2. Split with the Patriots/Packers and get some help.
The Ravens can lose one of their next two games and still get into the dance.
If the Steelers lose to the Lions or Browns, the Ravens can fall to the Patriots or Packers (doesn’t matter which one).
The Steelers and Lions play at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday. If Pittsburgh loses, the Ravens will take the field Sunday night with a golden opportunity. A win over the Patriots would force a Week 18 battle in Pittsburgh for the division crown.
That would also mean the following week’s game in Green Bay would be meaningless in terms of the stakes for the AFC North race. Any result would still mean a Week 18 win-or-go-home game for the Ravens and Steelers.
