SUMMARY
- The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans are set to face each other in the divisional round of the 2023-24 NFL season.
- The divisional round game will be hosted at the M&T Bank Stadium, the home of the Baltimore Ravens, on January 20 at 4:30 pm.
The two giants of the National Football League, the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, will face off each other in the divisional round of the 2023-24 season. Both teams make the knockout stages as the group champions. Ravens top the AFC North table with 13-4 while the Texans with 10-7.
The Raven’s outstanding performance in the group stage helped them to secure the divisional round ticket directly without competing in the wild-card round. On the other hand, the Texans sealed their spot in the divisional round after securing a convincing win over the Cleveland Browns with a score line of 45-14.
However, in the last game of the two-time Super Bowl champions, they fall short in their home ground to the Steelers. Overall, both teams seems scary throughout the competition and will look to secure their place in the conference championships, which will be played on January 28. The Ravens and Texans are in fine form, and the match will be an exciting fixture to watch.
How do you watch the live match between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans?
The first divisional round game of the season will be played at the M&T Bank Stadium, the home of the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens vs. Houston Texans game will kick off on January 20 at 4:30 pm. Fans can enjoy the game by sitting at their home on television. The match will be broadcast on television on ESPN and ABC.
Those who don’t have a cable connection in their home can watch the game via Sling TV. To watch the fixture live and exclusively on Sling TV, fans have to take a subscription. Sling offers 50% off for the first month at the regular price of $40. Two types of Sling subscriptions are available for fans: Orange and Blue.
Fans can enjoy the service of Sling Orange at $20 and Blue at $22.50, and they can also choose the Orange Plus Blue package plan at just $30. But this price is only available for first-month subscribers. The regular subscription cost for fans is $40 monthly for Orange and Blue each and for a combined plan $55 monthly.
Besides, Sling fans can also enjoy the game on Fubo TV for free on a seven-day trial offer. However, if the user has already used the seven-day trial, they must take a subscription for $75 monthly. By taking a subscription in Fubo TV, fans can enjoy various channels, including ABC, Fox, NFL Network, ESPN, NBC, and a lot more.
Essential factors of the fixture between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans
Undoubtedly, the Houston Texans will come into the pitch with confidence after thrashing the Browns in the previous round. But the fact that will go in the favor of the Ravens is the support of home fans. As the match will take place in the Raven’s house, they will step onto the pitch with a slight advantage over the opponents.
Another interesting fact of the fixture will be how the two best performers of the franchises will perform: Lamar Jackson for the Ravens and C.J. Stroud for the Texans. Till now, in the tournament, both look in outstanding shape. Jackson, this season, completed 307 passes out of 457 attempts and covered 3,678 and 821 passing and rushing yards.
The @HoustonTexans defense in Week 1 absolutely held its own Vs Baltimores offense
Don’t let the final score lie to you. #nfllive pic.twitter.com/Sa1kYsrFaX
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) January 17, 2024
Stroud the unstoppable rookie of Texans, made 499 passing attempts and completed 319, covered 4,108 passing and 167 rushing yards. Therefore, fans from both teams will keep an eye on their star performers’ performances.
Stroud will look to take the Texans to Super Bowl glory for the first time in their history, and Jackson will try to make the Super Bowl count of Ravens from two to three. On the last five face-off, the Ravens won 4 and the Texans only once, which is a significant factor before the game.