OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens don’t control their postseason fate, and they will need help from other teams, which could lead them to cheer for the most unlikeliest of teams.
One of Baltimore’s clearest paths to clinching a playoff berth: The Ravens win out, and their rival Pittsburgh Steelers beat either the Indianapolis Colts (10-4) on Sunday or the Cleveland Browns (10-4) in the season finale. Baltimore (9-5) is currently the No. 8 team in the seven-team AFC playoff field and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Indianapolis and Cleveland because the Ravens beat the Colts earlier this season and swept the Browns.