If they do nothing more than apply the lessons from their few beatdowns (the Colts and Giants) to the rest of the schedule, that should be enough.
"We have the personnel to dominate anybody," linebacker Bart Scott said. "It's just us staying patient, making the plays when they come, letting plays come through us, being where we're supposed to be."
Which they didn't do against the Giants, it goes without saying. "You do that, and even if it's a tight game, tight game, tight game - suddenly it's a blowout."
Like yesterday, when in a 14-minute span of the third and fourth quarters, they squashed the Eagles' chances and spirits, scoring 24 straight points in brutally demoralizing (to the Eagles) and exhilarating (for the Ravens) fashion.
Yet even Reed, the one who dangled February out there, wasn't ready to commit quite that fully when asked whether the playoffs were indeed on their minds.
"Give us a couple more weeks, and we can answer that question," he said, again chuckling. "We have an uphill battle."
Actually, it's not as sharp an incline as he might think.
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