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Denver Broncos: Making sense of possible playoff paths

By Tylor Walden

CINCINNATI, OH - DECEMBER 2: Justin Simmons #31 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass during the third quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - DECEMBER 2: Justin Simmons #31 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass during the third quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 23: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens throws a pass in the first quarter of the game against the Denver Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Baltimore Ravens (7-5): How Denver can pass them

Week three saw the Denver Broncos shoot themselves in the foot with penalties galore. It was a sloppy game, but one Denver could have won against the Ravens. But careless mistakes cost them. Because of that, the Ravens have the tiebreaker.

But with the Broncos only one game behind them, it is possible that Denver can catch up to them. But they would need to win two more games than the Ravens because of that pesky tiebreaker.

Here is what Baltimore’s remaining schedule looks like:

at Kansas City Chiefs

vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

at Los Angeles Chargers

vs. Cleveland Browns

Depending on where the Ravens are before Week 16, that game against the Chargers is going to be huge. And it will be on Saturday night, so the whole country will be watching. That could easily be a battle for the first wild card spot.

Baltimore has a tough task on Sunday against the Chiefs. Other than the two AFC West opponents Baltimore faces, the other two could be wins on paper. But I would not sleep on either one of them either.

If Denver wins out, they would just need Baltimore to at least split their four games to surpass them for the wild card spot.

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