The Tennessee Titans ended the 2019 Baltimore Ravens season, taking on them in the wildcard round on ESPN and his family of networks on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. ET.
“We’re just focused on the game,” said Ravens coach John Harbaugh. ‘Previous games have little meaning. It has some history, but the rivalry does. But what impact will all that have on the next game? ‘
Baltimore – which has a five-game win streak – has an emotional playoff history with Tennessee. In the late seasons of 2000 and 2008, the Ravens knocked down the top-placed Titans in Nashville. In the 2003 playoffs, Baltimore lost at home to Tennessee in the first round.
ESPN will have several ways to watch the drama unfold on Sunday, with a megacast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Freeform and ESPN +.
This is what each broadcast will include:
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ESPN and ABC will simultaneously air the traditional broadcast with a Monday Night Football squad of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick on the phone, accompanied by reporter Lisa Salters.
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On ESPN2, five ESPN analysts – Tedy Bruschi, Matt Hasselbeck, Keyshawn Johnson, Booger McFarland and Rex Ryan – will tear down the X’s and O’s.
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At Freeform, Jesse Palmer and Maria Taylor will host a viewing party, accompanied by numerous guests. Palmer and Taylor will address multiple topics, including issues surrounding the game and pop culture.
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ESPN Deportes will air a Spanish-language broadcast with Pablo Viruega and Eduardo Valera in the booth and reporter John Sutcliffe.
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ESPN + features a mix of gambling, stats, and movie breakdown content featuring Laura Rutledge, Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky, Marcus Spears, Doug Kezirian, Joe Fortenbaugh, and Tyler Fulgham.
Containing Lamar Jackson, who finished the regular season with 1,005 rushing yards, will be key for the Titans to maintain their winning ways once again at the Ravens. Jackson is the first quarterback to have consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
“I’m not sure we have many people who can match the speed of Lamar Jackson,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Monday. “We will have to play good team defense. He is an incredibly dynamic player who causes a lot of problems.”
ESPN Baltimore Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley and ESPN Tennessee Titans reporter Turron Davenport contributed to this report.