The Baltimore Ravens moved into playoff position on Thursday night with the loss by the New England Patriots. After their loss on Sunday, though, Baltimore has fallen even further back with the Cincinnati Bengals leaping over them into seventh place. The Patriots are eighth and the Ravens are all the way down to ninth.
They need Lamar Jackson back against the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9 after scoring a combined 23 points over the past two games.
AFC North standings
1. Cleveland Browns
(5-2, win over PIT)
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2, loss to CLE)
3. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2)
4. Baltimore Ravens (4-3)
In the AFC North, the Ravens fell to last place. The Cleveland Browns won a close game against the Tennessee Titans, the Pittsburgh Steelers won a game in Paris, and the Cincinnati Bengals… well you know they beat Baltimore. All the AFC North teams won except the Ravens.
AFC playoff standings following Week 7
1. Kansas City Chiefs (5-0)
2. Buffalo Bills (5-1)
3. Cleveland Browns (5-2, win over PIT)
4. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2)
5. Denver Broncos (5-2, 2-1 AFC)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2, loss to CLE, 2-2 AFC)
7. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2)
8. New England Patriots (4-3, 4-1 AFC)
9. Baltimore Ravens (4-3, 2-2 AFC)
10. Las Vegas Raiders (3-4)
11. New York Jets (2-5, 2-2 AFC)
12. Indianapolis Colts (2-5, win over HOU, 1-4 AFC)
13. Houston Texans (2-5, loss to IND)
14. Miami Dolphins (1-5)
15. Tennessee Titans (1-6)
16. Los Angeles Chargers (0-6)
In the Wild Card, the Denver Broncos won in addition to the aforementioned Steelers and Bengals. The Patriots lost, so they are tied with the Ravens right now.
