The Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens are meeting for the first time this season. It also happens to be the first time we will see Joe Burrow playing quarterback since Week 2, which is probably the most exciting storyline for the Bengals going into the game.
What are you looking forward to seeing tonight, and what is the best side to have at Thanksgiving?
Game Within The Game | Joe Burrow And Joe Flacco Embrace One Of These Nights
“Listen, that was a long time ago. I think you always have a feeling about being somewhere after you were somewhere,” Flacco says. “But I think it’s pretty easy at this point to take emotion out of it.”
Joe Burrow Officially Returns for Thanksgiving Battle with Baltimore
A holiday weekend’s Must See TV has been brewing all month. Burrow had his eye on this game when he returned to practice three weeks ago from a turf toe injury as the Bengals play their first Thanksgiving game in 15 years against fellow Pro Bowl quarterback Lamar Jackson and his red-hot AFC North co-leaders.
Bengals’ flight to Baltimore delayed for hours ahead of Thanksgiving game
Sources said the Bengals had to switch planes, from their charter plane to a smaller, commercial plane, with an expected arrival around midnight.
2025 NFL Thanksgiving schedule, picks, odds, injuries
Ahead of the three matchups, our NFL Nation reporters take you inside each locker room with key storylines and a look back at each team’s history playing on Thanksgiving. ESPN Research provides optimistic stats for all six teams, along with betting nuggets to know. Plus, analytics writer Seth Walder makes bold predictions, while fantasy analyst Eric Moody shares fantasy football intel. We also have Football Power Index (FPI) game projections, and three analysts — Pamela Maldonado, Moody and Walder — give us final score picks for the three games.
Kyle Hamilton, Rashod Bateman Set to Play vs. Bengals
The Ravens have ruled out running back Justice Hill, who was added to the injury report on Tuesday with a neck injury that sidelined him the past couple days, and defensive lineman Taven Bryan (knee).
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