OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens face one of the toughest remaining schedules in the NFL, and they just lost their top defensive player to a season-ending injury.
Even at 8-4 and atop the AFC North, the Ravens have reached a crossroads of their injury- and drama-filled season. With five weeks remaining, Baltimore has about the same chance to reach the AFC championship game (20.8%) as it does to not make the playoffs (16.6%), according to the projections from ESPN’s Football Power Index.
Where the Ravens eventually end up -- whether it’s competing for a trip to the Super Bowl or watching the entire postseason at home for the first time since 2017 -- largely depends on quarterback Lamar Jackson and his ability to break out of the worst rut of his four-year career.