2011 AFC North Champions and #2 Seed!

[bmcelhen]

Congrats to our Ravens! I was at the game in Cincy and can tell you that our fans out-classed Cincy's fans. T-Sizzle, keep doing your thing, dawg! Let's rest up this week and get ready for whoever dares to come to B-More in Round 2! This is our year!!! Go get that championship!!!!

[IMissMattStover]

I am so very proud of how we have done this season. That being said, I am really nervous about the playoffs. I know theoretically we can beat all of these teams, but we also have a history of dramatic and epic flops at key moments. I am also far from counting Tebow out, regardless of stats or whatever you guys say. I say Denver beats Pitts, Houston beats Cincy, We beat Denver, and New England beats Houston. Ravens win AFC Title and face the Pack.

[CapoRocky]

[quote name='codizzle' timestamp='1325534353' post='932059']
What if he only gets 188?
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I'll still take it as long as he gets his 2 TDs. Pitta is really emerging as the "go to" receiver. Dickson is able to break one long, too. Boldin will be back in form by then. Forget Evans, he's turned out to be another Stallworth-type acquisition. I'd stay with the running game and short passes in the playoffs. The deep ball is overrated.

[CapoRocky]

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Undefeated at home this season.
Lets take it to Indianapolis this year boys.
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NE remembers how we treated them in the last playoff game in Foxborough.

[K-Dog]

[quote name='CapoRocky' timestamp='1325554525' post='932560']

NE remembers how we treated them in the last playoff game in Foxborough.
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But they also recall how they treated us every other game....

Just sayin'

NOTHING is easy from here on out.

[TexasRaven]

Such a crazy year, I was there week 1 when we destroyed Pittsburgh, I was there in Seattle when we laid an egg, and Ill be at the Bank on the 15th for my first ever home playoff game!!! So proud of our team this year and Ray said it best, Protect the nest and split the road is all you can ask for and we did it!!! Lets win our next 3 games!!!!

[Gtown Purple]

12-4 is a respectable record considering the division we are in. Getting a home playoff game and a bye is going to help us get healthy which we need. We can beat any team in the AFC for sure.

[jaege]

[quote name='ROH522155' timestamp='1325482427' post='931377']
So proud of this team. Division champs and a first round bye let's go!!! I predict that Cinci will beat Houston and we will face Pittsburgh in the divisional round. It will be tough but I can't wait!!
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I would have to agree with you, although Houston does have a shot. And remember, the Broncos could always Tebow the Steelers. It could happen. Maybe. Possibly. (heh)

[jaege]

[quote name='CapoRocky' timestamp='1325554465' post='932557']

I'll still take it as long as he gets his 2 TDs. Pitta is really emerging as the "go to" receiver. Dickson is able to break one long, too. Boldin will be back in form by then. Forget Evans, he's turned out to be another Stallworth-type acquisition. I'd stay with the running game and short passes in the playoffs. The deep ball is overrated.
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I am thinking (and hoping) that Evans just hasn't had the chance to click with Joe yet, due to all his down time. You have to admit it would be nice to have two looooooong receivers out there. The real value of the deep ball is it keeps defenses guessing.

[Twistidfunk]

YEAH BABY!!!

We have all been waiting for this and the we just watched the Ravens run all over the Bengals in Cinci.

Defnitely primed for the playoffs push!

Way to go Ravens!

[MsMarvel73]

[quote name='ravensdfan' timestamp='1325550460' post='932485']

Ohhhhh that reminds me! It is playoff time! Time for one of those great vids on the homepage sometime in the next 2 weeks! [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png[/img]
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OOOoooooooooooh yeah. Wonder what the media team will choose as our playoff theme this year?

[jdynamite]

It is quite the accomplishment for this Team.. Ray Lewis mentioned in an interview on this site last week, how he had never been apart of sweeping the division 6-0, or winning all the home games 8-0.

[FerrariFan87]

I really hope they introduce the defense on the 15th.... something about Ray Ray's dance just puts the fans into a frenzy.

[UMDan]

Another thing to be proud of: with the Colts not being in the playoffs, we now have the longest running streak of consecutive playoff berths of four years. I think that says a lot about the success of this relatively young franchise. Look at where all the other young franchises are: Texans are making their first berth this year, the Jaguars haven't made the playoffs since 2007 and are currently searching for a new head coach, the Panthers haven't made the playoffs since 2008 and are still missing some key components from being a playoff-worthy team. All that said, Baltimore has a lot to be proud of with the Ravens' success.

