December 23, 2023, the Ravens board a charter flight to California to take on the league’s juggernaut, the San Francisco 49ers. On Christmas Eve, away from their families, away from home, the players meet up to tidy up details in preparation for the game. They need to get their heads right. They’ve come too far – accomplished so much, yet the journey is hardly complete. Challenges remain. Focus is required. The Christmas celebration must wait.
The teammates spend Christmas Eve together. They dine, laugh and undoubtedly wonder what it must be like back in Baltimore where wives, Moms, Dads, brothers, sisters, cousins and friends come together during a most joyous Holiday.