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Here is the link: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=502471

Here is the quote if you dont feel like following the link.

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins. The Ravens visited South Florida in Week 7, coming away with a rather easy 27-13 rout of the Dolphins. Cam Cameron, who was fired after coaching Miami to a 1-15 record last season and now leads Baltimore's offense, was especially proud of the result. Now the question is if his rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco, can be Joe Cool with a lot more at stake in the rematch. Cameron also works under a coach, John Harbaugh, who like his Dolphins counterpart, Tony Sparano, led an amazing turnaround in his first season. Both have old-school approaches and are feisty motivators.
The Ravens' game plan hasn't really changed from past years: Run the ball and stop the run. They executed that formula to a tee in Week 7. Their defense still has familiar tacklers and playmakers such as Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs. Flacco was the missing ingredient, an efficient passer who plays off the run and isn't under pressure to always lead scoring drives because of the defense.
The Dolphins have needed to be creative to win games. Whether they get into a defensive struggle or a shootout, they rely on winning the field position and turnover battles, keep the game close, and then have Chad Pennington or their defense come through with the game-winning play. Look for Miami to make many adjustments and throw everything in the playbook at Baltimore. On paper, the Dolphins should lose again to the Ravens, just like they should have had no business finishing ahead of three teams in the AFC East. Something tells me with how hard they fought to improve by 10 games, they want to stick around a little longer. Dolphins 20, Ravens 17.

The writer brings some solid points about these two teams making it to the Big dance. I feel like when we beat Baltimore, we have the greater chance of any AFC team to make it to the SB because our momentum, we have a winning record on the road and we take care of the football.

Thoughts?
 
How can they think Indy and Miami are SB bound? They're in the same conference.
 
Sporting News have always been Miami Dolphin homers for some reason. I think Chad Pennington is more prepared for the game than the rookie. He thinks he's ready, but rookies normally can't handle it when things start going bad.
 
He wasn't saying they would both be there, just that they each had a good shot because they both have momentum.
 
I think the single biggest thing the Ravens have going against them is over-confidence. I get the sense they feel this will be easy for them.
 
Yeah, it wasn't the best title. But the text clarifies what he meant.
 
I think the single biggest thing the Ravens have going against them is over-confidence. I get the sense they feel this will be easy for them.
I have the exact same feeling about them. Hopefully we come out strong and they're like wtf?
 
I really think Miami wins this game. No idea why but this team isn't ready to lay down. I'd love it to throw this one back in Cam's face. Let's go Dolphins!!!
 
Sporting News have always been Miami Dolphin homers for some reason. I think Chad Pennington is more prepared for the game than the rookie. He thinks he's ready, but rookies normally can't handle it when things start going bad.

Flacco takes snap under center, drops back, pumps left, throws right to what looked like an attempt at a screen but Phillip "TD" Merling picks him off and takes it 37 yards for the score! Dolphins win! Dolphins win!

75% chance that will happen on Sunday... count on it (75% of the time)
 
I really think Miami wins this game. No idea why but this team isn't ready to lay down. I'd love it to throw this one back in Cam's face. Let's go Dolphins!!!


I think what bothered me most about the first loss was Cams ****iness. It would be awesome if we could trash his offense Sunday.
 
Outside of the Arizona game, I think that we played the worst against the Ravens. We just came out flat and did nothing offensively all day then made a rookie QB who was getting his butt kicked all year look like Joe Montana.

Point being, we are VERY capable of kicking the Raven's *** on Sunday. They are not that good of a team and haven't really done any more this year than we have. If we had won that earlier game, everyone would be talking about how we would wipe the field with them. That earlier game means nothing except a little bit of extra motivation for us.
 
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