With the playoffs in sight, Baltimore needs just one more win to clinch their fourth straight trip to the postseason. They’ll have to travel out the west coast to do so, but they face the slumping San Diego Chargers in a game that Baltimore will use to stay on top of the AFC.
On Monday, ESPN’s Jamison Hensley reported that Baltimore can earn the AFC’s top seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs by winning their remaining three games. “The reason is because none of the AFC playoff contenders can have a better strength of victory than Baltimore,” Hensley wrote.
As he later pointed out, the Ravens have never finished a season as the AFC’s top seed. They finished as a number two seed in 2006.
They’ll have to win in San Diego, at home against Cleveland and in Cincinnati to finish on top.
as we know, those are all game they are capable of losing. that being said, if they win out, they deserve the #1 seed.
Hate to be the bearer of obvious news (actually hate may be a strong word), but the Ravens couldn’t be catching the Chargers at worse time. Rivers has completed 75% of his passes in the past two games, Matthews has been averaging about 7 yards per carry, and Baltimore is down their best corner against a dangerous and now completely healthy San Diego receiving corps. Vegas says it all right now, Ravens -2.5 is not a line against a bad team. Combined with the fact that after a horrific middle of the season, San Diego is somehow still alive in the race for the AFC West/Wildcard spot, and I think they win this game.
I would never downplay the Chargers. I don’t think the team or the coaching staff is doing the same. The Ravens have played the better teams in the NFL really well this season. I expect to see their A game on Sunday Night. Will that be enough? Who knows.
This game is the Ravens last loss of the regular season. It just is.
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