Direct from the NFL, here is a bunch of news & notes on the upcoming playoff game this Saturday night:
BALTIMORE AT INDIANAPOLIS
SATURDAY IN AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
BALTIMORE RAVENS–AFC NORTH (10-7) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS–AFC SOUTH
(14-2)
SERIES
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RAVENS |
COLTS |
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LEADER |
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7-2 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Harbaugh: 0-1 |
Caldwell: 1-0 |
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COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD |
3-1 |
0-0 |
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VS. COMMON OPP. (REG. SEASON) |
Bal.: 1-1 (1-0 Den., 0-1 NE) Ind.: 2-0 (1-0 Den., 1-0 NE) |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
8-4 |
17-18 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 33-14 at Patriots |
Bye (Wk. 17: L 30-7 at Bills) |
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LAST GAME |
11/22/09: Colts 17 at Ravens 15. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning passes for 299 yards with 1 TD as Colts win 19th consecutive regular-season game. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/12/08: Colts 31, Ravens 3. Manning throws 3 1st-half TD passes, incl. 2 to WR Marvin Harrison (67, 5), as Colts jump out to 24-0 lead. |
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LAST PLAYOFF |
1/13/07: Colts 15 at Ravens 6. Indianapolis K Adam Vinatieri converts all 5 FG attempts, including 51-yarder. Colts’ defense limits Baltimore to 244 total yards & forces 4 turnovers (2 INT, 2 FR). |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (8:15 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Bal.), 123 (Ind.). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Bal.), 102 (Ind.). |
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STAT LEADERS
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PASSING |
Flacco: 315-499-3,613-21-12-88.9 |
Manning: 393-571-4,500 (2L)-33 (1C)-16-99.9 (3C) |
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RUSHING |
Rice: 254-1,339-5.3-7 |
Addai: 219-828-3.8-10 |
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RECEIVING |
Rice (RB): 78-702-9.0-1 |
Wayne: 100-1,264 (T3C)-12.6-10 (T2C) |
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OFFENSE |
351.2 |
363.1 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+10 (1C) |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
300.5 (3L) |
339.2 |
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SACKS |
Pryce: 6.5 |
Freeney: 13.5 (T3L) |
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INTs |
Foxworth, Landry: 4 |
Bethea: 4 |
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PR |
Carr: 8.2 |
Rushing: 5.7 |
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KR |
Carr: 24.2 |
Simpson: 23.6 |
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PUNTING |
Koch: 43.7 |
McAfee (R): 44.3 |
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KICKING |
Cundiff: 77 (23/23 PAT; 18/23 FG) |
Stover: 60 (33/33 PAT; 9/11 FG) |
NOTES
TEAMS MEET for 2nd time in postseason. Clubs meet for 2nd time this season & 2nd time in postseason. Colts beat Ravens 15-6 in Divisional on 1/13/07.
RAVENS: Club has 2-2 record in Divisional games…Team has 6-2 postseason road record…QB JOE FLACCO has 3-1 postseason record (all games on road). Flacco is 1st QB in NFL history to start 16 games in each of his 1st 2 seasons & lead team to playoffs in both years…Ravens had franchise postseason record in rush yards (234) & rush TDs (4) in single game last week…RB RAY RICE had franchise postseason record 159 rush yards last week & tied Bal. playoff record w/2 rush TDs last week. Rice had 83-yard rush TD on 1st play from scrimmage last week, 2nd-longest rush TD in postseason history. Rice totaled 135 yards in last regular-season game vs. Colts (71 rush, 64 receiving). RB WILLIS MC GAHEE has 3 rush TDs in past 2 postseason games & aims for 3rd consecutive playoff game w/rush TD…FB LE’ RON
MC CLAIN has 2 rush TDs in 4 career playoff games…In last regular season game vs. Colts (11/22/09), WR DERRICK MASON had 9 rec. for season-high 142 yards (15.8 average). In past 3 postseason games, WR MARK CLAYTON averages 16.0 yards per catch…Club posted 3 INTs last week & has 4-1 postseason record when defense has 3+ INTs…Ravens have 25 INTs in 12 postseason games…In 6 career postseason games, S ED REED has 6 INTs. Reed had 2 INTs in last playoff meeting vs. Colts…Ravens have not allowed RB to gain 100+ rush yards in 12 consecutive postseason games (3rd-longest current streak)…LB RAY LEWIS posted 1st career playoff sack last week…LB TERRELL SUGGS aims for 5th consecutive playoff game w/sack & has 5 in past 4 playoff games…S DAWAN LANDRY had 1st career playoff INT last week…Club had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl (Lewis, McClain, HALOTI NGATA, Reed & Rice).
COLTS: Incl. postseason, Colts aim for 8th consecutive win against Ravens…Club will host 1st playoff game in Lucas Oil Stadium…Since ’00, club has 4-2 postseason record at home…JIM CALDWELL aims to become 11th rookie head coach since ’90 to win 1st career playoff game…QB PEYTON MANNING ranks 5th all-time w/4,208 postseason passing yards. Manning (6) needs 1 300-yard passing game in playoffs to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE MONTANA and KURT WARNER for most in NFL history. Aims for 3rd consecutive playoff game w/300+ passing yards (402, 310). Ranks 6th in NFL history w/348 completions in postseason. In 7 career postseason games at home, Manning has completed 180 of 272 passes (66.2 pct.) for 2,371 yards w/15 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 101.2 passer rating. Incl. postseason, Manning has 17 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 97.5 passer rating vs. Bal…RB JOSEPH ADDAI (10) reached double-digit rush TDs for 2nd time in career in ’09 (12 in ’07). Addai has 3 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Bal…WR REGGIE WAYNE (963) needs 37 receiving yards to become 11th player all-time to reach 1,000 postseason receiving yards. Wayne reached 100 rec. for 2nd time in career in ’09 & totaled 1,000 rec. yards for 6th time in career. Wayne is averaging 102.5 receiving yards per game in past 2 playoff games & aims for 4th consecutive postseason game w/TD rec. WR AUSTIN COLLIE (Round 4, BYU) led NFL rookies w/7 TD rec. & tied for NFL-best among rookies with 60 rec. in ’09…TE DALLAS CLARK (667) needs 74 postseason receiving yards to surpass BRENT JONES (740) for 3rd-most among TEs in NFL history…Incl. postseason, DE ROBERT MATHIS has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Bal…S ANTOINE BETHEA has 3 postseason INTs. Club had 6 players selected to Pro Bowl (Clark, Freeney, Manning, Mathis, JEFF SATURDAY, Wayne).