The Baltimore Ravens are likely sending Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans a thank-you card after they defeated the Miami Dolphins 28-27, which gave the Ravens the outright lead in the AFC.
Currently the No. 1 seed, Baltimore now has its destiny in its own hands - win out and the Super Bowl in the AFC runs through Baltimore.
But while having a firm grip on the No. 1 seed with four games remaining is nice, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh isn't even entertaining the idea of what it means to his team.
“There's no number one seed, there's no such thing as that right now,” Harbaugh said. “Just because they put a bracket up on the TV screen doesn't mean anything. It's what you do so our guys understand that. We've got to go earn everything we get and if we earn it then we'll get it and if we don't earn it, we won't. So we're going to try to win as many games as we can, climb as high as we can but really just play one play at a time as well as we can compete as hard as we can every single play, every series, every quarter, every game and that's our focus and that's really all we're thinking about.”
The Ravens have four games remaining on their schedule which will see them come face-to-face with the Dolphins in Week 17 at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore also faces the San Francisco 49ers the week prior and depending on how things shake out, the Week 17 clash could be for the No. 1 seed.
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With the Ravens clicking on all cylinders as they have won seven out of their last eight games, they are looking more formidable with each passing week.
Lamar Jackson is operating Todd Monken's offense at a high level, with weapons in Isaiah Likely, Odell Beckham Jr., Zay Flowers, along with running backs Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards, and Justice Hill, Baltimore is stacked for talent.
All of that has led them to the position of No. 1 in the AFC, but while getting there is hard, staying there is harder and Baltimore still faces two tough matchups in the run-in to the postseason.
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Harbaugh states that the team is focused on one game at a time, and that starts with Jacksonville on Sunday night.
The No. 1 seed talk is meaningless in Baltimore, and with four games remaining, it should stay that way.