“I don’t think anybody wants to see the Ravens in January,” said Femi Ayanbadejo, a former Ravens running back and a member of the team’s radio broadcast team.
The Ravens are mathematically eliminated from capturing the AFC North. Even if Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cleveland all finish with 11 wins, the Ravens are knocked out by tiebreakers.
But Baltimore is riding the most momentum in the division, thanks to Jackson looking like one of the top players in the league again. After an uneven first three months of the season, Jackson quarantined for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19 and returned with more enthusiasm, confidence and swagger.