New England vs. Baltimore

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Final Analysis
Baltimore needs this win to keep up its hopes at an AFC North title and the playoffs, while the Patriots are still fighting for a first-round playoff bye. Suffice to say, both teams will have substantive focus for this game that will have a huge effect on the playoff picture in the AFC. The Ravens are the hotter team and own a 6-1 record at home; however, they've fallen each time against an elite quarterback in 2013, as they lost to Peyton Manning in Week 1 and Aaron Rodgers in Week 6.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Joe Flacco, despite the gusty comebacks, hasn't been that impressive. Justin Tucker's incredible performance last week speaks to the poor play of the Ravens' offense on third downs and in the end zone. The Ravens have only scored over 30 points all year and that was against the porous Texans. Flacco is banged up and the Ravens can't run the ball. It will be a struggle for Baltimore to put up points. While New England is a completely different team without Rob Gronkowski, Brady is good for the few scores which should be enough to topple the defending Super Bowl champs.
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