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The Cincinnati Bengals host their AFC North division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Sunday night primetime game on Super Wild Card Weekend. 

The Ravens (10-7, 6-9-2 ATS) remained in the running for the AFC North division crown until late in the season, despite injuries short-circuiting the quarterback position. Those injuries hurt Baltimore’s chances, as the team went just 1-3 down the stretch. One of those losses came in Cincinnati in Week 18, when the Bengals handled Baltimore and their third-string quarterback Anthony Brown. It doesn’t seem like former NFL MVP Lamar Jackson will be ready for this ballgame, so the Ravens will likely suit up either Brown or Tyler Huntley. 

The Bengals (12-4, 12-3-1 ATS), meanwhile, hope to make another run to the Super Bowl after another successful regular season. Cincinnati shook off whatever rust might have come from their cancelled Monday Night Football game with the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 and handled their business with Baltimore in Week 18. The Bengals boast one of the league’s top offenses, as quarterback Joe Burrow threw for over 4,400 yards and 35 touchdowns, which tied for second-most in the NFL this season. 

Cincinnati ranked seventh in scoring this season, averaging 26.1 points per game, and fifth in passing offense (265 yards per game). The Bengals defense ranked sixth in points allowed, surrendering just 20.1 points per game. The Ravens went 2-3 this season without Lamar Jackson and scored no more than 17 points in any of those games.