The Ravens’ regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the NFL announced Sunday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC.
The Ravens (11-5), who would repeat as AFC North champions and secure the conference’s No. 3 playoff seed with a win at M&T Bank Stadium, will kick off ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals game, which starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Steelers (10-6) would claim the division and a home playoff game with a win and a Browns win, relegating the Ravens to the No. 5 seed and a rematch against the host Houston Texans in the wild-card round.
Despite a Week 8 home win in their first matchup this season, the Browns are huge underdogs. The Ravens are 17.5-point favorites on DraftKings, which would be their biggest spread in franchise history, according to the sports betting website KillerSports. The Ravens were 17-point favorites in a 2019 game against the New York Jets and won, 42-21. They also beat the New York Giants in Week 15, 35-14, as 16.5-point favorites.
The Browns are 3-13 and have dropped five straight games, including a 20-3 loss Sunday to a Miami Dolphins team that started former Raven Tyler Huntley at quarterback. Cleveland quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who replaced Jameis Winston as the team’s starter in Week 16, went 24-for-47 for 170 yards and an interception. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski declined Sunday to say whether he would start in Baltimore.
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