Can the phenom in red and gold take down the veteran in red and black....on the road?
Can Tom and Bill get to yet another February football game?
Will this be the final time we see Ray Lewis on a football field?
Will it be a Harbaugh family reunion in the Bayou?
Will Stephen Ross have all the guys over to his South Beach mansion to watch it all unfold?
To the picks:
San Francisco @ Atlanta: Colin Caepernick has made me a believer. I wasn't sold on him at first, but after watching the kid constantly beat defenses with his arm and his feet, week in and week out, big play after big play, he's made me a true believer. Matt Ryan has a career 34-6 record at home, and he's finally got the playoff monkey off his back, so I can see him pulling this one off. However, unless the Atlanta defense knows something the rest of the league doesn't, I don't see them stopping Kaepernick.
Final: 49ers 31 Falcons 27
Baltimore @ New England: Give the Ravens credit, that was a gut it out win last week in Denver. And while I didn't particularly like how they matched up with the Broncos, I love how they matchup with the Patsies. Joe Flacco always seems to be on his best behavior when Tom Brady's across the yard, and this time he won't have a receiver named Lee Evans to throw to, so I expect more of the same. The thing that scares me in this game, and every game New England plays for that matter, is that offense. It's going to take a throw back effort from Ray Lewis and Ed Reed to contain Brady and company, and while I don't think they'll give us quite that, I do think they do enough to open the door for some more Joe Flacco heroics- something I believe he'll pull off this time around, as long as Billy Cundiff doesn't make a surprise appearance in the 4th quarter.
Final: Ravens 26 Patriots 23
"Harbaugh Bowl 2013"
Until next time, adios.
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