Yes, they did give up.
I live in Baltimore. Ravens fans had no more reason to feel comfy heading into those playoffs as Seahawk fans do this year. It is a realistic approach and is not exactly unique to certain fanbases. It is common amongst all fans of all sports.
Losing is supposed to be painful. That's what make winning feel so great.
Now, that being said, everything is different if they actually play like we expect them to instead of this 1st qtr High School team crap.