Sunday will be a red-letter day for the Baltimore Ravens, as they will not only play in the AFC Championship Game but also host one for the first time ever.
It will be the first AFC title game played in the city since the old Baltimore Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders to go to Super Bowl V in January of 1971.
The Ravens are favored over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, but just about everyone agrees that it is foolish to pick a Mahomes-led team to lose a big game.
They will hope to have some championship luck as they will have some special guests at M&T Bank Stadium, including Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, who played on their last Super Bowl-winning team in the 2012 season, per Jeff Zrebiec.
Ravens announce that Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are Sunday's Legends of the Game.
Jonathan Ogden will be the Honorary Captain.
Michael Phelps will deliver the game ball.
The offense will be introduced.
T-Pain will perform at halftime.— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) January 24, 2024
Another special guest will be Jonathan Ogden, the Hall of Fame left tackle who played on Baltimore’s first world championship team during the 2000 campaign.
This year’s Ravens have had a remarkable year, as quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to win his second regular-season MVP and rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers has given him the type of target at that position he hasn’t had in some time.
As was the case in 2000 and 2012, they have been winning with defense this year, and they finished the regular season tops in points allowed and rushing touchdowns given up.
From @GMFB: The #Chargers and #Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh haven’t struck a deal yet; The #Ravens expect TE Mark Andrews back; The #49ers will know more on WR Deebo Samuel today. pic.twitter.com/3RDycbC9NP
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 24, 2024
They also got some good news on Wednesday, as Ian Rapoport reported that star tight end Mark Andrews, who has been out with an ankle injury since Week 11, is expected to return on Sunday versus Kansas City.
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