The Hawks had a huge win in Week 14 against the Berlin Fire Salamanders, to give them a one-game lead for the final wild card spot in the NSFC. With two games left in the regular season, Baltimore controls their own destiny. If they win both of their final 2 games (Week 15 at Colorado and Week 16 at home against Sarasota) they clinch a playoff spot. However, that will not be easy as the Yeti are 11 and 3, and the Sailfish are 9 and 5. One game behind them in the playoff hunt is Chicago, who have a much easier pair of games in the final weeks as they face off against the New York Silverbacks and the Yellowknife Wraiths, 2 teams with losing records. While there are scenarios that involve the Hawks going 1 and 1 in their final two games and making the playoffs, the easiest path is for them to win out. Baltimore has the talent to make a deep run in the playoffs, but their inconsistency is cause for concern. If Baltimore fails to make the playoffs, they will look back on a few of their losses as the games that got away. They have had every opportunity to write a great script for this season, and it will be interesting to see if they can grab that by the reins or if they fall off the wagon.
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