On Nov. 8, the Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-10. That win brought their record to 6-2, with five wins coming by 14 or more points. The only losses were to the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, the two best teams in the NFL.
The thought of them missing the playoffs wasn’t on anyone’s mind.
The NFL moves fast. In two weeks, the Ravens have taken on two losses — they lost two games the entire 2019 regular season — and suddenly Baltimore is far from a postseason lock. If the season ended today, the Raiders would get the final wild-card spot in the AFC and the 6-4 Ravens would be out.