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Monday Night Football comes to you with a special Christmas Day edition featuring a matchup between the Baltimore Ravens (11-3, 9-5 ATS) and the San Francisco 49ers (11-3, 8-6 ATS). Both teams have already clinched playoff spots. Baltimore is a game ahead of Miami for the #1 seed in the AFC, while San Francisco has a one game lead on Dallas, Detroit, and Philadelphia who are all at 10-4. The Ravens are coming off a Sunday Night Football win over the Jaguars 23-7, winning as 4-point road favorites. The 49ers just went into Arizona and beat the Cardinals 45-29, covering as 13.5-point favorites. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 EST from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California and can be found on ABC.
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These are two of the best teams in the NFL, so they are no stranger to winning streaks. The Ravens have won their last four games, and eight of their last nine as they sit in first in the AFC. Only one team in each conference gets a first round bye in the NFL Playoffs, so holding onto that number one spot is important. This is their last road game, as they finish the season with the Dolphins and Steelers at home. Against the Jaguars, Lamar Jackson threw for 171 yards, and rushed for another 97 as he helped to power the team to an easy road win.
Lamar Jackson is 16th in the NFL in total passing yards with 3,105 on the season, which works out to 221.8 per game. He has a 17-7 TD-INT ratio, and he is also the team's leading rusher at 52.9 yards per game. He currently has the 2nd best odds to win MVP at +500, as he only trails the quarterback he is about to face in Brock Purdy. Gus Edwards is the top running back, he averages 47.4 rushing yards per game with 11 touchdowns. Zay Flowers has been impressive in his rookie season, he is the top receiver on the team with 48.6 yards per game and has the most receptions over 20 yards with ten. Odell Beckham Jr. has found a role with the team, he adds 43.3 yards per game. Both Flowers and Beckham Jr. have three touchdowns on the year. Isaiah Likely has stepped up as the top tight end after Mark Andrews was sent to the IR.
The Ravens are 4th in the league in scoring with 27.4 points per game, and have the top scoring defense in the league by allowing just 16.1 points per. Roquan Smith leads the team in scoring with 143 tackles on the season. Defensive tackle Justin Madubuike leads the team in sacks with 12, and safety Geno Stone leads the team in interceptions with six. The Ravens have forced 21 takeaways on the season, and have turned the ball over 16 times on offense.
Injury Report:
Questionable: OT Ronnie Staley, CB Jalyn Armour-Davis, CB Arthur Maulet
Out: RB JK Dobbins, RB Keaton Mitchell, TE Mark Andrews, LB David Ojabo