BALTIMORE -- This is as close as the Colts will come to the postseason this year.
For Baltimore (8-6), Saturday's game at M&T Bank Stadium essentially is a playoff contest. The Ravens sit just outside of the AFC's postseason picture entering this week, but they control their own destiny.
Wins in the final two games will vault Baltimore past Tennessee and Buffalo and into the playoffs.
So the last thing the Ravens can afford is a letdown at home against Indianapolis (3-11).
And that means the struggling Colts, who have lost five straight and eight of their last nine overall, must find a way to match that intensity level.