Now that the NFL’s elimination tournament has pared things down to the final two teams, it’s natural to wonder if the Ravens are capable of finding themselves in this position next season.
The short answer? Yes.
The long answer? It’s complicated. But, also, yes.
We saw an injury-addled Ravens squad topple the Chiefs this season, and give the Packers and Rams all they could handle. Sure, they got boat-raced a couple of times by the AFC-representing Bengals, but… yeah, I got nothing. The Bengals gave the Ravens a pair of wedgies this season, and it’s futile to project a scenario where the good guys would have won either one of those games.