It’s Week 13 in the NFL and the season is coming down to the wire. Though players might be tired and beat up, this is where the league’s best teams really start to pull away. And with the playoffs looming on the horizon, it’s when those teams on the fence start scrambling to get into the postseason.
That’s the case with most of the AFC North in Week 13. The Ravens are aiming to continue their dominant winning streak over another tough opponent while the Steelers and Browns fight it out (hopefully not literally this time) for likely the final wild-card spot.
It’s a pivotal week in the AFC North, so let’s take a closer look at each game in Week 13 to see what we’ll be getting.
San Francisco 49ers (10-1) at Baltimore Ravens (9-2)
Another week and another instance I can write, “this is the Ravens’ toughest test of the season.” Going up against the 49ers this week, this is actually Baltimore’s biggest test and likely the only opponent left on the schedule that poses much threat to stop their run.
For San Francisco, it’s easily their toughest game of the season and arguably their first real test. The 49ers have had a fairly easy schedule thus far and come into this week with the confidence that brings them. But they’ve yet to see an offense as capable or defense as aggressive as what the Ravens bring to the table.
If San Francisco can play tough football and either keep it close or win outright, we could be looking at an early preview of Super Bowl LIV.
Click on the next pages for the rest of the AFC North’s games.