STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
DATE: Monday, December 25, 2023
GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
ABC: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Derek Rackley
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) BAL: 82 or 226 SF: 208 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: BAL leads series, 4-2 (won 4 of past 5). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 12/1/19: SF 17 at BAL 20.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: John Harbaugh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 158-98 (.617) Postseason: 11-9 (.550). Kyle Shanahan vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 63-49 (.563) Postseason: 6-3 (.667).
BALTIMORE RAVENS NOTES:
• RAVENS clinched playoff berth for 2nd-consecutive season & for 5th time in past 6 seasons.
• QB LAMAR JACKSON totaled 268 yards (171 pass, 97 rush) with TD pass last week, 17th-career game with 95+ rush yards, most-ever by QB. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ rush yards. Totaled 206 yards (105 pass, 101 rush) in last meeting. Has 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 118.2 rating in 6 career starts on Monday. Needs 9 rush yards for 5th-straight season with 750+ rush yards.
• RB GUS EDWARDS rushed for 58 yards & 11th TD of season last week, 4th-most rush TDs in a season in franchise history. Has 4 rush TDs in his past 3 on road.
• WR ZAY FLOWERS (rookie) has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 on road. Ranks 4th among rookies with 65 catches, most-ever by rookie in franchise history.
• WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 9 rec. TDs in 12 career Monday games.
• TE ISAIAH LIKELY aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & rec. TD.
• DT JUSTIN MADUBUIKE had sack & FF last week & is 6th player since 1982 with 0.5+ sacks in 11 straight games. Has career-high 12 sacks in 2023 & can become 6th Raven since 1982 with 13+ sacks in a season.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ tackles in 14 games this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of 3 career games vs. SF. Ranks 4th in NFL with 142 tackles in 2023.
• LB PATRICK QUEEN had 1st FR of season last week.
• S KYLE HAMILTON aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles & TFL. Has PD in 6 of past 7. Is only player in NFL with 10+ TFL (10) & 10+ PD (10) this season.
• S MARCUS WILLIAMS aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Has PD in each of 2 career games vs. SF.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NOTES:
• 49ERS clinched NFC West for 2nd-straight season, 1st back-to-back division titles since 2011-12.
• QB BROCK PURDY leads NFL in TD passes (29) & rating (119) & ranks 2nd in pass yards (3,795) in 2023. Has 6 games with 130+ rating this season, tied-most in season in NFL history. Has 13 career games with 110+ rating, tied 2nd-most by player in 1st 2 seasons all-time. Has 100+ rating in 8 of 9 career home starts.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 187 scrimmage yards (115 rush, 72 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in Week 15. Leads NFL in scrimmage yards (1,801) & rush yards (1,292) & ranks tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (20) in 2023. Has 80 scrimmage TDs in 89 career games & became 5th RB in SB era with 80+ scrimmage TDs in 1st 90 career games. Is 3rd player ever (Roger Craig & HOFer Marshall Faulk) with 6,000+ rush yards (6,018) & 4,000+ rec. yards (4,265) in 1st 7 seasons. Aims for his 8th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 2 rec. TDs in Week 15 & aims for his 5th in row with TD. Samuel & McCaffrey are only 2 players this season each with 5+ rush TDs & 5+ rec. TDs. Needs 41 scrimmage yards for 2nd-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK has 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 home games this season. Has career-high 1,090 rec. yards in 2023.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE ranks 3rd among TEs with 865 rec. yards in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch.
• DL NICK BOSA had sack & 10th-career FF in Week 15. Has sack in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• LB FRED WARNER is 1 of 4 with 100+ tackles in each of past 6 seasons. Leads LBs with 9 PD in 2023.
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD had 1st-career game with 2 INTs, incl. 1stcareer INT-TD last week. Leads NFL with career-high 22 PD in 2023
