Considering the Baltimore Ravens have nearly done the impossible, it’s time to see if magic can happen yet again. Tune in this Sunday @ 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, for they face by far the toughest team in the playoff race, the New England Patriots.
The New England Patriots are led by future hall of fame quarterback Tom Brady, who has only 2 losses ever at home during the playoffs. Then, there’s the Baltimore Ravens, led by future hall of fame linebacker Ray Lewis, who, indeed, has led the Ravens defense to at least a top 5 ranking ever since making his first pro bowl in 1997, his second NFL season.
Tom Brady, at the peak of his career, with multiple seasons left in him, has a chance to further extend the gap to reach his title for being the most winningest quarterback in the playoffs. If victorious, he will then have a total of 18 wins, furthering the gap 2 above the previous record at 16 held by Joe Montana. In 10 seasons, Brady has led the Patriots to 5 Super Bowl appearances, winning 3. A record such as that for a quarterback is unheard of. He may go down in history as the greatest player ever at his position, which is also arguably the hardest position to play in all of football.
Aside from just these 2 impact players, the “Dirty Birds” and “Pats” both have a multitude of other offensive and defensive weapons. For starters, the entire Ravens defense is filled with tons of Pro Bowl players, and the Patriots have an incredible line to protect Brady, who also are Pro Bowl caliber linemen.
Aside from the fact that the Ravens are an incredible football team, they’re playing for something more than just a ring for themselves and their franchise, they’re playing for the greatest, most deserving athlete on the team, Ray Lewis. As a player, he has defied the game of football from the linebacker position. Pumping up his team, calling the shots on defense, and being a part of every defensive play as well as strongly supporting the offense as well, Ray Lewis has had the greatest football career, besting any defensive hall of fame player to date. Opinionated or not, he won the ESPN polls by a long shot, holds most records defensively, and his statistics show just that.