The Ravens will get another crack at the Bengals in the playoffs, and they’re embracing it.
Baltimore will visit Cincinnati on Wild Card weekend, Sunday night at 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC). The Ravens-Bengals AFC North rematch got top billing on Sunday Night Football.
Cincinnati’s 27-16 victory over the Ravens (10-7) locked Baltimore into the No. 6 seed. Cincinnati (11-5) is the No. 3 seed and will host Baltimore again at Paycor Stadium, setting up an interesting postseason rematch between AFC North rivals. The teams split their regular season matchups, with each team winning at home.
When they meet again on Wild-Card Weekend, the stakes will be much higher, with the winner advancing and the loser going home. Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey said he can’t wait.
“It’s kind of exciting,” Humphrey said. “We just had a scrimmage.
“They’re pretty familiar with us. It’s just going to be who’s the better team. When you play three times the better team usually shows.”
The Ravens hope Lamar Jackson (knee) will be healthy enough play in the playoffs after missing the final five games of the regular season. Jackson was in the lineup when the Ravens defeated the Bengals, 19-17, in Week 5, but regardless of who plays quarterback, Baltimore is not conceding anything.
“Of course if Lamar, if he’s able to go that gives us the best chance to win,” defensive end Calais Campbell said. “I’m going to be rooting for that and hoping that happens. At the same time, it’s football. We have confidence in ourselves. We’re going to go out there, with whoever we put out there, and give it our best shot.”
The Bengals’ victory on Sunday did not vault them into the No. 2 seed, because the Bills (14-3) maintained the No. 2 seed by defeating the Patriots. In the other AFC Wild-Card matchups, the Bills will host the Dolphins, who locked up the AFC’s final playoff spot with a win over the Jets. The fourth-seeded Jaguars will host the fifth-seeded Chargers, while the Chiefs will get a first-round bye.
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