Will the Denver Broncos beat the Baltimore Ravens in week 15?

Leading the AFC North the Baltimore Ravens meet the leaders of the AFC West Denver Broncos in one of the most important AFC matchup’s this week.

At 10 wins and 3 losses the Broncos sit in the 3rd seed playoff spot. With a win this week and a loss by the Patriots they would move in to the 2nd seed spot which could earn them a first round bye week. The game is very important to the Ravens since a win would clinch the division title for them and move them into the 3rd seed spot putting them at a possible only one game out from the bye week.

Plenty of incentive for both teams, so let’s look a little closer at who will win and how they will play the game. Obviously they will both play a good game but only one of them will come out on top.

Baltimore has had a great season in the win loss category. In fact at 9 and 4, they have actually won more games than their offense or defense ranks in the league would lead you to believe. They are ranked 18th in offense and 24th in defense overall. Look at that again.

More than 50% of the league has better ranked offenses and defenses. Even though they have not been racking up huge numbers in stats, their win ratio speaks for itself. What the Ravens have been doing well with is winning games.

They will force an opponent to turn the ball over during a crucial time in the game, or a very critical drive, or they will drive down the field and get a touchdown or field goal at just the right time to take away their opponents momentum. They have just been doing what it takes to get the job done.

They have lost their last two games with Washington and Pittsburgh so they will be looking to break that streak but I do not think they will be able to do so. The Broncos have been very effective during the second half of many of their games this year and they are also playing very well during the second half of the regular season.

What is the spread and will the Denver Broncos make the points against the Baltimore Ravens?

As of late Wednesday evening the line on this game has the bookies picking the Denver Broncos to win over the Baltimore Ravens by 2 and a half points. For my own personal picks, I would extend that to 4 points, but I am a big fan of Manning and the Broncos, so I will stay on track and discuss why I think the extra points are valid.

The Ravens will try and take an early lead since they know how explosive the the Broncos and their quarterback Peyton Manning has been in the second half of games this season. The Denver defense is ranked 4th in the league overall and I think they will put enough pressure on Joe Flacco to cut their scoring capabilities.

On the offensive side of the football is where the Broncos really do their best work. Quarterback Peyton Manning is one of the best in the league. His completion percentages have climbed to 68% and he is over 3800 yards for the year.

The Ravens will be looking to try and cut that percentage, but Manning’s offensive line has been providing great pass protection and providing they can keep that up against the Baltimore defense, they will be able to move the ball and keep the drives alive and score on a high percentage of their possessions.

Another thing that Denver has done well the past few weeks is run the ball. I look for them to do that well again this week and the biggest weapon they go to on the ground will be Willis McGahee.

The importance of this game can’t be stressed enough and I think the Broncos will go into this game knowing this and will play it like it is a post season game and will come out on top. Yes, I think they will make the point spread and like I said above, I think they can win by 4 points.

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