NFLmatchups as part of the fourth annual "John MaddenThanksgiving Celebration" kick off this Thursday as LamarJackson and the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens host JoeBurrow and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium inBaltimore, Md. The Ravens aim to win their sixth consecutivegame this Thursday night, as they have moved into first placein the AFC North, while quarterback Joe Burrow returns tostart for the Bengals for the first time since a toe injurysidelined him after Week 2. Burrow will look to connect withwide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who leads the AFC in catches (79)and receiving yards (861).Ravens running back Derrick Henry,in his second season with the team, has a rushing touchdown in84 career games, including playoffs, surpassing Pro FootballHall of Famer John Riggins (83 games) for the fourth-most gameswith a rushing touchdown, including postseason, in NFLhistory. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (130games), Marcus Allen (100) and LaDainian Tomlinson (96), aswell as Adrian Peterson (89) have more.Thursday's matchup willbe the 60th overall meeting between the teams, includingplayoffs, with Baltimore holding a 32-27 advantage. Baltimore(6-5) has won the last four regular season division contests in2023 and 2024 while Cincinnati (3-8) won the teams' matchup inthe 2022 AFC Wild Card game. The Bengals and Ravens havecombined to win the past four AFC North titles.
