NFL Playoffs 2009 – Watch Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts Live Divisional Playoff Game on CBS

AFC – Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts
When: Saturday, January 16, 2010 8:15 PM ET
Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

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Ravens get another crack at the Colts. The Indianapolis Colts are beginning the postseason not having played a meaningful game in nearly a month. Many fans, and critics, feel that shouldn’t be the case. Now everyone gets to see if the Colts’ controversial strategy pays off, though only a three-game winning streak starting Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens can truly confirm they did the right thing by ignoring the significance of a perfect regular season.

Indianapolis locked up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in Week 15, so team management decided it would pull Peyton Manning and many other starters during the following week’s game even with the Colts riding a 14-0 record. They took a lead on the New York Jets before the backups entered, going scoreless in the final 25 minutes of a 29-15 defeat.

The decision drew the ire of many Indianapolis fans among others, though the team held firm it was the right move because staying healthy for a title run meant so much more than going 16-0. The Colts (14-2) haven’t played a game that’s mattered since beating Jacksonville on Dec. 17 to extend their league-record regular-season win streak to 23.

The Ravens (10-7) won three of their final four regular-season games to qualify for the playoffs and opened with a rousing 33-14 victory at New England on Sunday.

They also have the benefit of going through a familiar run last year, when they closed the regular season 5-1 to claim a wild-card berth before winning at Miami and Tennessee to reach the AFC title game.

While the Colts’ offense comes mostly from the aerial attack, the Ravens’ ground game has been dominant while letting banged-up quarterback Joe Flacco play more of a game manager’s role. Baltimore has averaged 5.5 yards per carry in the last five weeks while rushing for 1,081 yards.

Last time two teams met was in Week 11 of this Season wherein QB Joe Flacco was intercepted at the Colts’ 13-yard line, costing the Ravens a chance to kick the potential go-ahead field goal with 2:49 remaining, giving Indianapolis a 17-15 victory to improve to 10-0. (Source: NFL.COM)

You can watch NFL Playoffs Live Game Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts Live at CBS. The road to Super Bowl 44 live has begun.

UPDATE: Colts routed Ravens 20-3 to advance to the AFC Conference Title game next week Sunday January 24th. For game video highlights, go to nfl.com

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Game Recap

Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns in his first action since winning an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP award, leading the Indianapolis Colts into the AFC championship game with a 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.

The Colts (15-2), who had the league’s best record, will host San Diego or the New York Jets next Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl 44.

Manning hit rookie Austin Collie for 10 yards and old standby Reggie Wayne for 3 in the second quarter, accounting for Indianapolis’ two touchdowns. Indy’s defense held Baltimore (10-8), which had 234 yards rushing in a wild-card win at New England, to 87 on the ground. (Source)