2007-01-03 09:22:42 · 21 answers · asked by cartwrightfour4 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I guess most people agree it is the RAVENS -- the NFL's only true real football team!!
2007-01-03 14:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by mrbush 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the Bears have the record, but the Ravens have been playing better. Also Chicago has a quarterback problem heading into the playoffs. And now after that loss to Green Bay I say Baltimore's defense is slightly better than the Bear's. And offense Ravens win hands down, so what I'm saying Baltimore wins and the Bears have no chance. Baltimore will walk of that field with a victory.
Prediction: Ravens 28 Bears 13
2007-01-03 09:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by soccerari6595 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have to go with the Ravens. The Bears are probably closer to an 8-8 team than a 13-3 team (they lost to Green Bay in a blowout despite playing to win and they were 2-2 against AFC teams and maybe should have lost to the Jets as well). The Bears were torn up by the Arizona Cardinals (as Denny Green said, "They are who we thought they were, and we let 'em off the hook"). They were beat up by the worst team in the AFC's worst division. They blew a lead to Tampa Bay, but won in OT.
If you put the Ravens on the field against the Bears, you'll see the Ravens win as easily as they did in Super Bowl XXXV (where they destroyed a Giants team that had crushed their last opponent 41-0), if not easier.
The Ravens may have the best 11 defensive players in the NFL (there is nobody on the other 31 teams who can say that they are more than arguably better than the Raven at their position). When a Defensive Player of the Year candidate like Bart Scott or a future Hall of Famer like Rey Lewis gets snubbed out of the Pro Bowl because of who their teammates are, you're talking about possibly the best team of all time. Every Raven coach says that Kelly Gregg is one of the 3 best players on that defense, but he's probably the least known of the group. Dawan Landry is outperforming former Defensive Player of the Year Ed Reed. Chris McAllister and Samari Rolle are possibly the best CB combo in NFL history. I haven't even mentioned 1st round pick and defensive rookie of the year candidate (if he can beat out Landry) Haloti Ngata. I haven't even mentioned Terrell Suggs and Trevor Pryce, who are the best DE combo in the NFL today. I haven't even mentioned the best defensive player in the NFL today Adalius Thomas. I haven't even mentioned Rex Ryan who has built the first team to successfully use the 46 since the 1985 Bears. This year's Bears live and die on defense with Brian Urlacher, because every other defensive player worth a damn is hurt. It should be obvious that the Ravens are the dominant team in the NFL, but thanks to a combination of media bias (after all, the Bears have been around since the NFL began and the Chargers have been around since the AFL began, while the Ravens are in their 11th season, so the media's going to be very slanted) and poor performance on National TV (the Denver and Cincinnati games, which were the biggest flukes of the year in the NFL, were the Ravens' National TV games; however, this has more to do with the failure that the NFL calls flex scheduling that failed to put intriguing matchups such as Baltimore VS Atlanta and Baltimore @ Pittsburgh on National TV and put on stinkers such as Indy VS Philly and the Chicago games against Green Bay and the Giants, though it can't be blamed for the regional coverage that Ravens @ Saints got because that game was in midseason before flex started).
2007-01-03 09:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bears Fans are you serious. Your team has enough problems trying to score against weak teams in the Non-Football Conference(NFC), have fun trying to score against the BEST defense in the National Football League. Also, Steve Mcnair is having another great year in this new offense and would definately be able to put up some points against this Bears D. Give me a break, Ravens would win something like 27-6, a good old fashioned spanking.
2007-01-03 09:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by rnelsunshine8 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't think either team will make it to the Superbowl. The Bears has a weak schedule and their young quarterback is very erratic. The Ravens barely beat the Chargers earlier this year and the Chargers' offense has improved GREATLY since the 16-13 defeat.
No, it will be the Saints and the Chargers in the Superbowl.
2007-01-06 09:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont like either one of the teams but the way the ravens play and the bears play I would deff say that the ravens will win. They have a much better offense and a really good defense.
2007-01-03 09:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by Chris F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Ravens would win. Steve McNair is a much more consistent quarterback than Rex Grossman, and Grossman has no playoff experience. Their defenses are pretty much equal, but the Ravens have more speed and play better against the run. Also, Jamal Lewis is a better option than the backfield duo of Cedric Benson and Thomas Jones.
2007-01-03 09:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by Seamus Unger 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ravens easy. The Bears wouldn't make the playoffs in the AFC North.
2007-01-03 09:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by Steve 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is without a doubt, the Baltimore Ravens!!!
2007-01-07 08:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bears
2007-01-03 10:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The way Rex played last sunday night?
hmm..
lol i'm a bears fan so i want the bears to win...
but the ravens look so good this year. :(
With no offensive help... our defense would have to step it up MAJORLY to win that game.
2007-01-03 09:35:58 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