INDIANAPOLIS (11-5) At BALTIMORE (10-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Ravens by 6 1/2
2012 RECORD VS. SPREAD – Indianapolis 9-6-1; Baltimore 6-10
SERIES RECORD – Colts lead 9-3
AP PRO32 RANKING – Colts No. 10; Ravens No. 8
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Colts 24-10 on Dec. 11, 2010
LAST WEEK – Colts beat Texans 28-16; Ravens lost to Bengals 23-17
COLTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (22), PASS (7)
COLTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (26), RUSH (29), PASS (21)
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (11), PASS (15)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (20), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Colts left Baltimore in 1984 and are 4-3 in their former home. That includes 15-6 win in January 2007 playoff game. … Game marks return of Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano, who spent four seasons with Ravens, 2011 as defensive coordinator. … Colts DE Cory Redding played for Ravens from 2010-11. … Indianapolis has won 5 of 6 and 9 of 11. Baltimore has dropped 4 of 5. … Colts are 19-20 all-time in postseason, Ravens are 10-7. … Twenty-eight members of Colts will be making first playoff appearance. Baltimore, on other hand, will be participating in postseason for NFL-high fifth straight time. … Indianapolis followed Miami as second team in NFL history to win 10 or more games following 14-loss season. … This is Colts’ 10th playoff appearance in last 11 seasons. … Colts went 9-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer. … QB Andrew Luck led Colts on seven winning drives in fourth quarter or overtime, most by NFL rookie since 1970 merger. His six 300-yard passing games are most by rookie in NFL history. … Indy WR Reggie Wayne has at least one catch in 112 straight games. … PK Adam Vinatieri has scored in 146 consecutive games. … Luck is first QB selected No. 1 overall to start a postseason game as rookie. . Colts RB Vick Ballard ranked second among AFC rookies with 814 yards rushing. … Indy WR T.Y. Hilton has 861 yards receiving, second most among NFL rookies. … Ravens are 2-2 at home in postseason. … Could be final home game for Ravens LB Ray Lewis, who will retire after Baltimore’s 2013 postseason run. … Baltimore’s Joe Flacco is first QB to start postseason game in each of his first five seasons during Super Bowl era. He is 5-4 in playoffs. … RB Ray Rice amassed 127 yards in offense in 2010 playoff loss in Indianapolis. … Baltimore has 21-3 record at home over past three seasons, including 6-2 in 2012. Ravens averaged 31.8 points in eight home games. … S Ed Reed and CB Cary Williams are only two defensive players to start all 16 games for Baltimore. … Flacco is 1-2 lifetime vs Indianapolis, throwing five INTs compared to only two TDs. … Baltimore owns plus-19 turnover differential in its 17 playoff games.
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