With so many rematches having already occurred in the playoffs thus far, I feel as though we are headed for another in the Super Bowl. You may have heard that McNabb was benched in the second half of the Baltimore game and that he has used it as a driving force the rest of the season. How sweet would it be for him to get a second shot at the Ravens and shake the label that he chokes in the biggest moments at the same time?
The city of Philadelphia is cautiously optimistic heading into this week's showdown at Arizona, as they well should be. Arizona is a dangerous home team that has defeated two quality opponents thus far in the playoffs. Arizona has a lot of confidence, but they will be hearing all week long about how they are America's sweetheart and everybody is rooting for the lovable losers led by God Himself, er, Kurt Warner. Philadelphia is playing defense as well as any team in the league right now. They were able to shut down the Giants and Viking run game in consecutive weeks. The numbers may be a bit misleading, but they make stops in crucial spots. They held the Giants to just 4 of 16 on third and fourth down and the Vikings converted just 8 of 18 third downs. They SHOULD be able to harass Kurt Warner and force the Cardinals into some turnovers of their own. The Eagles have forced ten turnovers in their L3 games and if they continue that Sunday, they will be Tampa bound.
As for the Ravens, their formula is simple. Take care of the ball, bend but don't break on defense and force turnovers.This was the Ravens' second consecutive victory fueled by turnovers. This is nothing new, as Baltimore led the league in takeaways this season. Both Miami and Tennessee (hardly offensive juggernauts) moved the ball when they were not coughing it up to the Ravens.The Ravens should be able to force turnovers against the Steelers, who turn the ball over at a much higher rate than the generally efficient Dolphins and Titans.Given that the two Baltimore-Pittsburgh regular-season games were decided by three and four points, respectively, it is hard to imagine the AFC title game will not be extremely close. The winner likely will be the team that forces more turnovers. The Ravens' defense seems up to the challenge.
Baltimore +210
Philadelphia -200
Parlay the two 1* to win 3.65*
The city of Philadelphia is cautiously optimistic heading into this week's showdown at Arizona, as they well should be. Arizona is a dangerous home team that has defeated two quality opponents thus far in the playoffs. Arizona has a lot of confidence, but they will be hearing all week long about how they are America's sweetheart and everybody is rooting for the lovable losers led by God Himself, er, Kurt Warner. Philadelphia is playing defense as well as any team in the league right now. They were able to shut down the Giants and Viking run game in consecutive weeks. The numbers may be a bit misleading, but they make stops in crucial spots. They held the Giants to just 4 of 16 on third and fourth down and the Vikings converted just 8 of 18 third downs. They SHOULD be able to harass Kurt Warner and force the Cardinals into some turnovers of their own. The Eagles have forced ten turnovers in their L3 games and if they continue that Sunday, they will be Tampa bound.
As for the Ravens, their formula is simple. Take care of the ball, bend but don't break on defense and force turnovers.This was the Ravens' second consecutive victory fueled by turnovers. This is nothing new, as Baltimore led the league in takeaways this season. Both Miami and Tennessee (hardly offensive juggernauts) moved the ball when they were not coughing it up to the Ravens.The Ravens should be able to force turnovers against the Steelers, who turn the ball over at a much higher rate than the generally efficient Dolphins and Titans.Given that the two Baltimore-Pittsburgh regular-season games were decided by three and four points, respectively, it is hard to imagine the AFC title game will not be extremely close. The winner likely will be the team that forces more turnovers. The Ravens' defense seems up to the challenge.
Baltimore +210
Philadelphia -200
Parlay the two 1* to win 3.65*
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