Today at 4:25 p.m. ET, the New England Patriots (10-4) and Baltimore Ravens (8-6) go head-to-head live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The game can be live streamed here. New England fans can hear all of the action on 98.5 The Sports Hub while Baltimore fans can do the same on WBAL 1090.
The defending Super Bowl champion Ravens look to win their fifth straight game and hope to get help from the league and a win this afternoon would clinch their sixth straight trip to the postseason while the Patriots look to win in order to clinch their fifth straight AFC East title.
The Ravens, who beat the Pats in the AFC Championship Game last season, are looking for their third win over New England in a row and will hope to notch their fifth straight home win.
"We're playing our best football right now," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said via ESPN. "We're going to have to continue to improve with what we have in front of us down the stretch."
Justin Tucker led the Ravens to victory last Monday over the Detroit Lions with a 61-yard game-winning field goal to clinch the 18-16 triumph.
"What can you say about Justin Tucker?" Harbaugh told ESPN. "When we got the ball there, I think at the 45-yard line, I said, 'Hey, are we kicking this?' ... He said, 'I got it.'"
The Patriots failed during their first attempt to clinch the division with a 24-20 loss at the Miami Dolphins last week and we'll hope their second opportunity ends better.
"We didn't do a good job in the red area, and didn't do a good job finishing drives," quarterback Tom Brady said per ESPN. "We came up on the short end of the stick. It wasn't a good day. Just couldn't make enough plays."
Brady is 352-for-578 (60.9%) for 4,049 yards with 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
The Pats will continue their quest to the playoffs without Brady's favorite target and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who suffered a torn MCL and ACL and is out until next year.
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been sacked a career-high 42 times, but has only hit the ground five times in the last three games. Flacco is 310-for-526 (58.9%) for 3,460 yards with 18 touchdowns and 17 interceptions thus far this season.
The Patriots look to clinch the AFC East while the Ravens hope to keep their wild-card aspirations alive when these teams take the field this afternoon in Baltimore.
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