The schedule is weird. We have played Orlando and Philly several times already. Meanwhile, Cleveland have completed their season series with Toronto. 3 games. Raptors swept the season series 3-0. We are a month into the season and the season series with a team from your own conference is already over?
Opening night - Oct 21
CLE TOR - Nov 24 3 game season series completed
It is weird though we get weird things in the NFL also. I mean the Ravens have played the Browns twice already but haven't yet played either Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. They play the Bengals on Thanksgiving, then the Steelers, then the Bengals again in 3 straight weeks before 2 non-division games and then closing with the Steelers. They played the Browns in week 2 and week 11 (their 10th game). So the Ravens only played 1 division opponent in their first 9 games. While that 2nd Ravens game was the 4th division game for the Browns and from that week 11 game they don't play another division game until week 17 and 18.
Controlling ratings and having to deal with flights with certain places or region probably. They probably didn't see Toronto as good (ironic) so they want to end this series quick. Or maybe flying to or from the state of Ohio or some parts of that region has gotten problematic. Same concept applies for some of the East teams that Boston has faced? Who knows tho.
As big of a rivalry as Pittsburgh/Baltimore is, I'm surprised these two are literally meeting the last 5 weeks of the season as well.
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