ExtremeRavens Posted yesterday at 06:15 AM Posted yesterday at 06:15 AM To the victors go the spoils. When in Baltimore, that apparently includes crabs. The Cincinnati Bengals celebrated their stunning 32-14 win over the Ravens on Thanksgiving night with the traditional postgame feast of “turducken” — a turkey stuffed with chicken and duck in a nod to legendary coach and broadcaster John Madden. Only it had a unique Maryland flavor inside M&T Bank Stadium. When Joe Burrow and a large crowd of Bengals players gathered next to NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark after the game, they were presented with a spread that also included steamed crabs with Old Bay. After answering a question from Stark about the importance of the Bengals winning the rest of their games following a 3-8 start (in which the star quarterback was sidelined for nine games with a turf toe injury), Burrow held up one of the crabs and inspected it before asking Stark what it was. “That’s a Maryland crab,” Stark said. “I’m from Maryland, so no, it’s hard shell, you do not bite it. You have to pull the legs off.” Apparently planning for the possibility of both teams winning (despite Baltimore entering as solid favorites), NBC also included a plate of Cincinnati chili, which is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs. While several forkfuls of food were enjoyed, there didn’t seem to be many takers of it. Stark, who graduated from Roland Park and began her journalism career at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, later found out that one player attempted to eat a crab after discovering a shell on the ground. Long snapper William Wagner revealed that he dug into the regional delicacy, but the Georgia native who played at Michigan said that it was “a little cold,” presumably after being out on the field with temperatures hovering in the low-to-mid 30s in Baltimore. During the game, NBC cameras showed the crabs and turkey being prepared by a Ravens team chef at the stadium. Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai was perhaps the most thrilled by the postgame spread. During an interview with Stark, he could barely speak in between bites of a turkey leg. “Dang, I’m spitting, I’m sorry,” said Ossai, who delivered one of the best performances of his career with two sacks and four quarterback hits. The Bengals’ social media account also got in on the food-themed fun, posting a photo of a wishbone being pulled apart by a raven and the tail of a tiger with the caption, “The bird was perfectly cooked.” It might not be the last word between these AFC North rivals, as the Ravens and Bengals meet again in a few weeks when Baltimore travels to Cincinnati on Dec. 14. Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon. View the full article Quote
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