Just two games of football ago, the Baltimore Ravens were dead in the water at 1-5, but what a difference two weeks makes.
The Ravens are now on a two-game winning streak, Lamar Jackson is back, the offense is playing elite-level football, so too the defense, and fun has returned to the building.
Granted, at 3-5, the Ravens aren't out of the woods yet, but things have begun to turn around in a manner that makes Jackson think that this team is beginning to get on a roll.
But have the past couple of weeks given the locker room a new sense of confidence?
"Yeah, no doubt," Jackson said. "We've been locked in for the last couple weeks, and we got to stay that way. I believe we turned a new leaf, I believe so."
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Doing that for the rest of the season is a daunting prospect, but the Ravens, with Lamar at the helm, are taking it on a game-by-game basis.
Only look at who is in front of you on the schedule and not the overall picture, and it doesn't seem as daunting. Still with five division games to play, the Ravens, as odd as it sounds, at 3-5, can still win the AFC North.
Of course, a lot has to go right, with Baltimore at the very least, sweeping the Pittsburgh Steelers for a start, and based on what we saw in Miami, this Ravens offense is beginning to hit its stride.
Lamar says the Ravens have turned a "new leaf," but that standard must be maintained. Otherwise, Baltimore will be watching the postseason from the couch.
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