Conference Championship Weekend: How the Ravens and Falcons Can Pull the Upset

January 19, 2013   ·   Blake Eaton   ·   Jump to comments

The 2013 Conference Championship weekend features perhaps the most lopsided pair of games in recent memory. The Patriots are eight-point favorites at home against the fourth-seeded Ravens, while the 49ers are four-point favorites on the road in Atlanta. If normal line-making procedures held (awarding a three-point advantage to the home team) the 49ers would be ten-point favorites should the game be played in San Francisco. 
Granted, I have not seen as many years of NFL football as many people out there, but I can't remember a more cut-and-dry semifinal round. Very few people like the Ravens to win. Even fewer like the Falcons.
In the words of the infamous Denny Green "If you want to crown them, then crown their [rear-ends]!"
But if they are who I think they are, I am not ready to punch my ticket to a Patriots-49ers Superbowl. Not only are people overlooking several important game-related factors (including experience, previous contests, and unfavorabl...

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