Baltimore Ravens: 3 Things Going For Them In Crucial Stretch

Nov 10, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) runs past Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) after a catch at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) runs past Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) after a catch at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 10, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) runs past Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) after a catch at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) runs past Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden (23) after a catch at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports /

The Baltimore Ravens have a tough schedule. When the season started, we knew this was when things would get interesting:

The Baltimore Ravens have to go to Dallas this Sunday. Their opponent is a red-hot Dallas Cowboys team with an 8-1 record. Then the Ravens have their first test against a Bengals team that always has the Ravens number. After that Baltimore hosts the Miami Dolphins team that has really found themselves with the help of running back Jay Ajayi. Baltimore continues their murderer’s row of a schedule going to Foxboro to play the New England Patriots.

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That’s not where the fun ends either. Baltimore has to navigate through a battle with the Philadelphia Eagles, a Christmas day showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers and then go to Cincinnati to play the Bengals in the finale. There is no easy game left on the Ravens schedule. This shows you the cost of the four game losing streak. To have a reasonable shot at the playoffs the Ravens need nine wins at the minimum. This means the Ravens can lose no more than three more games.

The Ravens have their work cut out for them. Instead of taking advantage of the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins, John Harbaugh’s team has to beat up on tougher teams like division foes and the mighty Patriots. Do the Ravens have things going for them, that will help with the brutal schedule? Yes, they do.