The Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens will clash on Sunday in Week 3 of the NFL 2015 regular season, and already for the Ravens it is becoming do or die time. After two straight losses to open up their season they can ill afford a third loss in a row if they are to have any thoughts of sneaking a Playoff spot. Today's game between the Bengals and the Ravens has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and takes place from the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream via the link below.
If the Ravens are to claim their first win of the season today they will need to defeat a strong Bengals team that has won both of their opening games so far.
Coming into the season the Ravens were strong picks for most to easily make the postseason, and in some areas were even ninth favorites to claim the Super Bowl title. However, what a difference a few weeks make, and they are on the brink of panic mode.
If they can win today and move to 1-2 then it could seem like the opening two weeks were just a hiccup they can erase with a good run of form. However, if they fall 0-3 today it will be a long way back for them to be competitive, and there will be panic around the Baltimore camp about what has gone wrong.
To put things into perspective, over the past 25 years, only three teams have comeback from 0-3 to make the postseason; the San Diego Chargers in 1992, the Detroit Lions in 1995, and the Buffalo Bills in 1998.
Even at 0-2, the statistics reveal that just a little over 10 percent of teams that start their season in that form make the Playoffs. So the odds are stacking up against the Ravens very quickly.
Week 3 is already crunch time for a number of NFL teams. Earlier this week on NFL Thursday Night Football, the New York Giants faced a massive game against the Washington Redskins. The Giants were 0-2 after their opening two games, and they knew if they slipped to 0-3 their season was almost guaranteed to be over before it had even got going.
The 1-1 Washington Redskins were hoping to move to 2-1 to compete with the NFC East division leading Dallas Cowboys, and at the same time all but eliminate one of their main rivals from contention for the postseason.
But when the push came to shove the Giants showed that they are still alive and kicking. New York came out of the blocks fast, building a 12-0 lead after the first quarter, and it was a lead they would refuse to give up despite some strong pressure from the Redskins in the fourth.
The Giants had lost their opening two games after getting themselves into winning positions and some must have thought they were heading the same way on Thursday. However, they finally held on to a second half lead and clinched a 32-21 win, with the highlight being a 30 yard Odell Beckham Jr touchdown catch.
The Redskins must have seen how the Giants collapsed under pressure in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons in Weeks 1 and 2. But even though the Redskins pushed hard in the fourth, scoring 15 points in the final quarter, the Giants responded to the pressure and recorded 14 points themselves to keep themselves in front.
For today's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, the game has a start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream by clicking here.
