SUNDAY (6PM): bal @ NE

GAME CHART
10-6 (4-4 away)	bal		@		NE		12-4 (6-2 home)
avg DEF ppg		21.5		34.8		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		24.9		20.7		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		17th		4th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		20th		7th		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		15th		29th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		11th		9th		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		3-4		4-3		defensive formation
none		key injuries				none
FORECAST
Cloudy
STAT ALERT
-          NE RB Ridley ran for just under 1300 yds this Regular Season past -          BAL has only 8 wins in their last 18 games -          NEs 7th AFC Championship game under Head Coach Bill Belichick; Patriots have never lost an AFC Championship game when at home -          BAL QB Flacco’s stats last 6 playoff outings: 12 TD, 2 INT, 100+ Passer Rating -          NE led NFL with 25+ turnover ratio for the 2012-13 Regular Season
ANALYST INSIGHT
Unfortunately for Baltimore, the Patriots’ defense is playing better now than it was early in the regular season, and that’s going to be the difference this time…NE QB Tom Brady will have another big performance against the Ravens’ secondary. The Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl – M.D. SMITH Much of the playoff attention on Baltimore has been on the impending retirement of Ray Lewis. But it's been a whole lot of other players, led by BAL QB Flacco and RB Rice, paving the way for their surprising run. They have at least one more upset in them – V. IYER The Ravens are hurting on defence, traveling for the third time in four weeks while having exerted a maximum effort in last Sunday’s effort overtime win over DEN…there is just too much firepower provided from NE QB Brady and the Hoodie to be denied another trip to football’s biggest stage – R. THE HANDLE
FINAL PREDICTION
NE		SU		vs SPR		BAL (+8.5)
The legend of NE QB Tom Brady with grow ever greater will a victory over the Baltimore Ravens this coming Sunday evening in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Pats will take a beating from the Ravens in this matchup, no doubt. With their secondary all but shredded every time they take the field, the hand of QB Brady has been forced time and time again this season to score at will with what spare parts he is allotted, be it castaway WR Brandon Lloyd, Post Season bumbler WR Wes Welker and/or one of his collection of talented yet oft-injured TEs. Then again, this unit continually exceeded expectations this past Regular Season and continue to do so into the playoffs. Averaging the most points of any NFL offensive unit in 2012-13, don’t expect this BAL club to extend their late game heroics for a second week in a row here for, as much as the Ravens have soared of late, their opponent’s scoring prowess is far greater, far more experienced and far less likely to falter under the pressure of such heavy spotlight. NE will win here without a doubt.

	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	QB	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
Flacco	21.5	19.6	UNDER		OVER	27.1	25.5	Brady
	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	RB	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
Rice	85.5	85.6			OVER	72.8	78.5	Ridley
	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	WR	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
Boldin	5.5	3.9	OVER			6.6		Welker
						7.0	6.5	Hernandez

avg sacks		prediction	SACKS (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg sacks
2.2			4.5		1.7
season total		prediction	FUMBLES (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total
5			1.5		7
season total 40+		prediction	LONG PASS (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 40+
12		OVER	51.5	OVER	8
season total 20+		prediction	LONG RUSH (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 20+
10		OVER	25.5	OVER	11
season total 50+	season total 40-49	prediction	LONG FGM (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 40-49	season total 50+
4-4	10-13	OVER	45.5	OVER	9-13	2-2
avg yds PTR		prediction	LONG PTR (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg yds PTR
7.8		UNDER	17.5	UNDER	6.7
avg half		prediction	1ST HALF (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg half
12.5			25.5		17.4
avg half		prediction	2ND HALF (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg half
12.5			25.5		17.4