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December 27, 2025 5 mins
The Christmas celebration that is Week 17 of the NFL season in 2025 continues on Saturday Night.

The 7-8 Baltimore Ravens will head to Green Bay to play the 9=5=1 Packers. Both teams will likely be turning to their back up quarterbacks to get them a win.

For Baltimore, it is a must win. Their playoff hopes only continue through this week if they win AND The Cleveland Browns defeat the division leading Steelers. Unfortunately, star QB Lamar Jackson is doubtful to play because of a back injury he sustained last week.

Meanwhile, the Packers where gifted a playoff birth on Christmas day when the Lions lost to the Vikings. At the moment the Packers are the 7 seed but can possibly move all the way up to the #2 spot. However, like Baltimore, Green Bay will be without their starting QB. Jordan Love has been ruled out because of a concussion sustained in last weeks game.

Let HGF help navigate you thru Saturdays prime time game.

In this episode on HGF:

0:00 Intro to Baltimore vs Green Bay- Injuries and Notes
1:14 Mike Steph Talks Ravens/Packers
2:14 Mike Steph Makes His Selection
2:52 Exquisite Travel & Tours
3:09 Mo Talks Ravens/Packers
5:04 The Hidden Gem
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:03):
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Speaker 3 (00:05):
I don't think that you can handle this all right.
Next game up with Ticker Intact is the Baltimore Ravens.
They are seven and eight. They are heading to Green
Bay to face the nine to five and one Packers.
The Packers are three and a half point favorites and
the projective's total is forty and a half points. As
far as injuries, we got some huge ones here on

(00:27):
Baltimore's side. Lamar Jackson is not practiced, has not practiced
all week and is doubtful for the game. He injured
his back last week took a knee to the back.
Tyler Huntley will be his replacement if necessary, and likely
will be necessary. But latest news on Green Bay is
that their quarterback is definitely out. Jordan Love is still

(00:48):
out with a concussion. He took a big hit last week.
That means Malik Willis will be starting. Josh Shacobs. He's
been battling knee injury for the last few weeks, but
he looks good to go this week. Other question marks
as far as Green Bay, Christian Watson. Also, their center
and right tackle are both listed as questionable. Okay, Mike

(01:09):
Staph who you got in this game? Baltimore Green Bay?

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Okay? The Saturday Night nightcap is the Baltimore Ravens, who
is seven and eight and clinging on to life support
to the truth, going against the Green Bay Packers who
are nine to five to one, and they're not They're
not doing that great either. This game will be played

(01:35):
in the tundra of lambeau Field. Green Bay and the
Package are favored by two and a half. Over under,
it's forty and a half. Green Bay is still licking
their rooms through the season ending injury to Michael Parsons ACL,
but the Ravens are coming into this game, possibly probably

(01:58):
without Jackson. We exited Sunday's game with the back end
right now, according to my standards or my news, he's
questionable with the illness illness. He's sick and tied to
his team. That's what the problem is. So I think
this is a very easy game for me to pick
Green Bay two and a half. Yes, I know the

(02:22):
Ravens are playing literally for their playoffs lives, but I
don't know. I feel like that five game winning streak
that they had to get themselves from one to five
to six and five and a brief time a top
of the eight FC North is coming gone. They didn't
they couldn't take advantage of it. And I think they're
just playing out the string. And if Lamar's not playing,

(02:43):
I think it's just over and done with. So Green
Bay plus minus two and a half over under.

Speaker 3 (02:51):
Under.

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Speaker 3 (03:09):
All right. Baltimore comes into this game losing four of
their last five after such a hot run that looked
like they were going to take this division by storm.
Baltimore comes into this game in a really tough spot.
They have to win this week. They have to hope
Pittsburgh loses and then they face Pittsburgh, which would basically

(03:30):
be a play in game, but they have to start
off right here with a win. This is a must
win game for Baltimore on Green Bay side. Because of
Detroit's loss on Christmas, the Packers are a lock into
the playoffs right now. They are locked in in the
seventh seed, but if they can win some games, they

(03:52):
can move up, potentially all the way to the two spot.
But they are also short their quarterback without Jordan Love.
Malik Willis is an interesting character. He hasn't played much
over the last few years, but when he has, he's
been pretty efficient. The last two seasons, he's been two
and zero as a starter, five touchdowns, no interceptions. As

(04:16):
a matter of fact, he has not thrown interception since
twenty twenty two. Of course, that's with limited reps. He's
only had seventy three attempts during that time. This spread
has done a little bit yo yoing because first it
was assumed that Lamar Jackson would be out, but Jordan
Love would play. Now it's realized that Jordan Love is

(04:39):
definitely out, and actually Lamar Jackson at least has potential
to play, even though he's doubtful. I think this is
going to be a battle of subs, and I actually
think the Packers are going to win this. But the
three and a half points is a little bit too
much for me. I will take Baltimore plus the three
and a half. With the battle of backups expected to

(05:00):
game to be run heavy, and I will go under.
This is the nine.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Under under the boardwalk. Be having some fun under the boardwalk.
I'll be playing for under the Boardwalk.
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