Today's Games
Baltimore at Tennessee--Low-scoring and a helluva feud. The Titans won the early season meeting after a controversial call. The Ravens remember it. Tennessee is 7-1 at home and has two of its star players returning from injury with DE Bosch and DT Haynesworth. But out is All-Pro center Kevin Mawae. Can his replacement Leroy Harris handle Ngata? The Titans will have to pass, and Collins will have to watch his interceptions--he only threw 7 all season. Can Tennessee negate McClain and McGahee? Can Flacco and the O-Line rise to the occasion? Ed Reed is on fire, but is dinged up. Still, Tennessee is undefeated against the entire AFC North. They finished the regular season with a thromping of Pittsburgh, followed by a rest-up lay-down against Indy. Now they're rested and healthy. Baltimore has more injuries than a burn unit.
Arizona at Carolina--The Cardinals are coming off their best performance of the season against Atlanta. But these Birds don't travel very well. The Cats are undefeated at home. Expect it to stay that way. AZ's only hope is to pressure Delhomme into throwing picks. Even then they have to score. They put up 23 points in their last meeting. They may need that many or more unless they can stop DeAngelo Williams, who has three 100+-yard games in his last four starts. I like the Cardinals as a team. But they've come to the end of their postseason.