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WORLD CHAMPIONS: SUPER BOWL XXXV (2000) & SUPER BOWL XLVII (2012)
B altimore R avens at H ouston T exans Wednesday, Dec. 25 – 4:30 p.m. Week 17 – NRG S ta d i u m (72,220)
(10-5)
COACH HARBAUGH SAYS ON THE QUICK TURNAROUND OF PLAYING A WEDNESDAY ROAD GAME:
“These guys are pro football players, and they understand – and as coaches we understand – you have to get ready. We had to put a practice together and a gameplan together in a short period of time. It is something that we had been preparing to do, so it was pretty much laid out, but you have to organize it, and there are tweaks you have to make. We'll be doing that all week up until gametime, really. The players are the same, because they know that on 4 o’clock on Wednesday on Christmas afternoon, we’re going to be lining up against a very good football team ... and we have to be ready for it.”
(9-6)
QUICK HITS ✗ It's a Christmas Day battle between 2024 playoff teams when
the Baltimore Ravens (10-5) visit the Houston Texans (9-6) on Wednesday. With two regular season games remaining, the Ravens and Steelers are tied atop the AFC North standings, while Houston is first in the AFC South with a two-game lead over Indy. ✗ Wednesday marks the third game that both the Ravens and Texans will have played in 11 days. This matchup is part of a holiday double-header that also features Kansas City at Pittsburgh. ✗ Including playoffs, Baltimore is 12-2 all time against the Texans. The Ravens have won five straight games in this series, including last season's 34-10 Divisional Playoff in Baltimore. ✗ With a 34-17 win vs. Pittsburgh last Saturday, Baltimore clinched a playoff berth for the third-straight year and the sixth time in the past seven seasons (since QB Lamar Jackson became the starter in 2018). ✗ In his 17th season at Baltimore's helm, head coach John Harbaugh stands as the NFL’s second-longest-tenured coach (Mike Tomlin – 18). He has led the Ravens to 12 playoff berths and produced a 182-114 overall record (including playoffs), also winning Super Bowl XLVII. ✗ Led by the two-time MVP Jackson, Baltimore boasts the NFL's No. 1 offense (423.7 ypg) and is No. 3 in scoring (30.1 ppg). Jackson has excelled both passing (3,787 yards, 37 TDs & 4 INTs for an NFL-best 120.6 rating) and rushing (765 yards & 3 TDs). ✗ Baltimore's No. 2-ranked rush attack (181.2 ypg) is fueled by RB Derrick Henry, who owns the NFL's second-most ground yards (1,636). Henry has also registered 15 total TDs (13 rush & 2 rec.). ✗ The Ravens' defense ranks No. 1 vs. the run (83.1 ypg allowed) and is No. 2 in sacks (47) behind OLB Kyle Van Noy's team-high 10.5 QB drops. CB Marlon Humphrey owns an AFC-best 6 INTs.
INJURY UPDATE WR Nelson Agholor (concussion) and backup CB Jalyn ArmourDavis (hamstring) did not play last Saturday in the victory over Pittsburgh. RB Justice Hill (concussion) left the Steelers game in the second quarter and remains in concussion protocol leading into Wednesday's contest at Houston.
NOTE THE QUOTE JETS QB AARON RODGERS ON QB LAMAR JACKSON'S MVP-CALIBER YEAR:
“Can we just not gloss over what Lamar is doing? I love watching Lamar play and love to see his continual growth and how he changes the game. He’s so dynamic, but he’s really become such an elite passer of the football. He's having a ridiculous year.”
WEEK 17 SPOTLIGHT
REMAINING PRACTICE / MEDIA SCHEDULE Mon. Dec. 23: Tues. Dec. 24:
1:40 p.m. . . . . . . Practice / Media Viewing 3:30 p.m. .. . . . . Key Players Podium & Open Locker Room Team Walk-Through / Travel to Houston / No Media Availability
CALLING THE ACTION Television: Netflix Streaming / CBS Ch. 13 (Baltimore)
✗ Noah Eagle (PBP) ✗ Greg Olsen (analyst) ✗ Jamie Erdahl (sideline) ✗ Steve Wyche (sideline) Local Radio: WBAL 1090 AM / 98Rock (97.9 FM) ✗ Gerry Sandusky (PBP) ✗ Rod Woodson (analyst) National Radio: Westwood One Sports ✗ Ryan Radtke (PBP) ✗ Ryan Leaf (analyst) Chad Steele - SVP of Communications ■ Patrick Gleason - VP of Public Relations ■ Marisol Renner - Sr. Director of Public Relations ■ Tom Valente - Sr. Director of Communications Dan Horowitz - Sr. Public Relations Coordinator ■ Rachel Richards - Public Relations Coordinator ■ Max Berenson - Public Relations Intern ■ Alex Brady - Public Relations Intern 2024 BALTIMORE RAVENS
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