Late in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s preseason victory over the Carolina Panthers, just about everyone inside M&T Bank Stadium stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the video boards.
The Ravens broadcast the feed inside the stadium of Michael Phelps’ gold-medal race in the 200 IM during a break in the football action, and the entire stadium soaked up the moment.
“I got chills from watching him,” running back Buck Allen said.
Players from both teams stood on the field and gazed up at the video, which showed the Baltimore native winning his 22nd career gold medal.