It’s time to decide the Super Bowl contestants! With four teams left in the tournament, the Conference Championships take center stage on the best Sunday of football all year. Up first, the AFC title game!(13-4) Baltimore Ravens at(14-3) New England Patriots3:00 PM ET, CBS Who loves a rematch? This guy. After getting unceremoniously escorted out of the postseason in 2009 by these Ravens, the Patriots get a second home-stand to redeem their loss and get to Tom Brady’s fifth Super Bowl. To accomplish this, New England’s defense must step up to the plate and at least hit a double. They don’t need to shut out the Ravens, but holding them to no more than 20 points would be a nice buffer for Brady and the offense. Baltimore’s offense line will have the advantage over New England’s front three, so Ray Rice figures to have holes to run through. It’ll be the second and third levels of the Patriot defense that figures heavily in the final score. Jerod...
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Tom Brady,
Ray Rice,
Jerod Mayo,
Rob Ninkovich,
Ed Dickson,
Dennis Pitta,
Anquan Boldin,
Torrey Smith,
Kyle Arrington,
Devin McCourty,
Joe Flacco
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots
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