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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 [...]
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 [...]