The Ravens (8-2) fly to San Diego this weekend to play the Chargers in a 4:00 game (EST, Sunday, Nov.25)...and even though the Chargers are 4-6, they are being picked by a lot of media "experts" to beat the Ravens.
This is because Baltimore has a history of playing their worst games against San Diego in Qualcomm stadium. Maybe it's the "Curse ofJohnny Unitas", who was traded away from the old Baltimore Colts to spend his last season with a terrible San Diego franchise at the time.
But the trend is undeniable--- the Ravens were embarrassed by the Chargers last year for virtually no good reason. Maybe it's just a weird matchup matrix between these two teams.
San Diego is coming off a 30-23 loss to the Denver Broncos while Baltimore beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 13-10.
San Diego has a 4-4 record all-time against Baltimore which includes a 34-14 win during the 2011 NFL season. San Diego is also 4-2 all-time a...
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PLAYERS:
Johnny Unitas,
Philip Rivers,
Joe Flacco,
John Harbaugh,
Terrell Suggs,
Ed Reed,
Jarret Johnson,
Bernard Pollard
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs
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