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Baltimore Ravens: Path To the Playoffs

Posted: 22nd December 2009 by Ryan Mavity in NFL
Festivus is at hand for the Baltimore Ravens. With two weeks remaining in the season, the Ravens are this close to getting into the postseason party. The path is tantalizingly simple: beat Pittsburgh and Oakland the next two Sundays and you're in. If the Ravens accomplish that, they would not only make the playoffs, but would also have an outside chance at the AFC North crown with two losses by the ...

Your Move, Ovie: Alex Ovechkin Under Pressure in 2009-10

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Ryan Mavity in NHL
The 2009-10 Washington Capitals season is all about two things: pressure and expectations. After two Southeast Division titles and a steady advancement in the playoffs the last two seasons, fans in the district are expecting big things from the Red Rockers this year. With the city's other sports teams floundering in mediocrity or outright futility, the pressure is on the Caps to produce a title in the nation's capital. While other players on ...

Passing Fancy: Baltimore Ravens Passing Game vs. Kansas City

Posted: 15th September 2009 by Ryan Mavity in NFL
Yes it's only one game, against a team that went 2-14 last year, but were those really the Baltimore Ravens out there? Contrary to everything the so-called experts say they are, as well as their own image as a run-first/defense-oriented team, the Ravens came out gunning it like the Air Coryell Chargers in their 38-24 Week One victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Seven of the Ravens first eight plays were passes. ...