2013 AFC Wildcard Game: #5 Indianapolis Colts at #4 Baltimore Ravens

[ThomasTomasz]

Game Time: 1-6-13 at 1 PM on CBS

 

[ram29jackson]

no matter how good they might be, rookie QBs should never win their first playoff game. especially when youve thrown a bunch of ints and are going up against masters of football defense even though they arent as good as a year and 2 ago

 

[Hasselbeck]

Pagano magic.

 

[Atom1]

Indy wins...they have Luck on their side:thumbsup:

 

[Point Blank]

LUCK!

 

[killgod]

Ravens have been playing like shit for quite some time, not sure how they win this.

 

[DDRGuido]

Baltimore is -6.5 out the gate. I can see this going down a lot before Sunday. Colts win by 4.

 

[Bear Pand]

Fuck you Jim Caldwell.

We will see how smart the Ravens are though. This is a game they should be able to control with Ray Rice and Colts have struggled on the road all year.


Should be a close game either way though.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

flip a coin........

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Interesting game on many levels. Caldwell against Indy, Pagano against Baltimore. The Colts coming back to Baltimore for a playoff game. Should be interesting and besides the Redskins/Seahawks, is the other must-watch game for me.

Going with Ravens on this one. I think Colts will struggle going on the road to Baltimore, and I think the Ravens will be smart enough to run the hell out of the ball with Rice and Pierce

 

[ram29jackson]

flip a coin........

is that the only phrase you know ? you flipped a coin in the Packers/Vikes thread too

 

[Woy]

Ravens. I think they're better than they've showed and Indianapolis is not as good as their record shows.

 

[BigBucs]

Pick em game but I will go with Baltimore since they have the experience and are at home. Would like to see the chuck wagon roll along though but they will just end up getting destroyed in the divisionals.

 

[ram29jackson]

Ravens. I think they're better than they've showed and Indianapolis is not as good as their record shows.

Colts allowed more points then they scored

 

[Leftwich]

Ray Lewis will bring some "luck" to this game.

Pun definitely intended.

 

[MVPete]

Colts allowed more points then they scored

So did the Giants last year.

 

[ram29jackson]

So did the Giants last year.

I would still call the Giants a quality clutch team with savvy veterans who knew what they were doing at crucial moments. There is no way in heck these Colts compare to that at all.

 

[NAHSTE]

#Luckstrong
#Chuckstrong
#etc

 

[Rudi]

As much as I'd love to see the Colts win this game I think Luck will struggle on the road in a playoff environment. Ravens are still a good team, and if they can feed Ray Rice enough they should be able to pull this one out.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Of all the teams in the AFC's Bracket this year I think Baltimore is the best match up for Indianapolis.

You could make an argument for Houston, but Houston is still a lot better on Paper than Indianapolis, and if they ever figure out how to win games consistently they could challenge teams like New England and Baltimore for top dawg of the American Football Conference.

I don't expect Indianapolis to win this game. They're playing on the road, in a place where the general population loathes the organization, so the Raven fans will be rabid this weekend and home field advantage will be in full effect. Indianapolis has to fight the elements, and even though everyone plays on the same field, Baltimore plays in the elements much more often. This game will be interesting to watch, because while Manning was playing in Indianapolis, losing to Baltimore was never really a significant fear. Manning owned Baltimore for a # of years here in Indianapolis, whether it was playoff games or regular season. It should be interesting to see what Andy Luck does and if he can limit mistakes against a historically solid defense.

As with any other Colt game this year, if the Defense can stop the run, and the offense can limit turnovers, they have a good chance to win this game. If they do somehow slide out of Baltimore after this wildcard round however, I see them getting thoroughly exposed by whichever team they face in the divisional round. Indy has played above their talent this year, and combining that with a relatively weak schedule (although Indianapolis did beat 3 playoff teams this year), I don't expect a deep playoff run.