Hamilton had two interceptions before leaving the game in the fourth quarter. “It doesn’t look bad for anybody,” coach John Harbaugh said after the game.
The Dolphins, who visit the Ravens next week, have a 27% chance of clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, according to The New York Times playoff simulator. Only the Ravens (11-3) have a higher one, at 57%.
A new round of stadium construction is underway for professional sports teams across the U.S., and taxpayers will be helping to pay the multibillion-dollar tab.
The Ravens’ single-game record for the regular season is believed to be 25.1 million viewers, set in September 2013, when the team opened its Super Bowl defense with a prime-time loss to the Denver Broncos.
The MVP debate between the Ravens and 49ers quarterbacks has many quaint facets, but Jackson's ability to be an offense unto himself should give him a leg up.
The Ravens (11-3) will face the San Francisco 49ers (11-3) Monday in Santa Clara, California. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.
Linebacker Roquan Smith, the leader of every pregame huddle, played Secret Santa by having the luxury goods dropped off at the lockers of all his teammates on defense.
“I don’t know what it is, whether it’s the lack of prime-time games that we’ve gotten or whatever, but I think the 11-3s are not created equal right now, in terms of the 49ers versus us,” safety Kyle Hamilton said. “We feel a little disrespected by that.”