The battle of the birds is on tonight.
At 8:20 p.m. ET, the Baltimore Ravens will swoop into the Atlanta Falcons’ home Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a meaningful Week 5 Sunday Night Football showdown with potential playoff implications.
Ahead of the matchup, Michael Penix Jr.’s 2-2 club resurrected their season with a huge 45-24 MNF road win over the New Orleans Saints in the 20th anniversary of “Domecoming.”
“I think all these games are challenges in tough environments on the road, great defenses across the other side,” Atlanta head coach Kevin Stefanski said after the victory. “We’re excited about this one, we’ll learn from this one and then we’ll get to the next one.”
Watch Ravens vs. Falcons for free
- When: Oct. 11, 8:20 p.m. ET
- Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)
- How to watch for free: DIRECTV (five-day free trial)
- Channel: NBC
On the other side of the gridiron, the visiting Ravens are without their star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Backup Tyler Huntley will sub in for him while Jackson nurses his unconventional ankle sprain.
Due to the 2019 and ’23 NFL MVP’s absence, oddsmakers believe Atlanta has the advantage today. They’re considered 3.5-point favorites.
Atlanta publication The Falcoholic writes “the circumstances here—the potent primetime Falcons, their hot play, being at home, the Ravens being so dinged up and minus Jackson—set this up for Atlanta to win if they can just seize the opportunity and play the caliber of football they’ve managed these past two weeks.”
Clearly, this battle isn’t for the birds. Make it appointment viewing.
If you want to tune in to today’s primetime Week 5 Ravens vs. Falcons showdown, here’s what you need to know.
Ravens vs. Falcons game time
Today’s (Oct. 11) Ravens vs. Falcons game is scheduled to kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET.
How to watch Ravens vs. Falcons for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Ravens vs. Falcons game for free.
DIRECTV is our favorite service for trying live TV for free. Right now, you can take advantage of a five-day free trial before payment kicks in. We recommend the MySports Genre Pack ($49.99/month) or the MyNews Genre Pack ($39.99/month). Both include NBC among their 20+ sports-focused channels.
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