The Atlanta Falcons looked as though they were going to salvage their season when they ran off three straight victories after a 1-4 start.

The Falcons scored 95 points in beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Then came three straight losses in which Atlanta scored 52 points against the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints.

That leaves Atlanta with a 4-7 record for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens, who, after back-to-back wins, are back in the AFC playoff chase with a 6-5 record.

“We’ve just got to keep fighting -- that’s it,” Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones said. “We’ll see what a guy is made of. When you’re going into battle, you want somebody that -- it’s rough right now for us -- you don’t want guys to quit. This is the time where you get to see what guys are really like.”

While Atlanta’s offensive output has taken a downturn, Jones has recorded six consecutive 100-yard receiving games -- the longest streak of his NFL career. That’s boosted his season total to 1,305 receiving yards, the most in the NFL.

If Jones registers 95 receiving yards against the Ravens, he would become the first player in NFL history with five consecutive seasons with at least 1,400 receiving yards. The former Foley High School star and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison are the only players who have had four such seasons in a row.

One of the players trying to stop Jones from reaching that milestone on Sunday will be another former Alabama standout, Baltimore’s Marlon Humphrey. The second-year player joins veterans Brandon Carr and Jimmy Smith to give the Ravens three cornerbacks to combat the Falcons' wide-receiving corps of Jones, Mohamed Sanu and Calvin Ridley, a rookie from Alabama who leads Atlanta with eight touchdown receptions.

“Obviously, it’s a great challenge for us," Baltimore defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale said. "I think it’s our strength against their strength. We’ll just see where it ends up. We’re really excited about the challenge. I know that all three of those receivers that you were talking about have chances to be Pro Bowlers. … They are exceptional. All of them have great athleticism, like Julio. The thing that he never gets enough credit for is he has such strong hands when he goes up for the ball and can just keep it away from a DB.

"Just like I’ve told our DBs, there are going to be some plays made. It’s just how are we going to handle the series of events? I know right now what our mindset is.”

The Ravens enter Week 13 of the NFL season with the league's top-rated defense. Baltimore has given up an average of 18.0 points and 295.4 yards per game.

Jones said the Falcons “know we’re a better team than what we showed.”

“It’s more about us now,” Jones said. “We’re really not going into this game -- no disrespect to Baltimore -- but at the end of the day, it’s about us as an offense, us going out here and having the ability to run the ball and pass the ball.”

The Ravens and Falcons kick off at noon CST Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where Alabama and Georgia are squaring off for the SEC championship on Saturday afternoon.

Jones told reporters he would be pulling for Alabama, but he declined to offer a score prediction for the game because he likes both head coaches. Jones played for Nick Saban while with the Crimson Tide, and Georgia’s Kirby Smart served as Alabama’s defensive coordinator during that time.

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones runs after making a catch during an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 22. 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.