Post by CMF Newsman on Jan 16, 2012 8:45:47 GMT -5
The Baltimore Ravens couldn't be beaten at home this season, an accomplishment that earned them a trip to a place that's has long been torturous for visiting teams.
Baltimore secured a berth in the AFC championship game by defeating the Houston Texans 20-13 on Sunday. The Ravens' first home playoff win since 2000 gave them a 9-0 record at M&T Bank Stadium this season.
Now they're heading to Foxborough, Mass., for a Sunday matchup with the top-seeded New England Patriots, who improved to 8-1 at home with a 45-10 rout of the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.
Baltimore is 1-6 all-time against New England, but that one win was a 33-14 rout in the 2009 playoffs
Read more: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/16/sports/s010411S90.DTL
Baltimore secured a berth in the AFC championship game by defeating the Houston Texans 20-13 on Sunday. The Ravens' first home playoff win since 2000 gave them a 9-0 record at M&T Bank Stadium this season.
Now they're heading to Foxborough, Mass., for a Sunday matchup with the top-seeded New England Patriots, who improved to 8-1 at home with a 45-10 rout of the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.
Baltimore is 1-6 all-time against New England, but that one win was a 33-14 rout in the 2009 playoffs
Read more: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/16/sports/s010411S90.DTL