The Indianapolis Colts perhaps could of finished the season 16-0, but they chose to laydown the last 2 weeks to avoid injuries, and get into the playoffs healthy. The Colts have been living the good life. They are 27-5 over the last 2 seasons, but let's examine their record vs .500 or better teams during this 27-5 run. Last year they faced 10 teams that were .500 or better. The result was a 7-3 record, which looks great, but of the 7 wins, 5 of them were by 4 points or less, and another by 6 points, so all together 9 of the 10 would not have covered this spread. This year the Colts played 6 more games that were decided by 4 points or less vs decent teams. The margin for error with this team is very slim, despite the fact they have Peyton Manning at QB. The Ravens defense really got to Tom Brady, and made him look about as bad as he has ever looked in a playoff game, and they were the first team to go to Foxboro and win a playoff game since 1978! They didn't just win, they destroyed the Pats. The Ravens now own a win vs the Pats, a 2 point loss to the Colts, a 2 point loss to Minnesota on the road, and a 5 point win vs San Diego, also on the road. This team finds a way to hang in almost every game they play, and are much better than their record. They have won as many road playoff games in this decade (6) than any other team in any other decade, and I like them to at the very least be down the stretch with a chance to win, so I'll go with them here. Ravens get the call.
#111 BALTIMORE RAVENS @ #112 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:15PM
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