After the game today the Baltimore Ravens will sit in the #2 seed, #3 seed, #4 seed or out of the playoffs this year. Let’s take a look at the various scenarios:

If the Ravens Lose to the Browns:

• If the Bengals beat the Steelers: Ravens end up with the #4 seed (and division champs)
• If the Steelers beat the Bengals: Ravens are out of the playoffs

If the Ravens beat the Browns:

• If the Jets beat the Patriots and the Jaguars beat the Texans: Ravens end up with the #2 seed and will get next week off.
• If the Jets beat the Patriots and the Texans beat the Jaguars: Ravens end up with the #3 seed.
  • or…
• If the Patriots beat the Jets and the Jaguars beat the Texans: Ravens end up with the #3 seed.
• If the Patriots beat the Jets and the Texans beat the Jaguars: Ravens end up with the #4 seed.

Win and the Ravens are in (and will get another home game)…win and some help and Ravens could get a week off next week.

My predictions:

• Ravens beat the Browns
• Patriots beat the Jets
• Texans beat the Jaguars
• Steelers beat the Bengals

I think the Ravens will end up with the #4 seed.

Here are the game times for each of the games noted above:

• Browns at Ravens: 4:25pm
• Jets at Patriots: 1:00pm
• Jaguars at Texans: 1:00pm
• Bengals at Steelers: 4:25pm

I will be cheering on the Ravens today. Can’t wait to see how this all plays out today.

Scott E