Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issues Purple Friday proclamation as the Baltimore Ravens are in the playoffs

BALTIMORE -- Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued a proclamation Thursday, declaring that Fridays will officially be 'Purple Fridays' in the state as long as the Baltimore Ravens are in the playoffs.

The governor tweeted a photo of the proclamation and said, "Baltimore, this is our time! Let's go, Ravens! #RavensFlock".

The Ravens are set to take on the Houston Texans Saturday at 4:25 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC Divisional round. Frigid conditions are expected with game-time temperatures in the mid-20s.

WJZ will have special Purple programming ahead of the game, with Purple Pregame set to stream on CBS News Baltimore at 3:00 Saturday afternoon, then over-the-air and streaming at 3:30 p.m.

You can also catch a special edition of Purple Playbook streaming Thursday and Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

Here's a refresher on how to stream CBS News Baltimore.

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Miranda Villei

Miranda began her career in local news in June of 2008 as the CBS Apprentice at CBS 3 in Philadelphia. As an apprentice, she worked as a newscast writer, an assignment editor, a web producer, special projects producer, and promotions producer.

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