Lewis: Don't give up hope, Ravens fans

At 6-6 and in the midst of a four-team crowd chasing the Jacksonville Jaguars for the sixth and final wildcard berth in the AFC playoffs, the Ravens have a shot at making the postseason.

The best way to do that would be to win the final four games of the season. Otherwise, the Ravens would need help. Linebacker Ray Lewis thinks the team controls its own destiny and was surprised when he was asked by reporters Wednesday if he sensed that fans are disappointed in the Ravens' .500 record.

"The fans are disappointed? Wow," Lewis said. "I know there’s a lot of people 2-10, 2-8. There are a lot of things to wake up and be disappointed about, but to still be in the playoff hunt, I don’t find that as a disappointment. Around here, it’s always been the same thing: we’re grinders. If it’s going to come, it’s going to come late, as it’s always been around here. We’ve had a couple of seasons where we started out 4-0 here or there, but the bottom line is every year I’ve been around here, our best football probably came in the later part of the year. Here we go again. Nothing is out of the picture. You look at the whole AFC picture, everything is right there. I just think you’ve got to go play football and not be worrying about the ups and downs of the season. Once you get caught into that, you lose your energy and passion, truly, for the game."

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(baltimoresun.com)