The NFL playoffs enter their second day on Sunday and after two upsets on Saturday the favored Baltimore Ravens (11-5) will look to reverse the trend when they take on the Miami Dolphins (11-5) when they meet in South Florida.
Baltimore has bounced back from a 2-3 start to their season and their resurgence began with a 27-13 victory over Miami in Week 7. In that game rookie quarterback Joe Flacco was 17/23 for 232 yards and a touchdown while Willis McGahee rushed for 105 yards and a TD.
As strong as Flacco played in that game, Sunday will pose new challenges as he enters his first postseason. He’ll need some help from the offensive line who will need to slow Joey Porter who finished the year with 17.5 sacks.
Of course the Ravens have always been defined by their defense in against Miami they shut down the wildcat offense and limited the Dolphins to just 71 yards on the ground. That will certainly be the goal on Sunday but Miami is a different team since that loss.
After falling to 2-4 on the year the Dolphins won nine of their last ten games to capture the AFC East, an amazing turnaround after a 1-15 season just one year ago. Led by quarterback Chad Pennington the Dolphins won six of those ten games by a seven points or less, last year they lost six games by the same mark.
If the game rests in Pennington’s hands he’ll have to keep his eyes on Baltimore’s safety Ed Reed who led the NFL with nine interceptions.
The Ravens posted a 5-3 mark on the road this year including their win over the Dolphins earlier this year while Miami was 5-3 at home during the regular season.
Kickoff for Sunday’s game is 1:00 p.m. ET.
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