With one game remaining in the regular season, the victory puts Baltimore in the AFC to host the Super Bowl and creates an intriguing situation moving ahead.
Now that the Baltimore Ravens have secured the top seed, the Pittsburgh Steelers game has little significance, and the team must manage the upcoming weeks. However, what was the head coach of the Ravens, John Harbaugh, thinking about his team’s dominance over Miami that secured them the top seed?
“We’re happy with our position at the end of the regular season, which is one game left,” Harbaugh stated after the win.
To guarantee a postseason position, Pittsburgh must defeat Baltimore and hope that other outcomes in Week 18 go their way. However, with assistance from the Ravens, that task may be a little bit simpler.
Since Baltimore has nothing to play for right now, Lamar Jackson and other starters may choose to sit this one out.
Pittsburgh might then have the advantage it needs to attempt and punch its ticket to the playoffs, and Harbaugh acknowledged that his assault plan would suggest that certain players are getting some rest.
Pittsburgh might then have the advantage it needs to attempt and punch its ticket to the playoffs, and Harbaugh acknowledged that his assault plan would suggest that certain players are getting some rest.
“As we approach the postseason, we’re kind of thinking in two different ways,” Harbaugh remarked. “The Steelers game and giving it our all against our fiercest opponent are our top priorities. We anticipate a really competitive contest. Thus, we need to prepare mentally for that before moving on to the next round of the playoffs. From my perspective, the coaches are currently focused on the Steelers since those are the two things we’re looking at, and it will be entirely focused on the Steelers.
With 10 victories in a row and 30+ points in eight of those contests thanks to MVP-caliber brilliance from Jackson, the Ravens are playing very well.
The offense, led by Todd Monken, is scoring 29.6 points per game, second in the league, while Mike Macdonald’s defense allows only 16.4 points per game, the lowest in the league.
With Baltimore’s offense and defense clicking at full capacity and a clear road to the Super Bowl, Harbaugh’s two-pronged strategy will be to make sure his club has the best opportunity of winning the Lombardi trophy in February.
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