The NFL Today
While you're hunkered down in your living room or braving the 50-degree temperature at M&T Bank Stadium, I'm going to head down to Fedex Field for the 4:15 game between the Redskins and New York Giants.
I'm neither a Redskins nor a Giants fan, but Orioles reporter Jeff Zrebiec is from New Jersey, so I'm going to humor him and join him to see if the Giants can get past the 'Skins and keep hope alive for an NFC wild card berth. It'll be a serious scoreboard watch situation for Tom Coughlin, whose job may depend on whether the Bears can go into Lambeau Field and beat the Packers. The way the inconsistent Giants have played in the second half of the season, I'm not sure that will even matter.
Ravens fans will be doing essentially the same thing at 1 p.m. today. I'm pretty confident they'll dispense with the Bengals, but that won't matter unless the Cleveland Browns pull a huge upset against the Steelers in Cleveland. The Ravens will keep the fifth playoff seed regardless of today's game if the Steelers win, since they beat the Jets head to head.
The Browns will be sufficiently motivated, and they have victories this year over the Saints and Patriots, so a win today is not out of the question.
> 
Comments
To answer your question from before Pete.... Nope, no FedEx for me. I'm a huge Ravens fan and I'm thrilled how this team consistently gives us meaningful games to enjoy.
As for the game you're attending, I'd like the Giants to win and GB to lose, I'd like nothing more than to see the Giants stick it to the NY media.
Posted by: wayne | January 2, 2011 6:25 PM
After yet another scrape-by victory, I've learned to stop worrying and love this season's Ravens.
As frustrating as some of these wins were this season, the Ravens were one of only 4 teams in the NFL with 12 or more wins.
Go Ravens!
Posted by: Ray Venn | January 3, 2011 10:40 AM
In response to you article about Raven's Playoff seeding....
Hey Pete,
Ever think that we might have to play the Colts anyway? On the road? With the Colts symbol? With Peyton as their QB?
I hate Peyton Fetishers and I hate the Colts. I know some people from Indiana and I love them, but I Hate the Colts and the Colt fear fetishers. Get to them Ravens. I hope we beat the Colts and the Steelers on the way to beating whoever is the best in the NFC. Give us the Patriots and the lame Jets too.
Stop being soft.
.............................................................................................
Pete's reply: Of course, I thought about that, but wouldn't you rather play them in the AFC title game if you have to play them. Let them get beat up by the Steelers first.
Posted by: G2 | January 4, 2011 7:22 AM
Hopefully it works out that way Pete.
Posted by: G2 | January 4, 2011 7:18 PM