Overview
- Baltimore fell to 6-7 after a 27-22 home loss to Pittsburgh, which improved to 7-6 and moved back atop the AFC North.
- The division is effectively a two-team race, with Cincinnati at 4-9 and Cleveland at 3-10, and the title likely requiring eight or nine wins.
- Analysts emphasize the Ravens must win their final four games to control the division rather than chase unlikely wild-card scenarios.
- Pittsburgh’s upcoming slate features the Dolphins at home followed by a Dec. 21 trip to the Lions, matchups flagged as the most plausible stumbling points.
- The Ravens’ remaining schedule—at Bengals, vs. Patriots, at Packers, at Steelers—ranks among the tougher closing stretches and leaves no room for error.