I posed a question to you all on Twitter last week. Out of all the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff scenarios in Week 17, which of four possible opponents did fans want to see first in the postseason? With an unsurprising yet overwhelming majority, Ravens fans chose the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With that selection in mind, I’m doing this week’s rooting guide focused on creating a matchup against Pittsburgh in the Wild-Card round of the AFC playoffs. While there are a few different scenarios where that can occur, I chose ones that feature Baltimore beating the Cincinnati Bengals first and then looked at the other games needed to find the most likely path toward that matchup. I’ve also written up every other Ravens playoff scenario earlier in the week, so check that out if you’d rather see Baltimore play another team in the wild card.
If the Ravens are going to take on the Steelers in the playoffs, this is what is most likely going to happen: