'Motivation is high' for Ravens to snap losing streak vs. Rams

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There aren't too many people who genuinely think the Baltimore Ravens can beat the Los Angeles Rams in Week 6, given the sheer number of injuries that John Harbaugh's team has to contend with.

But this is the NFL, so never say never.

We have often seen that teams who don't stand a chance cause an upset, and the Ravens, at least offensively, do have the players to make things uncomfortable for the Rams, even without Lamar Jackson.

For Harbaugh, though, he remains confident that his team, with the players taking the field against L.A., has more than enough to get what would be an unlikely win.

They just have to do it.

“They're completely motivated to get the win this week, but the main thing you got to focus on is how to do it,” Harbaugh said. “You got to go play a certain way and getting prepared to do that and to play the way we can, play given whatever circumstances we have. Let's go find a way to win the game. You got to go play the game, compete and win one play at a time, and that's what we'll be trying to do. I know we can do it.

"We just got to get out there and do it, but the motivation level is high.”

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Ravens need a win in the worst way

Sitting at 1-4, it is dark times for the Ravens, and there is a real case to be made that if a win isn't obtained against the Rams, then the playoffs are starting to look like they are out of reach.

Even with Lamar back, at 1-5, that is a significant hole to overcome, and we aren't sure if the Ravens, who would nearly have to run the table, can do that. Not to say they can't, but it looks like a tall order.

But get a win, somehow, by some way, against the Rams, and suddenly the season has life.

Is it expected? No, but Baltimore, with its back against the wall after a couple of horror weeks, needs a circuit breaker, and beating the Rams would certainly qualify. 

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