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Why the Saints Will Defeat the Colts »
Posted: February 6, 2010 12:07 pm By: Pramit MohapatraSuper Bowl XLIV (Did I get that alphabet-jumble right? It's 2010 people! We live in America, not the Roman Empire! Let's just use numbers, shall we?) is Sunday and I must say, this match-up pitting the Saints and the Colts has me more excited than I've been for the big game in a long time. Don't get me wrong: the last two Super Bowls have been [...]
On Violence in Sports and Head Trauma »
Posted: January 31, 2010 4:29 pm By: Pramit MohapatraThis morning in the latest issue of Time magazine, I read a cover story about football that begged the question "Is Football Too Dangerous?" I also read a companion piece in the same issue that looked at a specific example in which a high school football player in Texas was paralyzed making a tackle. Given that I've written on this blog [...]
Ravens Bias: End of Season Awards »
Posted: January 24, 2010 9:40 am By: Pramit MohapatraThe Baltimore Ravens 2009-2010 season came to an end last Saturday in a 20-3 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, a game befitting the up-and-down campaign the team trudged through all year long. Much like many maddening moments during the season, the loss was marred by missed opportunities, penalties, and turnovers. Still, the Ravens can crow [...]
Ravens Bias: Perfect Storm for Ravens Upset over Colts »
Posted: January 16, 2010 4:43 pm By: Pramit MohapatraAs with last year's playoff run, the Baltimore Ravens now find themselves again playing with house money, already having exceeded expectations. Whatever you think of Coach John Harbaugh's decision making during the past two regular seasons, one thing is becoming quite clear: the man knows how to get his team peaking at the right time. His [...]
Ranking the Remaining NFL Playoff Quarterbacks »
Posted: January 16, 2010 10:49 am By: Pramit MohapatraConventional wisdom has it that the NFL is now most definitely a passer's league. Although wild card weekend demonstrated that teams such as the Jets and the Ravens can still use the age-old formula of defense and punishing run games to grind out victories, the league is experiencing a renaissance in the quality of its QB play. Just think [...]
Ravens Bias: Keys to Beating the Patriots »
Posted: January 10, 2010 10:21 am By: Pramit MohapatraWild card weekend is halfway done and so far, I can't say that I'm surprised by the results. Going into the playoffs, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets were two of the hottest teams in the NFL and had soundly beaten their respective wild card opponents in the final week of the regular season. Neither team disappointed their fans Saturday as [...]
Ravens Bias: Why I’m Optimistic About the »
Posted: January 2, 2010 6:50 pm By: Pramit MohapatraRavens fans are up in arms this week over Baltimore's well-documented penalty-ridden self-destruction last Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. This loss hurt for a number of reasons but the biggest one may be the fact that for the first time in a couple of years the Ravens looked like the much better team against the hated Ben [...]
Examining Parity in the NFL »
Posted: December 26, 2009 1:27 pm By: Pramit MohapatraTake a look at the AFC playoff picture prior to week 16 this year and parity is alive and well as eight teams contend for two wild card spots. Anecdotally anyway, it seems that most NFL games are close, many even going down to the final two minutes. Playoff teams often seem to come from nowhere, having suffered miserable seasons just a year [...]
Ravens Bias: Thoughts on 31-7 Victory Over Bears »
Posted: December 22, 2009 9:19 pm By: Pramit Mohapatra
I was fortunate enough to be at the Ravens' final home game of the 2009 season this past Sunday. Thankfully the roads to M&T Bank Stadium had been plowed, the stadium itself was mostly clear of snow, and the temperature wasn't nearly as cold as I thought it would be. To top it all off, I had a good seat as I witnessed a rare live victory [...]
Ravens Bias: Hoping for More McGahee & McClain »
Posted: December 19, 2009 5:32 pm By: Pramit MohapatraAs I sit here at home in Baltimore City with the snow outside continuing to pile up and two tickets to this weekend's Ravens-Bears game laying on my desk, here's what would make my trip to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday (Monday?) worth the inevitable difficulties I'm sure to encounter en route. Certainly, a win by the Ravens is a must, [...]