John Harbaugh: It hasn't been done often with 1-5 start, but we believe we can make the playoffs

Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, there have been just four teams to start the season 1-5 and make the postseason.

The Ravens want to become the fifth — joining the 1970 Bengals, 2015 Chiefs, 2018 Colts, and Washington in 2020.

The odds, clearly, are not great. But with a bye-week reset, head coach Jim Harbaugh noted on Monday that the Ravens have a clear goal in mind now for the rest of the season.

“Our focus is going forward and what we can accomplish for the next 11 games to try to earn our way into the playoffs, which obviously, as [it was] pointed out last night, has not been done very often with the record we have,” Harbaugh said in his press conference. “But, we still believe we can do it.”

The biggest reason why? The anticipated return of quarterback Lamar Jackson in Week 8 after