Our good friends at numberFire gave us all of the Ravens’ and the rest of the division’s playoff clinching opportunities and probabilities for just this week. Here they are:
BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Houston)
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with: (28.6% probability)
BAL win + PIT loss + CIN loss OR: 10.9%
BAL win + KC loss or tie + SD loss or tie: 17.7%
Here is how are the probabilities shake out for the rest of the AFC North:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Kansas City)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with: 63.6%
1) PIT win: 63.6%
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Denver)
Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with: 44.7%
1) CIN win OR: 37.9%
2) KC loss + SD loss + BUF loss or tie: 6.8% (assumes CIN loss)
So we are all 49ers, Chiefs, Broncos, and most importantly, Ravens fans this week.
