Baltimore will win (well, at least cover) b/c the Niner defense... sucks.
They struggled vs GB giving up 31. That was a close game until the GB defense wilted. They gave up 24 in the 1H to Atlanta.
Baltimore has great WRs and Flacco is playing out of his mind right now. The return of McKinnie at LT is making a tremendous difference. They put up 28 in regulation at Denver even before the desperation TD. Then 28 at NE.
The Balt D is playing much better than people realize. They shut down NE in the 2H. They held the Denver offense to 21 points. That's pretty impressive.
Ron Jaworski actually Said Raven's are a "Lead Pipe Lock"
Which is a bookie term I believe.
This is a hard game to cap, Ravens D is playing great, their offense is scoring points. 49ers have a shaky kicker, biggest question is can they slow down Kaepernick's pistol formation read option? This is the best defence 49ers has faced in the playoffs and for the Ravens a QB that runs the read option plays.
Baltimore will win (well, at least cover) b/c the Niner defense... sucks.
They struggled vs GB giving up 31. That was a close game until the GB defense wilted. They gave up 24 in the 1H to Atlanta.
Baltimore has great WRs and Flacco is playing out of his mind right now. The return of McKinnie at LT is making a tremendous difference. They put up 28 in regulation at Denver even before the desperation TD. Then 28 at NE.
The Balt D is playing much better than people realize. They shut down NE in the 2H. They held the Denver offense to 21 points. That's pretty impressive.
The Baltimore Ravens' defense was relentless in pressuring San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith when the teams faced one another during the 2011 season.
The Ravens collected nine sacks against Smith during a 16-6 victory on Thanksgiving last season.
There's reason to expect different results during the teams' rematch in the upcoming Super Bowl.
For starters, the 49ers have upgraded their offensive line at right guard. Their line has much more experience playing together.
Perhaps most importantly, current 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has taken sacks far less frequently than Smith did. Kaepernick has taken zero or one sack in seven of his nine starts.
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