frequent season with a pair of dwelling video video games, on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. in the direction of the Miami Dolphins and in the direction of the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the date and time nonetheless to be determined.
For the Dolphins, will in all probability be their second of three straight journeys to M&T Financial institution Stadium. Final yr, they rallied to an inconceivable 42-38 victory after trailing 35-14 entering into the fourth quarter.
In all, the Ravens will face six teams that made the playoffs remaining season — the Bengals, Seahawks, Chargers, Jaguars, 49ers and Dolphins. However moreover they’ve one in all many league’s further modest schedules by means of situation. Amongst all 32 teams, the Ravens have the Twelfth-easiest schedule, with their opponents having gained 48.4% of video video games remaining season.
Ravens 2023 schedule
* – Versatile scheduling video video games
Week 1 (Sept. 10): vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 2 (Sept. 17): at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 3 (Sept. 24): vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 4 (Oct. 1): at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 5 (Oct. 8)*: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 6 (Oct. 15): at Tennessee Titans (in London), 9:30 a.m., NFL Community
Week 7 (Oct. 22)*: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 8 (Oct. 29)*: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 9 (Nov. 5)*: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 10 (Nov. 12)*: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 11 (Thursday, Nov. 16): vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime
Week 12 (Nov. 26)*: at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 13: Bye
Week 14 (Dec. 10)*: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox
Week 15 (Dec. 17)*: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 16 (Monday, Dec. 25): at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m., ABC
Week 17 (Dec. 31)*: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 18: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, TBD
PRESEASON
Week 1 (Friday, Aug. 11): vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m.
Week 2 (Monday, Aug. 21): at Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Week 3 (Saturday, Aug. 26): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD
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