{"id":167497,"date":"2022-12-25T00:04:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T00:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ravens-clinch-playoff-spot-with-win-vs-falcons-loss-by-patriots\/"},"modified":"2022-12-25T00:04:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T00:04:59","slug":"ravens-clinch-playoff-spot-with-win-vs-falcons-loss-by-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ravens-clinch-playoff-spot-with-win-vs-falcons-loss-by-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens clinch playoff spot with win vs. Falcons, loss by Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff berth Saturday, although it felt like they were the last to know.<\/p>\n

The Ravens beat the Falcons 17-9 in the coldest home game in franchise history but didn’t secure the postseason spot until 20 minutes after their game ended. Baltimore (10-5) officially punched its ticket to the playoffs when the New England Patriots lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 22-18 — a game that ended in the middle of Ravens coach John Harbaugh’s postgame news conference.<\/p>\n

Asked how it feels to be in the playoffs, Harbaugh responded, “Are we?”<\/p>\n

When told the Patriots had lost, Harbaugh added, “OK, it feels great. … It’ll probably sink in later tonight.”<\/p>\n

There was no celebration inside the Ravens’ locker room after the team clinched. Some players watched the Patriots-Bengals on the TV in the equipment room, but there was no announcement made to the entire team.<\/p>\n