Christmas … once more!
Speaking of the primetime video games, having a Christmas Day sport for a second straight 12 months is uncommon. Having it on a Wednesday makes it even rarer.
This would be the fourth time in Ravens historical past that they’ve performed on Christmas. Only two groups, the Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys, may have performed extra Christmas video games.
Thursday video games are already robust on gamers’ our bodies with a brief restoration turnaround. This Wednesday sport is not more durable because the league gave the Ravens a Saturday sport (vs. Steelers) the week earlier than, so it nonetheless leaves 4 days between similar to a typical Sunday-Thursday turnaround. But it means back-to-back weeks of quick relaxation.
The Ravens’ opponent, the Texans, may have the identical drawback. So will the rival Chiefs and Steelers, who play within the different Christmas sport.
Some followers might like including much more sizzle to the vacation. Others, particularly those that do not subscribe to Netflix, will not like this.
What makes you are feeling higher about it’s that the Ravens received in San Francisco on Christmas final 12 months, making for a jolly vacation. The Ravens and followers will hope for a similar consequence in opposition to a difficult foe that Baltimore defeated in final 12 months’s divisional playoffs.
P.S. – It’s shocking that the HarBowl between the Ravens and Chargers is not on Thanksgiving or Christmas. That gave the impression to be a slam dunk. Instead, one Harbaugh brother may have bragging rights on the Thanksgiving desk three days after they play. John is 2-0, together with Super Bowl XLVII.
