The Baltimore Ravens are looking to get back to the playoffs under new head coach Jesse Minter after narrowly missing out in the final season of the John Harbaugh era. The Ravens are hopeful that Minter’s presence, along with another MVP-caliber season from Lamar Jackson, will be enough to not only get back to the postseason but also make a sustained run deep into it.
However, it would appear that Jackson and Ravens have lost some of their cache at the league offices. After four straight years of getting to face a division rival at home during primetime, the Ravens have had the script flipped for the upcoming season, according to one league insider.
“Sources: The #Bengals will host the #Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Week 17 on New Year’s Eve. For four straight years, the Bengals have played the Ravens in Baltimore in primetime. This year, the flip is happening,” reported Jordna Schultz on Twitter.
Sources: The #Bengals will host the #Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Week 17 on New Year’s Eve.
For four straight years, the Bengals have played the Ravens in Baltimore in primetime. This year, the flip is happening. 🐅😈 pic.twitter.com/C96oVIqU2L
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 14, 2026
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“Bungholes fans cried so much about coming to Baltimore that they finally get their wish. Now Lamar Jackson gets to celebrate new years in Lamar Jackson stadium, how nice,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“There was no way they weren’t gonna schedule this night game in Cincinnati after all that crying lol,” someone else added.
“Joe Burrow begged for this. Shame he is injury prone and might be injured for it,” one fan added.
It’ll be interesting to see how the AFC North shakes out this season.
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