Hot & Cold Map: Ravens vs. New England Patriots

With just three games left in the regular season, the path for the birds in purple is clear. The only way they’re making the playoffs is via taking the AFC North. They cannot make a Wild Card at 9-8, and if they go 10-7, they beat Pittsburgh for the 4 seed. Most scenarios have the Week 18 clash between the Ravens and Steelers as winner-take-all, but the Ravens must stay within one game of the Steelers over the next two weeks. The Ravens therefore all but need to defeat the New England Patriots. It would be the biggest win of their season.

The Patriots are arriving in Baltimore off a heartbreaking loss to the Bills, one where they ran for 246 yards and held a 24-7 lead at halftime before…