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MetalMat

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The Ravens just seem to be a really iffy 8-2 team. Their only big wins were against the Patriots who were not that great early in the season and the Cowboys who really should have won that game. They barely beat the Leftwich led Steelers last night. The Ravens will get into the playoffs but they will fall like a house of cards when they go up against the better competition in the AFC.
 
IndyColtsFan

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MetalMat said:
The Ravens just seem to be a really iffy 8-2 team. Their only big wins were against the Patriots who were not that great early in the season and the Cowboys who really should have won that game. They barely beat the Leftwich led Steelers last night. The Ravens will get into the playoffs but they will fall like a house of cards when they go up against the better competition in the AFC.
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I personally think the Ravens are the only team in the AFC playoff picture that the Colts could possibly beat.
 
diesbudt

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IndyColtsFan said:
That's true too.
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But yes, a bears loss will also put the packers ahead of them, as the packers currently hold the tiebreaker.

Seriously though, how the packers are still functioning is beyond me...

Injuries
Greg Jennings (#1 Receiver)
Bryan Buluga (Right offensive Tackle)
Desmond Bishop (Inside Linebacker)
Clay Matthews (Outside Linebacker)
Nick Perry (Outside Linebacker)
Charles Woodson (Free Safety)
Andrew Quarless (#2 Tight End)
Cedric benson (#1 Running back)

Injuries that have been on off this season
Jordy Nelson (#2 Receiver)
T.J Lang (Offensive line)
B.J Raji (Defensive tackle)
Sam Shields (Corner back)
Jerel Worthy (Defensive End)


This is turning out to look similar to the Packers superbowl run, in which they had ~ half their starters injuried for the playoffs.
 
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MetalMat said:
The Ravens just seem to be a really iffy 8-2 team. Their only big wins were against the Patriots who were not that great early in the season and the Cowboys who really should have won that game. They barely beat the Leftwich led Steelers last night. The Ravens will get into the playoffs but they will fall like a house of cards when they go up against the better competition in the AFC.
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Houston and New England are the teams the other AFC teams will have to go through.

new England seems to be on a late season roll again, and Houston showed that against a divison rival when needed they could pull out a hard earned win.


Matt Ryan 5 interceptions yesterday has put him 1 INT away from tying Romo this season!
 
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diesbudt said:
Would depend which Flacco and Ray Rice show up.
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I assume that a playoff game between Indy and Baltimore would take place in Baltimore. In that case I'd expect the Ravens to win since Flacco is a far better quarterback at home for whatever reason.
 
MetalMat

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I also feel the same about the Falcons as I do the Ravens. Their record may be 9-1 but they have gotten real lucky in many games this season. You give any decent team 6 turnovers that is not the Ryan Lindely led Cardinals and the game is a blowout.
 
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MetalMat said:
The Ravens just seem to be a really iffy 8-2 team. Their only big wins were against the Patriots who were not that great early in the season and the Cowboys who really should have won that game. They barely beat the Leftwich led Steelers last night. The Ravens will get into the playoffs but they will fall like a house of cards when they go up against the better competition in the AFC.
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After every Ravens win this year there has been talk about how they could have easily lost, how their record isn't an accurate reflection of what kind of team they are, etc etc. Despite all that they keep winning. Haters gonna hate.
 
IAteYourMother

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Damn, I totally jinxed tonight's matchup. I give the edge to the Bears. Campbell is a pretty good backup, and Kaepernick is both inexperienced and not very good (although with a lot more upside)
 
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ichy said:
After every Ravens win this year there has been talk about how they could have easily lost, how their record isn't an accurate reflection of what kind of team they are, etc etc. Despite all that they keep winning. Haters gonna hate.
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Sometimes you need luck to win and the ravens got that with Ben out at the right time. Once Baltimore's luck runs out so will their season.
 
AMDZen

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MetalMat said:
The Ravens just seem to be a really iffy 8-2 team. Their only big wins were against the Patriots who were not that great early in the season and the Cowboys who really should have won that game. They barely beat the Leftwich led Steelers last night. The Ravens will get into the playoffs but they will fall like a house of cards when they go up against the better competition in the AFC.
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Agreed. My Broncos play them in 4 weeks which will be a real test leading into the playoffs for us.
 
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Jeffg010 said:
Sometimes you need luck to win and the ravens got that with Ben out at the right time. Once Baltimore's luck runs out so will their season.
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The Raven's haven't exactly been injury free either. They've lost Ray Lewis as well as a couple of their starting cornerbacks, and Terrell Suggs hasn't been quite the same since his injury.

BTW, I'm not some delusional fanboy. I know that the road to the Superbowl will probably go through Houston and I cannot see Baltimore winning that one.
 
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AMDZen said:
Agreed. My Broncos play them in 4 weeks which will be a real test leading into the playoffs for us.
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The Giants & Broncos games will be big for the Ravens, thankfully they're both in Baltimore. All of the Ravens' remaining away games are against mediocre to lousy teams although I predict they'll find a way to botch at least one of them.
 
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Ed Reed was suspended for a game because of a helmet-to-helmet hit last night.
 
MetalMat

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If colin kaepernick keeps playing like this the 49ers won't be rushing to get Alex Smith back :p
 
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