Sports
Upset Alert: Ravens-Colts
Ravens fans will anxiously watch today's game as the team looks to avoid falling to another team with a losing record.
Should Baltimore Ravens fans be on upset alert?
The Ravens (9-3) will be hosting the Indianpolis Colts (0-12) in a game that should be an easy win.
But after three losses coming against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks, teams with a combined 15-21 record, Ravens fans have reasonable concern about the team down-playing to its opponents.
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Considering the bad blood between the Baltimore and Indianapolis franchises, both teams should play tough in this game. In a move that still stings long-time Baltimore football fans, Colts former owner Bob Irsay drunkenly said during a press conference that he was moving the team to Indianapolis.
That was in 1984, and Baltimore did not see professional football until 1996, when former Browns and Ravens owner Art Modell moved the franchise during a league expansion.
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Since the Peyton Manning era in Indianpolis, the Colts have beaten the Ravens in their last eight matchups, including two times in the playoffs.
Considering the Baltimore-Indianapolis rivalry and the Ravens inability to put away bad teams this season, should Ravens fans be on upset alert? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section.
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