An NFL expert also weighed in on the advantage the Ravens are getting.
Before we get to what Joe Burrow said Tuesday about the Cincinnati Bengals playing a primetime game in Baltimore vs. the Ravens for a fourth straight season, let me introduce you to a national name that fans should like.
Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis very candidly sounded off on the NFL’s decision to have the Bengals play a primetime game in Baltimore for a fourth straight season. Not to mention it’s a Thursday night game for a third straight season.
You can watch his full video below.
amazing how the NFL can pick & choose who gets these massive edges…
but for one team to get this edge 3 STRAIGHT YEARS is hardly fair
not sure if you noticed this quirk, but sorry to your fan base pic.twitter.com/RHADXO1eZd
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 19, 2025
As for Burrow, who spoke to the local media for the first time since the end of the 2024 season, he too isn’t a fan of the NFL’s decision, even though the Bengals are playing on Thanksgiving for the first time in 15 years.
“Playing in Baltimore for the fourth straight primetime year isn’t ideal. Maybe we could get one of those in Cincinnati next year, please,” Burrow said.
The Ravens are very well known for their success at home on Thursday Night Football, with a 9-0 record in the past 20 years. That’s a clear advantage.
Then again, the Bengals were so close last year to winning in Baltimore on Thursday night. They, arguably, should have. If the Bengals’ defense is even remotely better against the Ravens this season, and the offense plays like it did against them twice last season, then the Bengals are fully capable of going into Baltimore on Thanksgiving night and winning.
But there is also no doubt that Burrow is correct that this matchup needs to be in primetime in Cincinnati at some point. It hasn’t been in the regular season since 2018 when the Bengals beat the Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Week 2.
