Bengals and Ravens schedule Week 17 matchup for New Year's Eve

The Cincinnati Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens on December 31 at 8:15 p.m. ET. CBS Sports identified this Week 17 matchup as a defining game for the 2026 NFL season. The contest takes place at Paycor Stadium, positioning it between a trip to Indianapolis and a home finale against the Cleveland Browns. Both teams look to the game for potential playoff positioning within the AFC North. The two franchises split their regular-season series last year, with Cincinnati winning on the road in November and Baltimore responding with a victory in Cincinnati the following month. The late-season clash could feature implications for the NFL MVP race involving Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson.

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