OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The 3-0 start, a winless October and that disappointing defeat Sunday in Dallas -- none of that matters to the Baltimore Ravens anymore.All that has transpired during this up-and-down season merely served to get the Ravens to right now: A place where all the goals theyve set for themselves remain attainable.Its a six-game season, coach John Harbaugh said Monday. We know that everything is right in front of us.A 27-17 loss in Dallas dropped the Ravens (5-5) into a tie with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North. The remainder of their schedule features home and away games against Cincinnati; at home against Miami and Philadelphia; and on the road against New England and the Steelers.The stretch begins Sunday when the injury-riddled Bengals (3-6-1) come to town.Its a division game, a very important game for us, Harbaugh said. In some ways, this is like our opener. All eyes are really looking forward to becoming the best team we can be over the next six games. Thats our attention and thats our focus.The Ravens got to this point in unusual fashion. After winning their first three games, they dropped four in a row -- their longest skid since Harbaugh took over in 2008. Victories over Pittsburgh and Cleveland got Baltimore back on track before the team took a step backward in Dallas.Fortunately, a .500 record is good enough to earn a share of first place in the weakened AFC North.Weve got everything ahead of us. Its in our hands, tight end Dennis Pitta said.Just two years ago, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati all made the playoffs. This year, its very likely only the division winner will advance to the postseason.Its shaping up to be one heck of a finish.Were all going to play each over the course of the next six games, so its going to come down to that, Harbaugh said. Its probably what we knew going into the season.The Bengals are 1-4 on the road and will be without standout wide receiver A.J. Green, who hurt his right hamstring in a loss to Buffalo on Sunday. That might mean something to Harbaugh if the Ravens hadnt lost five straight to Cincinnati.Weve got to find a way to beat them, Harbaugh said. If we dont start beating the Bengals were not going to win any division championships and thats especially true this year. To me, the whole thing goes through Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. We have to win a couple other games too, but its the division and this is a division game. Its as simple as that.Baltimore faced Dallas without cornerback Jimmy Smith (back) and linebacker Elvis Dumervil (foot). Both practiced during the week but did not receive medical clearance.The team hopes to have both players back on Sunday.Down the stretch we definitely need our warriors. We need dogs, linebacker Terrell Suggs said. Not only in the secondary, but everywhere. We are going to fight for our playoff lives. 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He went on to say his and Anil Kumbles wickets tally would have been something else if they had bowled more on such pitches. Virat Kohli, to whom the mention of the word pitch is a red rag, was told of Harbhajans comments after India had completed the whitewash of New Zealand inside four days in Indore.Kohli was then asked if he attributed these wins to pitches or something else. Who made that statement? Kohli shot back. Harbhajan Singh, he was told. Oh? Okay, he stopped.It must be mentioned that while the conversation around pitches has been subdued this season because they havent been as dramatic as they were against South Africa last season. Kolkata, in fact, was a seaming pitch, which brought the New Zealand fast bowlers into the game. However, Harbhajans is the first instance of someone criticising the pitches from inside the system. He is an active cricketer who was a part of the India squad in the Asia Cup played in Bangladesh earlier this year. Kohli refrained from directly reacting to Harbhajans statement although he did sound a little taken aback.Obviously, I mean, Kohli paused. See even if it is a turning pitch you have to bowl well. There is no… spin doesnt happen only off the pitch. Spin is about how many revs you impart off the shoulder first. And then the ball will do something offf the pitch.dddddddddddd. I quite clearly remember after we lost to New Zealand in the World T20, suddenly their spinners were quality and we were found out. I dont see anyone talking about that now. The same spinners have played. Why have they not been able to pick wickets? It is as simple as that. Our fast bowlers picked wickets everywhere. We never complained about anything. So… see you can give a guy a cement track to bat on. He [still] needs to have the mindset to score runs. It is as simple as that.Earlier when asked about complete team performances on three different tracks and how much confidence that gives India for the England series, Kohli once spoke about the pitches. Well, we knew before the series that people are going to start talking about pitches, Kohli said. But we made it a point that we... we knew that there are monsoons everywhere, wickets are not going to be as dry. Especially in Kolkata, we knew that it wouldnt be dry; it was a newly laid wicket. We didnt say anything once. We believe in our abilities, we should be good enough to do it on any surface and against any team.That is a step in the right direction as far as our team is concerned. We believe in our skill much more, and not focus on creating atmosphere or conditions that might suit us partially. We just wanted to express ourselves the way we can on a cricket field. We finished two games in four days on perfectly fine Test cricket pitches. That gives us a lot of confidence. ' ' '