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AFC playoffs have familiar feel
INDIANAPOLIS — The past three conference champions and the Indianapolis Colts are the four teams still standing in the American Football Conference.
Indianapolis advanced to the divisional playoffs for a rematch with the Denver Broncos with a 26-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. That game will be the final game played next weekend, Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET, and is the third matchup between Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. Manning threw three touchdown passes and the Broncos built a 31-10 lead before hanging on to beat the Colts 31-24 in Week 1 of the 2014 regular season.
“We know they’re a tough team,” Luck said Sunday. “We know they’re a great team. It’ll take perfection in all three phases.”
Luck passed for 376 yards against the Bengals, his third consecutive 300-yard passing game in the postseason.
No. 1 seed New England, like Denver on bye this week, will host wild-card winner Baltimore. The Ravens, seeded sixth in the AFC, won at Pittsburgh in Saturday’s wild-card grudge match. The Ravens and Patriots play Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET (NBC) at Gillette Stadium.
Baltimore beat the Steelers in the playoffs for the first time, but the Ravens have no fear about going on the road to play the Patriots. The Ravens are 2-1 against the Patriots in road playoff meetings, including a 28-13 victory in 2013 that sent the team to New Orleans before Baltimore beat the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
“It’s going to be a tough challenge, and we know that,” said Ravens All-Pro defensive end Elvis Dumervil. “But we’re looking forward to that challenge.”
Saturday’s game will be the fourth trip to Foxborough, Mass., for the Ravens in the past six years.
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