Ideal scenario for Ravens fans regarding Pats and Jets
I am someone who, as a Ravens fan, probably values the #1 seed more than most.
While many fans in Baltimore are simply focusing on winning the division, I enjoy looking at the overall picture.
The Ravens have the head to head tiebreaker with the Jets, while the Patriots have the tiebreaker with the Ravens.
The Jets defeated the Patriots in New York week 2, and will take on the Pats next Monday night in New England.
The best case scenario for the Ravens regarding home-field advantage is for the Jets to win the division. That way, if the Ravens, Jets, and Patriots all end up at 13-3 or 12-4, the Ravens would have home-field advantage over the Jets due to their head to head win, and Baltimore would also have it over the Patriots (assuming the Ravens were the division winner) based on seeding.
Admittedly, I did not realize this until tonight. I was thinking that the Pats would have to lose one more game than Baltimore for the Ravens to have a chance at the #1 seed.
If the Ravens are able to win their next two games at home vs the Buccaneers and Steelers, a Jets loss tonight against the Bengals (or any other game, with the most likely candidates being at Chicago and/or at Pitt), and a Jets win next week at New England, would put the Ravens, at that moment, on track for the #1 seed in the AFC.
Will be an interesting final six weeks to the season for the top guns in the AFC.
