Patriots, Ravens and Playoff
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The Baltimore Ravens are a National Football League team that plays in the AFC North division. The Ravens have won two Super Bowl titles over the course of their history.
The Ravens stepped outside of their comfort zone this week and served students of their community by washing their feet and giving them new shoes. The Ravens are stepping into their community and being the hands and feet of Jesus. Read Next: Baltimore Ravens Pray Together After Recent Win: ‘The Lord Is Good’
“I think we kind of have mentioned how we have to play better at home," safety Alohi Gilman said. “It’s not a big jump, it’s just little things here and there. That’s not a question of our character, culture or identity. It’s just a matter of executing on a high level, on a more consistent basis.”
New England must play four, consistent quarters of football to be successful — both in Week 16 against the Ravens, and in the playoffs. If the Patriots are once again plagued by one of their patented slow starts, Baltimore’s offense will make them pay in a hurry.
Sunday's Legend of the Game is Cary Williams, the former Ravens cornerback who started on the Super Bowl XLVII-winning team. Williams spent three seasons (2010-12) in Baltimore and registered six total interceptions, including one in each the Wild Card round and AFC title game during Baltimore's championship campaign.
The Ravens trail the Patriots by four games in the AFC, but are still favored for Sunday night’s face-off in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Ravens have reportedly received some terrible news on the injury for linebacker Teddye Buchanan, who is going to miss the rest of the season if tests confirm the initial fear about his injury.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he was proud of his team after it handed the Bengals their first shutout loss since 2017.
Steelers’ T.J. Watt had surgery after partially collapsed lung. Veteran guard Laken Tomlinson says his first week as a Raven has been great.
On Sunday, we were treated to a modern-day version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. One minute, Baltimore scores at will and can't stop anyone. The next minute, they're elite defensively, but the offense struggles. Don't look now, but the Ravens are seemingly a better football team on the road than at home.
USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 16 showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots