The Baltimore Ravens are now fully back in the thick of the playoff hunt and are still well and truly alive for the AFC North as well.
At 5-5, Baltimore has done a great job to get itself out of the 1-5 hole it dug for itself early in the season, and having Lamar Jackson back from injury no doubt helps.
Having been in superb form to start the year, Lamar was completing at least 70 percent of his passes in all but one game. However, in his past two outings, things have gone south.
Jackson has completion percentages of 58.6 and 56.0. Granted against two good defenses in Minnesota and Cleveland, but is that something head coach John Harbaugh is concerned about?
"No, winning games, find a way to win the game," Harbaugh said. "That's what counts, that's what matters. I think Lamar did a great job in both those games of playing that kind of winning football."
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Ravens' playoff path clear
In truth, you could use just three words. Just keep winning.
That's all the Ravens have to do, and they will likely book their spot in the postseason.
But with four division games still on the schedule, along with other tough games against the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers, Baltimore isn't out of the woods yet.
Granted, at 5-5, the franchise is in a much better position, but all they must do is continue to win. Each one will get the team one step closer to playoff football, and it won't matter what Lamar's stats look like, as long as the wins keep coming.
Up next on Baltimore's playoff path is the New York Jets, in what is another must-win game for Harbaugh's team.
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