Even the most devout Ravens fan has surely come to terms with this: there’s nothing in the team’s recent play to suggest that they have any chance to beat the Colts today. The team that struggled to score points against the Browns can’t beat the Colts. The team that lost three in a row can’t beat the Colts. The team that fell twice to Cincinnati can’t beat the Colts.

Thing is, I’m not convinced the Ravens are that team. At least not all of the time.

If our look at the Ravens is less “what have you done for me lately” and more “what have you done” then things start to loosen up. There have been flashes here and there. Offensive outbursts, stretches of dominance. Displays of strength. Things like playing the Patriots tough on the road, and playing a very good Vikings team to within a few inches of a win in a hostile environment.

The problems are well-documented, and the fact that the most glaring weakness (secondary) plays to the very thing at which the Colts most excel doesn’t bode well.

But I don’t know what it is…I’ve got a feeling about this one. The Ravens need a signature win to resuscitate their playoff hopes, and the Colts aren’t going to win every game they play. Something’s brewing here.

I’m going out on the limb: Ravens 27, Colts 24.

I know all of the reasons why that sounds impossible. In a way that’s the very reason I think it’s going to happen.