But when it comes to prognostication, he comes up a bit short.

“I’m not sure if we’ve reached our low point,” Suggs said before the Ravens flew to Miami for a Dec. 16 game against the winless Dolphins. “We’ve played some bad football, but I like to think we can play better.

“There’s no doubt we’ve been hurt by injuries. But I like to think there’s a lot of character and pride in our locker room.”

The character and pride of Suggs and his teammates were to be severely tested over the last two games of the NFL season — especially since the Ravens definitely reached their low point at Miami, losing 22-16 in overtime to arguably the league’s worst team.

As a result, the Ravens lost their eighth game in a row — just one season after going 13-3.

The implosion against Miami came after the Ravens were hammered 44-20 by the Colts and after they found “creative” ways to drop a 27-24 decision to the undefeated New England Patriots.

“We can’t hang our heads,” Suggs said. “Getting upset with anybody on the team isn’t productive. It doesn’t help anything. But it’s still hard to fathom what’s happened. You do have to wonder how we might have done if we hadn’t had so many injuries.”

The Ravens have lost three Pro Bowl players to injury: cornerback Chris McAlister, quarterback Steve McNair and defensive tackle Trevor Pryce. Three other starters — tight end Todd Heap (who graduated from ASU in 2001), offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden and cornerback Samari Rolle — have missed a combined total of 22 games.

Through 14 games, Suggs had 73 tackles, including 44 solo stops and five sacks. And indications out of Baltimore are that the Ravens want to begin negotiations for an extension because he has one year left on his contract.