[Translate] With the NFL season less than a month away, we take a look at the contenders for the 2012 Lombardi Trophy; this includes their predicted regular season record and current SuperBowl odds which are courtesy of our friends from Las Vegas. The NFC has won 4 of the last 5 SuperBowls and two of those teams (Giants 2008 and the Packers in 2011) were...
[Translate] Baltimore @ New England These two teams met in the playoffs last year, the Patriots were 8-0 at home but the Ravens literally ran all over the them on their way to a 33-14 victory. That day Ravens QB, Joe Flacco who was struggling with injury completed only 4 passes for 34 yards but you can guarantee that won’t happen again if the Ravens want to advance to the Superbowl for the first time since 2001. The Ravens will however need a repeat performance that they got from their defense and running game that day if they are...
[Translate] After pulling off an undefeated season at home, the Ravens needed to win the last road game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals to secure a home playoff game. The game started off on a high note when RB Rice Ray scored a 70 yard touchdown in the 1st quarter. He scored another 51 yard touchdown late in the 4th quarter to win the game. With Sunday’s 24-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Baltimore Ravens were crowned AFC North champions. The Ravens were undefeated in their division and with a 12-4 record; they...
[Translate] When I first started following the NFL in the late 80′s, early 90′s the Cleveland Browns were an AFC powerhouse. Yes, you did read that right the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland had made the playoffs five straight years starting in 1985. It was during this period that they played those three epic AFC championship games against their then nemesis, the Denver Broncos. Unfortunately for the Browns they lost all three all three of those games and never made it to the Superbowl. It seemed like something was working against...
[Translate] FOR USE AS DESIREDNFL-POST-3 1/16/07FINAL STEP TO SOUTH FLORIDA! SAINTS CONFRONT BEARS,PATRIOTS TAKE ON COLTS IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES “Two wins away from having a ring on my finger for the rest of my life.”That’s what quarterback REX GROSSMAN exulted after leading the Chicago Bears to victory last Sunday. And that’swhere every player on the four teams competing this weekend in the AFC and NFC Championship Games find themselves –one win away from Super Bowl XLI in South Florida on February 4 and another victory away...
