It’s here! Divisional Weekend! We breakdown all four games and give our keys to victory for each team. By tomorrow evening, we’ll be one step closer to New Orleans.
#4 BALTIMORE RAVENS AT #1 DENVER BRONCOS:
Three Keys for the Ravens:
1. Get Ray Rice Going Early.
2. Joe Flacco Needs to Take Care of the Football.
3. Get Inside Pressure on Manning and Play Zone Coverage Behind It.
Three Keys for the Broncos:
1. Pass Protection, Especially On The Edge.
2. Gap Control Against the Run.
3. Create Early Turnovers.
Prediction: Broncos 31 Ravens 17
#3 GREEN BAY PACKERS AT #2 SAN FRANCISCO: 49ERS
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Three Keys for the Packers:
1. Develop Some Semblance of a Running Game.
2. Win the One on One Match-Ups in the Passing Game.
3. Edge Contain Colin Kaepernick.
Three Keys for the Niners:
1. Colin Kaepernick Must Make Plays in the Passing Game
2. Get Consistent Edge Pressure on Rodgers
3. Ball Control Them
Prediction: Green Bay 28 San Francisco 24
# 5 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT #1 ATLANTA FALCONS
Three Keys for the Seahawks:
1. Russell Wilson Needs to Play His Best Game Yet.
2. Beast Mode Needs to Be A Beast.
3. Sherman and Browner Need To Be Physical With Jones and White.
Three Keys for the Falcons:
1. Matt Ryan Needs to Play Well.
2. Get Michael Turner Going.
3. Mix Things Up in the Passing Game.
Prediction: Seattle 24 Atlanta 21
#3 HOUSTON TEXANS AT #2 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Three Keys for the Texans:
1. Arian Foster Needs to Be A Bigger Part of the Gameplan.
2. Matt Schaub Needs to Protect the Ball and Play At a Championship Level.
3. The Defense Needs to Show-Up.
Three Keys for the Patriots:
1. Get Off to A Fast Start Again.
2. Force Turnovers Again.
3. Pass Pro Versus Their Zone Pressure.
Prediction: New England 35 Houston 24
