Updated playoff odds for Baltimore Ravens revealed by ESPN with what a win, loss this week mean

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The Baltimore Ravens will not be making it to the playoffs as a wild card team.

Their only chance this season in the AFC is to win the division. And their AFC North chances will depend a lot on what happens in Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Ravens enter the week 6-7, one game behind the Pittsburgh Steelers in the division. They still play the Steelers again, so if Baltimore can win its other games, it'll give itself a shot to leapfrog Pittsburgh to the top of the standings.

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ESPN has released three different numbers on Friday to help fans know what the Ravens' chances are.

The first is the pre-Week 15 chances of the Ravens making the playoffs: That's set at 30% by the ESPN analytics department.

The next is the chances if the Ravens win against the Bengals: The playoff odds rise to 48%.

But what about if the Ravens lose to the Bengals? The percentage drops to 14%.

Those numbers do also depend on what the Steelers do. Right now, they're accounting for what the Steelers are projected to do on Monday night against the Dolphins. If Miami pulled an upset there, though, it would obviously help the Ravens' chances in any of these scenarios.

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The biggest key on Sunday for Baltimore will be Lamar Jackson. In his last four games, he has thrown just one touchdown while being intercepted four times. 

But Jackson is also 4-0 in his career playing at Cincinnati with big numbers in those games.

If the Ravens get a good Jackson performance, their chances of making the playoffs will rise.

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