With the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 19-3 win over the New York Jets on “Thursday Night Football,” the Ravens are one step nearer to wrapping up a playoff berth simply in time for Christmas.
The Ravens (9-5) enter Saturday’s Week 16 sport in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons (5-9) with a 98% probability of constructing the postseason, in accordance with FiveThirtyEight. After the Jets’ loss, they’ve seven attainable situations for clinching a playoff berth this weekend.
Their easiest path: Beat the Falcons at house, then have both the New England Patriots lose to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday or the Miami Dolphins lose to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. As of Thursday evening, the Patriots have been three-point underdogs, whereas the Dolphins have been four-point favorites.
The Ravens may additionally clinch a playoff berth with a tie or loss, although they’d want loads of assist. If the Patriots lose to Cincinnati, the Cleveland Browns lose to or tie the New Orleans Saints, the Tennessee Titans lose to or tie the Houston Texans, the Las Vegas Raiders lose to or tie the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Los Angeles Chargers defeat the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore is in.
Here’s a take a look at their situations for Week 16:
- Ravens win + Dolphins loss or tie + Patriots loss or tie OR
- Ravens win + Dolphins loss or tie + Jets loss or tie OR
- Ravens win + Patriots loss or tie + Jets loss or tie OR
- Ravens tie + Patriots loss + Jets loss OR
- Ravens tie + Patriots loss + Dolphins loss + Chargers win OR
- Ravens tie + Patriots tie + Jets loss + Dolphins loss OR
- Patriots loss + Jets loss + Browns loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie + Titans loss or tie + Chargers win
While the Ravens will likely be with out star quarterback Lamar Jackson for his or her third straight sport Saturday, they nonetheless have an opportunity to assert the AFC North title. They’re a sport behind Cincinnati (10-4) within the division, however with a win over the Bengals of their regular-season finale, they’d win a possible tiebreaker by advantage of their season sweep.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com