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The Colts are looking solid headed into the playoffs against a weaker Ravens teams. Wildcard Round Preview

Found December 31, 2012 on Football Extra Points: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Andrew Luck,  Joe Flacco
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts,  Baltimore Ravens
The Colts are playing great football right now while the Ravens continue to struggle.  Can Andrew Luck lead the Colts past Joe Flacco? With the Dallas and Redskins game over, the playoff picture is now clear.  Here's a look at the Wild Card Match-ups. The AFC teams were locked-up before Sunday but there was a lot of movement left with the seeding.   AFC Playoff Picture:  #1 Seed -  Broncos - With the Texans loss, Peyton Manning took Denver to the Top spot in the AFC.  The road to the Super Bowl goes through Mile High. #2 Seed - Patriots - Tom Brady has a first round bye, is anyone surprised.  This team has to play defense if they want to go to another Super Bowl.  AFC Wild Card Game - #6 Bengals at #3 Texans The Bengals started off slow but turned it on toward the middle part of the season.  They have a good passing attack and BGE can run the ball well enough keep defenses honest.  The problem for Cinci is that their defense is bottom third in the l...
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