ExtremeRavens Posted yesterday at 07:57 PM Posted yesterday at 07:57 PM We asked readers if the Ravens are contenders again in the AFC North after improving to 7-7. The reigning AFC champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, were eliminated from playoff contention last week. Here are the results from our online poll: No — 51% (189 votes) Yes — 49% (189 votes) Here’s what some fans said about Baltimore’s chances of making a playoff run (answers have been edited for clarity and grammar): Derrick Henry is the best running back, and Lamar Jackson is the best quarterback when healthy! Indiana’s football coach Curt Cignetti has taught us that with the right coach, teams can do anything. It’s time to BELIEVE! — Robin Ficker Getting Tavius Robinson back was huge. Losing Teddye Buchanan will hurt. He had been comfortably settling in his role. Trenton Simpson, who has been playing better lately, is going to have to step his game up. Getting Ar’Darius Washington back will help a lot. Pound for pound, he might be the hardest-hitting Raven. — Burt Wills The Ravens being a contender again is more of an indictment of the mediocracy of the other teams in the AFC versus the resurgence of the preseason expectations . As Mike Preston always says, the NFL is a week to week league. There are no truly dominant teams in the NFL this year. Anything is possible on any given Sunday. — Dan I need to see how they play against New England to say for certain. — Justin The Bengals looked like they were already planning their offseason vacations. Let’s see what happens against a team that cares like the Patriots. — Chris Bowers If the Ravens play to the highest level of the talent they have, I believe they can beat any team in the NFL. Having said that, this year the AFC North is the weakest division, and I don’t see any AFC North team going deep into the postseason. Ravens, prove me wrong. I won’t be angry! — Jeff Peterson I don’t think so. I don’t see wins vs. New England or Green Bay. And by the time we see Pittsburgh, they may have already clinched the division. — Darryl Kirkpatrick No, they beat a Bengals team that was obviously ill-prepared and hasn’t been a good team all season. Win at least two out of three here and if you look good doing so then we can have that conversation. — Jeremy Hyson Sunday will tell. — Michael Timmer The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll. To see results from previous sports polls, go to baltimoresun.com/sportspoll View the full article Quote
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