The Bengals come to Russell Street on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kickoff at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Ravens are loading the hours before it with a parachute team, a Hall of Fame tight end, a military flyover and, at halftime, a field full of corgis. The game is presented by Morgan State University, whose choir will handle the national anthem.
If you only remember one time, make it 12:30 p.m. That's when "The Uprising," Baltimore's new pre-game show, begins, and the team is again asking fans to be in their seats for it.
Gameday Timeline
Parking lots open: 8:30 a.m.
RavensWalk opens: 9 a.m.
North Plaza, Miller Lite Gatehouse and Roof Deck open: 10 a.m.
Pre-game concert (Go Go Gadjet): 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Stadium gates open: 11 a.m.
Ravens Pregame Live begins: 12 p.m.
"The Uprising" begins: 12:30 p.m.
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The Uprising: Navy Leap Frogs Drop In
"The Uprising" is the Ravens' rebuilt pre-game sequence — a tightly scripted, fast-moving run of moments meant to lean into Baltimore's football history and get the building loud before the opening kickoff. Sunday's centerpiece comes from above: the Navy Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy's official parachute demonstration team, will jump into the stadium and land on the field.
Leader of the Uprising: Shannon Sharpe
Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe takes the "Leader of the Uprising" role this week. Sharpe owns three Super Bowl rings, four first-team All-Pro selections and eight Pro Bowl nods, and he is routinely ranked among the best tight ends the sport has produced.
His Baltimore stay lasted just two seasons, 2000 and 2001, but it came at the right time. Sharpe was a central piece of the Super Bowl XXXV championship team, and his 96-yard touchdown catch in the 2000 AFC Championship Game still stands as the longest scoring reception in NFL postseason history.
Defense Takes the Field First
Baltimore's starting defense gets the tunnel introductions Sunday — a group that includes season-long captains Roquan Smith, Kyle Hamilton and Calais Campbell.
National Anthem and Flyover
The Morgan State University Choir will sing the national anthem, followed by a four-helicopter flyover from the Maryland National Guard's 29th Combat Aviation Brigade: one UH-72 Lakota, one CH-47 Chinook and two UH-60 Black Hawks.
Legend of the Game: Dannell Ellerbe
Dannell Ellerbe arrived in Baltimore as an undrafted rookie in 2009 and turned it into four seasons and 56 games with the Ravens. The linebacker started in the Super Bowl XLVII win over the San Francisco 49ers, and a few weeks earlier he picked off a fourth-quarter pass in the 2012 AFC Championship Game. Ellerbe will also join the Ravens' pre-game broadcast as its featured guest.
Pre-Game Concert: Go Go Gadjet
Cover band Go Go Gadjet plays the Bud Light Talon in the new North Plaza area from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Expect a polished, high-production set, crowd-involving drum segments and the band's trademark Power Hour medley — 30 songs packed into 30 minutes.
Halftime: Corgi Races
The crowd-favorite corgi races return to the field during halftime.
Hometown Hero: Wade Milyard
During a break in the third quarter, the Ravens will recognize Frederick's Wade Milyard as Sunday's Hometown Hero. A retired police officer, Milyard started the nonprofit Fresh Step Laundry and, funded by his own money and community donations, built a mobile laundry bus that offers free laundry service to people experiencing homelessness across the area.
Ravens Pregame Live, Presented by DraftKings
Super Bowl XLVII champion Torrey Smith hosts the hour-long live pre-game show with Shelby Lasso and Garrett Downing, starting at 12 p.m. from inside the stadium near Section 519. The show covers the day's top storylines with news, analysis and guests, and Ellerbe is this week's featured interview.
Can't watch from the stands? The show streams on the Ravens' official Facebook page and YouTube channel, BaltimoreRavens.com, the Ravens Mobile app, and the Ravens TV app on Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku.
Game Information
Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
When: Sunday, Oct. 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, 1101 Russell St., Baltimore
Presented by: Morgan State University
Be in your seats by: 12:30 p.m. for "The Uprising"