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WEEK 16: Ravens vs Colts
Remaining in the thick of the AFC’s playoff race, the Baltimore Ravens (8-6) host the Indianapolis Colts (3-11) in what is the first of two home games to close out the regular season. Winners in five of the past seven games (and four of the last five), Baltimore will clinch a seventh postseason appearance in the past 10 years with victories this Saturday and on Dec. 31 vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. • The Ravens have won two of their past three games vs. Indianapolis, however, the Colts lead the all-time series, 8-3. (Indy also leads the postseason series by a 2-1 mark.) The Colts and Ravens last battled in 2014, when Indy emerged with a 20-13 win at Lucas Oil Stadium. • Last Sunday at Cleveland, the Ravens prevailed with a 27-10 victory on the heels of another dominant defensive performance and the standout play of QB Joe Flacco. Baltimore forced 4 turnovers (2 INTs & 2 fumbles) – including a FR-TD by DT Brandon Williams off an OLB Za’Darius Smith strip-sack – while Flacco passed for a season-high 288 yards and 1 TD (he also rushed for another score). WR Mike Wallace produced a game-high 89 receiving yards on 6 catches, while RB Javorius “Buck” Allen rushed for 70 yards on 13 carries (5.4 ypc). The Ravens did not turn the ball over, finishing +4 and adding to their NFL-best +17 turnover differential this season. • The Ravens have earned a playoff berth in six of the past nine full seasons. Since John Harbaugh’s arrival in 2008, Baltimore has posted the NFL’s fourth-most total victories (103), won the league’s secondmost playoff games (10), advanced to three AFC Championship contests, and in 2012, captured the World Championship in SB XLVII.
Highly acclaimed and much-loved singer, songwriter, rapper, producer and South London native Jessica Wilde kicks of her 2024 by joining forces with the incredible Josh Barry for a soulful Valentine’s Day release ‘Love Like This’, out 14th February.
Packed with soaring emotions and infused with smoky orchestral atmospheres, ‘Love Like This’ is a striking nu-soul gem which will be released on Wilde’s forthcoming album and follows her recent singles ‘Freak Out’ and ‘Feathers’ ft. Zoe Kypri. The two 2023 singles saw her pick up many spins on BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1 Introducing with Jess Iszatt, John Kennedy’s X-Posure Daily on Radio X, playlist support across the board from Spotify, Apple, Youtube and Tidal amongst other acclaim. Josh Barry has also been picking up serious heat, recently featuring with Rudimental and Sigma, collaborating with Nile Rogers and opening for Rag ‘N’ Bone Man on tour. Josh Barry brings a dynamic force to the collab as he embodies the spirit of legendary icons like James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.
On ‘Love Like This’, Wilde explains, “When we got in the studio, the song basically wrote itself, we wanted to capture that raw soulful essence in our husky tones, and a nostalgic feeling of those classic Marvin Gaye love songs but with a 2024 flip.”
As the dreamy, smooth track escalates, Wilde and Barry’s yearning vocals entwine with epic effect as the pair find the ‘Love Like This’ that they have been searching and waiting for. The release comes with a Valentine’s launch show at the iconic ‘The Bedford’ and a 6-part Instagram & TikTok reel series, released every other day from 16th February, which everyone should tune into to see Wilde and Barry explore the track’s steamy and romantic themes in more depth through nostalgic aesthetics.
2024 looks set to be an exciting new year for Wilde. With her album on the horizon, she has been gaining growing support from not only BBC Radio 1 but also 6 Music, BBC Radio London, KISS, editorial playlist support across DSPs, as well as features in CLASH, Complex, Wonderland, The Independent and many more.
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