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Ticket discussion moved to [url="http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/44150-buying-playoff-tickets/"]http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/44150-buying-playoff-tickets/[/url] where it belongs so this thread can stay on topic.

[CapoRocky]

Winning all of our home games only makes the home playoff game even sweeter.

[JO_75]

[quote name='UMDan' timestamp='1325604188' post='933126']
Another thing to be proud of: with the Colts not being in the playoffs, we now have the longest running streak of consecutive playoff berths of four years. I think that says a lot about the success of this relatively young franchise. Look at where all the other young franchises are: Texans are making their first berth this year, the Jaguars haven't made the playoffs since 2007 and are currently searching for a new head coach, the Panthers haven't made the playoffs since 2008 and are still missing some key components from being a playoff-worthy team. All that said, Baltimore has a lot to be proud of with the Ravens' success.
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I didn't think of that. That is awesome to have the current longest streak of being in the playoffs.

[PurpleReign92]

Some of the losses were unexplainable but the fact that we are in the position we are in..
Really helps our case to go far and be amongst the elite teams that made it to the post season!

[JO_75]

Wasn't sure where to put this but this is a huge disappointment. Just saw on Twitter that Greg Gumble and Dan "Steelers Homer" Dierdoff will be calling the Ravens Divisional Round Game.

Oh I bet Dan is badly wishing the Steelers play the Ravens in the Divisional Round just so he can hate on the Ravens even more.

[Ravenseconbeast]

LONGEST STREAK IN PLAYOFF IN NFL HISTORY. Now we need to move onto the next level. Enough of this same routine. Get the jittered flushed out, and lets show WHOS BOSS in NFL

[Joefranco]

Haha. This is the baltimore ravens, no surprise. Afc championship is ours. Then we re gonna knock Rodger's teeth in. Simple as that nothing but Ws.

[PurpleCorsair]

[quote name='Ravenseconbeast' timestamp='1325623669' post='933670']
LONGEST STREAK IN PLAYOFF IN NFL HISTORY. Now we need to move onto the next level. Enough of this same routine. Get the jittered flushed out, and lets show WHOS BOSS in NFL
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Wait...that can't be right. What about the Bills?

[1/28/01]

[quote name='PurpleCorsair' timestamp='1325651899' post='934274']

Wait...that can't be right. What about the Bills?
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You are correct.....not sure what the other poster was referring to. Bills made the post season every year from '88 to '93.

[ravensdfan]

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You are correct.....not sure what the other poster was referring to. Bills made the post season every year from '88 to '93.
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Yeah it's only the longest active streak I believe.

[Fricknmaniac]

Yes, it's the longest active streak now that the Colts missed the playoffs this year. They had the longest active streak at 8 (2002-2010) which was broken this year. Now the Ravens have the longest active streak at 4 years.

They have a long way to go since the longest streak in NFL history was set at 9 by the Cowboy from 1975-1983.

[baltravens]

[quote name='FerrariFan87' timestamp='1325465325' post='930604']
Come on, everybody, it's time to celebrate this team for its efforts this season. We swept the AFC North, went undefeated at Home, earned the #2 seed, first round bye, and Home playoff game.

What a year, Ravens and Ravens Nation!!

More work to do, but enjoy this moment!
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Doesn't it feel good everyone?
We can sit back and rest with our team. Whoever we face at home we will beat!

[Tjwilli133]

I'm feeling awesome that we get to rest our boys up and are guaranteed a home playoff game!

With that said... No early celebration. We should keep the underdog mentality, stay hungry, and stay focused on tearing up the winner of this weekends game.

[belairravenmaniac]

Was at the game Sunday. First away game ever attended. Cincy fans are overall nice people but man there was a lot of cussing flying around section 129.

Got caught in ice storm on way home Monday but otherwise an enjoyable new years eve, day and ay fater in Cincy.

We looked pretty good at times, mediocre at others.

From the endzone, we could see the running holes open up nicely.

Now do we want Cincy to win or Houston? Pretty sure Tebow has no chance.

So the question is---hope for Pitt at NE or Pitt vs us?
Wonder how many Pitt fans picked up our playoff tix yesterday.

If Pitt at us--tough to beat a team 3 times in a year but they are a bit ragged now.

[cursona pirate]

I'm glad we got Reat because of the bye week. We will be reated and prepared for whoever comes to our house.

[ROH522155]

Enough with the reat already haha