Found January 04, 2013 on Blog So Hard Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Ravens vs Colts Sunday – 1/6/13 1:00 PM   Sunday at 1:00pm will kick off the Ravens 5th straight playoff appearance as they play host to the Indianapolis Colts. Emotions will be running high Sunday as Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano makes his return to M&T Bank Stadium where he orchestrated the Ravens defense for the previous four seasons and helped lead Baltimore to two AFC Championship games. Pagano will be trying to reach his third straight AFC Title game but this year his first opponent is against the team he helped lead there the last two seasons. The Colts lead the all-time series against the Ravens boasting an 8-2 advantage. Of course all of those wins were with Peyton Manning at the helm, but this week, Rookie of the Year candidate QB Andrew Luck will be under center for the Colts. The Ravens received its biggest piece of news earlier this week when Ray Lewis announced his retirement at the seasons end. Ray Lewis is a first ballot Hall of Famer and will be looking to get b...
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