Ravens' season 'goal' remains the same despite Bengals loss

Adam Schultz

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The Baltimore Ravens saw their five-game winning streak snapped in brutal fashion by the Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving, which was a little reality check for John Harbaugh's team.

But with the Pittsburgh Steelers then losing on Sunday, the Ravens are still in first place in the AFC North...and Pittsburgh is next on the schedule.

At 6-6, the season is now very much alive as Baltimore's easiest path to the postseason is as a division winner, so these games must be won, and considering the Ravens face the Steelers twice this season, the division is still up for grabs.

And for Harbaugh, despite the loss, the focus remains the same for his team.

“After the first third of the season, our goal was to fight our way play our way back into contention and position to compete for the AFC North Championship, and we've done that,” Harbaugh said. “So, here we are in the last third of the season with that objective and that challenge in front of us to go win the AFC North, which starts on Sunday. So, that's where we're at, and that's what our focus will be.”

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The 32-14 loss to the Bengals shows that with Joe Burrow back, Cincinnati is a different beast, and we know that Lamar is 3-5 against Pittsburgh in his career.

So, things won't be easy for four of Baltimore's remaining six games.

Hence, winning the division is crucial.

The Steelers have the same record, and the Bengals are only two games back at 4-8 and have already beaten the Ravens.

So yes, the Ravens have been in good form, but that was snapped against the Bengals, and now a Steelers team that some believe is there for the taking is up next.

The goal remains the same, though. Just win.

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