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Ravens Week 15 matchup vs. Browns moved to Saturday afternoon

The Ravens’ Week 15 matchup with the Cleveland Browns was flexed to a different time slot

Following Week 13, the Baltimore Ravens will embark on a string of major divisional matchups, starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14. However, one of their AFC North showdowns has been moved out of its original time slot.

The NFL has made some changes to the schedule for their Week 15 games, with the decision impacting Baltimore. The Ravens were previously scheduled to take on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, December 18th, but now it is moved to Saturday, December 17th at 4:30 pm.

This game was flexed to Saturday afternoon likely to get more eyeballs on a potential Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson matchup, with Jackson’s status still pending after suffering a knee injury in Week 13 against the Denver Broncos.  The Ravens need to take care of business in order to maintain a spot in the playoffs and can’t afford to have a letdown.

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Ravens-Packers game gets flexed to the afternoon in Week 15

The Week 15 Matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens has been flexed to 4:25 PM EST.

It was bound to happen eventually, but one of the Baltimore Ravens games has been flexed to a later time for a bigger audience. The Ravens announced their Week 15 game against the Green Bay Packers has been flexed to the 4:25 p.m. timeslot.

As of Week 12, both teams have identical records at 8-3 and sit at the top of their respected divisions, the Packers leading the NFC North and the Ravens leading the AFC North. On paper this seems like it’s going to be tough test for both teams so flexing this game just makes it even more important.

The flexed game also showcases two star quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson.  It’s either going to be an offensive explosion for both teams or it could be a defensive slugfest with both offenses struggling to find rhythm. Either way, making this the “Game of the Week” was the right thing to do for the league.