For the first time since 2007, the Ravens are in the unfortunate position of being eliminated from the playoffs before Week 17. The Ravens will have to watch one of their main rivals win the North and there is very little they can do about it. The Ravens will meet the Steelers and Bengals during the last two weeks of the season, so they do have a chance of playing spoiler to their rivals postseason hopes, but it'll be hard for them to do without Joe Flacco.
The Argument For Cincinnati:
They aren't Pittsburgh and with a healthy Andy Dalton, they might be able to make some noise in the playoffs for once.