The Colts beat up on the Chiefs last week but their real test comes this week as the Colts return to the city of Baltimore.  The Colts have had huge problems in the second round of the playoffs since Tony Dungy started coaching in Indianapolis and this will be a stiff test for the Colts who haven’t played well on the road lately.  Brian Billick has been a great playoff coach as he’s 5-2 in the post season.

The Colts would like to run the ball like they did last week as Joseph Addai rushed for over 100 yards and Dominic Rhodes also ran well but the Ravens have a great front 7 and have been forcasting pain for Joe Addai this week.  The Ravens only allowed 75.9 yards rushing per game and ranked 2nd in the NFL at stopping the run.  Ray Lewis and Bart Scott will probably be popping Addai all game long.  The Colts offensive line has been good at pass blocking and they’ll have to keep up the good work to keep Adalius Thomas and Terrell Suggs away from Peyton Manning.  Everyone knows that Manning doesn’t play as well when he’s getting hit and their is a distinct possibility of that happening on Saturday.  Manning has been throwing to his TEs alot lately, but the Ravens safeties (Ed Reed, Dawan Landry) have been very good at stopping passes going over the middle of the field.  Samari Rolle hasn’t played well at corner so look for Manning to throw his way often no matter which receiver (Reggie Wayne or Marvin Harrison) is lined up against him.  Manning better be careful on the other side as Chris McAlister is one of the best corners in the NFL.

The Colts did a good job at home last week against Chiefs as they stuffed Larry Johnson, but the Ravens pose a new challenge to the Colts as they are a between the tackle power running football team.  Jamal Lewis is a battle tested playoff performer so Gary Brackett, Rob Morris and Cato June will have their hands full on Saturday.  The Colts corners are also average at best so McNair should be able to have success throwing the ball to Derrick Mason and Mark Clayton.  The Ravens also like to throw to TE Todd Heap, but safeties Bob Sanders and Antoine Bethea have played pretty well lately.  Of course, the Ravens offensive line will have to keep DEs Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney out of their backfield to give McNair time to throw the ball.

Both teams don’t get many big plays on kick returns, but they both have very solid kickers.  Matt Stover is a good kicker, but he might not be able to hit the real long ones.  The Colts signed Adam Vinatieri especially for games like this.  If the game is on the line, Vinatieri never misses as he’s possibly the best clutch kicker of all time.

The Ravens have a huge advantage in coaching.  Brian Billick has a Super Bowl ring and he’s got a career record of 5-2 in the post-season.  Tony Dungy has been a poor post-season coach as his record is only 6-8 despite having better talent than alot of teams that beat him.

The Ravens will beat up the Colts physically and on the scoreboard as they will advance to the AFC Championship Game.