Baltimore 12-3 (1 Viewer)

[Englishteacher]

The Ravens seem to me to be the best team no one is talking about. The Bears had everyone inscribing their name on the Lombardi trophy. LT and the Chargers are all over the news. The Saints are the feel good story this year. God Bless that city. People have been waiting all year for Alexander to come back for Seattle. Tony Romo reminded us the Cowboys are a force and people thought he should be inducted to Canton by the end of the year. Jeff Garcia remembered he could still play. People still worship the ground Bellicheck walks on. And, in the last week of the season, there are still 2,142 teams that are mathematically in the playoff hunt. Plus, there are several teams I haven't even mentioned like the Colts, Broncos, yada yada yada. Am I just looking at FF too much or are the Ravens getting very little attention for a team with this good a record in a vastly dominant conference (AFC)? (There may be some validity to the FF theory.)

 

[jonessed]

Everyone I know would rank them in the top three and I haven't seen any site put them out of the top five. They are a very good team, but I think everyone is quite aware of that.

 

[Cajun Heat]

From a national, more "casual fan" perspective, they're definitely not getting the attention of San Diego, who most people are basically handing the AFC crown to already.

Baltimore is my Super Bowl pick from the AFC. I'm not knocking SD, but how many times have we seen Marty take a powerhouse into the playoffs only to fall flat (ie, choke)? Plus, I'm not sure I trust Rivers in the playoffs against a team like Balt at this point. LT can't beat them by himself.