Ravens vs. Steelers: Twists, Turns, Plots, Predictions and a Poem for Round 2

January 11, 2011   ·   Lake Cruise   ·   Jump to comments

“And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before.”  That’s from Baltimore’s Edgar Allen Poe.  Here’s more from his famous poem, The Raven. 
“So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, 'tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door.”  The Baltimore Ravens are knocking on the door of yet another wild card run to the AFC Conference Championship game. 
Filling opponents hearts with gridiron terrors, their rustling Purple Curtain defense is thrilling.  At Heinz Field, they’ll battle the Pittsburgh Steelers this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.  If they defeat Pittsburgh, then they’ll either travel to No. 1 seed New England or host the No. 6 seeded New York Jets. 
It’s the same scenario for the AFC’s No. 2 seed—the Steelers—if they w...

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