New England Patriots
The Patriots need to reply after a brutal loss to the Payments at Gillette Stadium.
After letting a division-clinching win towards the Payments slip through their grasp last week, the New England Patriots will look to proper the ship in one other robust matchup — this time on the street.
In arguably their most vital recreation of the season, the Patriots (11-3) will journey to Baltimore to tackle the Ravens (7-7) on Sunday Night time Soccer.
Kickoff is about for 8:20 p.m. from M&T Financial institution Stadium. You possibly can watch the sport on NBC, in addition to hear on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
New England’s protection — which coughed up five-straight TD drives to Josh Allen and the Payments final week — could have one other robust take a look at making an attempt to decelerate two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, particularly with out Robert Spillane and Milton Williams.
“Josh [Allen] isn’t going to matter on Sunday. That is about Lamar and the Ravens, what he can do, his means to remain affected person and calm, after which ship the soccer or burst,” Vrabel stated this week. “He actually scrambles when he has to. He not often appears like anyone’s going to have the ability to deal with him till he’s able to go down, to get out of bounds, or to throw. … So, that’ll be an enormous problem.”
After battling accidents earlier this season, Jackson has helped revitalize a Ravens workforce that began the yr 1-5 however at the moment are making a push for the AFC North divisional title.
Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offense will even have to bounce again after a quiet second half towards Buffalo — with Maye throwing for simply 155 yards final week at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots might have to attend a bit longer to outright clinch the AFC East, however a win on Sunday would safe a playoff spot for New England.
Because the Patriots attempt to bounce again on nationwide TV, comply with alongside right here for stay updates from Sunday’s recreation, and verify again as soon as the sport wraps for some early observations.
LIVE UPDATES
7:31: Warmups are underway.
7:13: Right here’s New England’s inactives:
Regardless of being listed as questionable, Marcus Jones, Carlton Davis, Christian Barmore, and Harold Landry are all lively for the Patriots vs. the Ravens.
7:12: Sunday was already going to be a giant recreation for the Patriots, however it turns into much more crucial now that the Broncos are shedding to the Jags in their very own constructing. Patriots may nonetheless make a push for the No. 1 seed with a win tonight.
7:10: Greetings! A reasonably large matchup tonight in Baltimore, to say the least:
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