Where Does Baltimore Ravens Remaining Schedule Rank?
The Baltimore Ravens' path to the No. 1 seed could be far from smooth.
Sharp Football Analysis broke down the remaining schedules and ranked the Ravens (9-3) with the toughest. Baltimore faces the Los Angeles Rams (5-6) on Dec. 10, Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3) on Dec. 17, San Francisco 49ers (8-3) on Dec. 25, Miami Dolphins (8-3) on Dec. 31 and Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) on Jan. 7.
Baltimore faces the Rams, Dolphins and Steelers at home, and they go on the road to face Jacksonville and San Francisco.
Baltimore is currently the No. 1 seed in the AFC and leads the Chiefs, Jaguars and Dolphins by half a game. While the Ravens will have their chance to gain ground for the top seed in the conference in their games against Jacksonville and Miami, the remaining schedule of the teams chasing them won't help them either.
The Ravens have won six of their last seven games.
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The combined record of Baltimore's remaining opponents is 36-19 and three of the five remaining opponents are in first place. Los Angeles is the only remaining team for the Ravens who are under .500. Baltimore also already lost to Pittsburgh 17-10 on Oct. 8.
For the Dolphins, they face three teams that are under .500 but have tough tests in the Dallas Cowboys (8-3) and Buffalo Bills (6-6). Five of the six remaining opponents for the Chiefs are under .500, while Jacksonville faces four teams under .500 in its final six games.
Baltimore clearly has the toughest path among the teams who still have a shot. With each division leader in the AFC being a sizable favorite to win this Sunday, the Ravens will have to use the bye week to recharge and prepare for a daunting stretch run if they want the conference to run through Baltimore.
