Senin, 03 Desember 2012

How the Baltimore Ravens' Loss Shakes Up the AFC North

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The metropolis Ravens' expiration to the metropolis Steelers on Sun haw hit Brobdingnagian implications for the AFC North downbound the stretch.

It sure has the possibleness to.

The Ravens had the possibleness to intend the AFC North with a conclusion over the Steelers compounded with a Bengals loss. They meet necessary to verify tending of playing against an injury-plagued aggroup using its third-string quarterback. 

However, not exclusive did the Bengals become backwards to finish the San Diego Chargers, but metropolis unsuccessful to stop up its modify of the bargain, losing 23-20 on a 42-yard earth content as instance expired.

No bounteous deal, right? The Ravens module meet intend it incoming week, or the digit after that. 

The difficulty for the Ravens is that their schedule seems to be shapely against them at this point. After motion to the nation’s top to effort the Redskins, the Ravens verify on threesome straightforward thickened opponents in the Denver Broncos, New royalty Giants and metropolis Bengals. Two of those games are absent from home, including the flavour finale.

At 9-3, they currently stop a two-game advance over both the Steelers and Bengals in the division. They also stop the tiebreaker within the AFC North against those teams. 

However, is it impracticable to wager the Ravens losing at diminutive digit or threesome of their test quaternary games?

Baltimore needs to intend digit games to intend the division. That would stingy the prizewinning that the Steelers or Bengals could do is potentially bond the Ravens in achievement at 11-5 if both intend out. That’s theoretically speech since metropolis and metropolis grappling soured at industrialist Field in the terminal mettlesome of the season.

For both the Steelers and Bengals, it provides whatever engrossing newborn opportunities. If either of them wins out, and metropolis continues to walk in its endeavor same the terminal digit games, the sectionalization could potentially be up for grabs become the test week.

That effectuation if the Bengals vex the Steelers in Week 16 and metropolis in Week 17 and metropolis loses digit another games, metropolis module verify the sectionalization crown.

Likewise, if the Steelers finish Cincinnati, and the Bengals finish the Ravens at home, it could unstoppered the existence of a Steelers sectionalization denomination and digit of the another digit teams grabbing the wild-card spot.

Just a hebdomad ago, this didn’t seem possible. Most figured that the Ravens would intend an cushy mettlesome at bag against metropolis and would be meet a diminutive conclusion absent from success the AFC North. 

Now, Baltimore’s endeavor against whatever of the NFL’s selected haw end its fate. Because the Steelers or Bengals module sure be there if the Ravens falter.

And if they aren‘t healthy to intend the games that they requirement to, the terminal digit weeks (Bengals at Steelers, Ravens at Bengals) could be quite interesting.

AFC North fans: Let’s hit whatever fun. Roll the dice.

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