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Playoff grades for every NFL team

By Andrew Ross

Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) celebrates in front of New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) after the Ravens
Jan 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) celebrates in front of New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) after the Ravens /

Baltimore Ravens: B

Baltimore was dominated by the Houston Texans just two weeks prior to the playoffs and entered the postseason with a mediocre 10-6 record, but that didn’t matter – the Ravens show up for the playoffs.

The Ravens started their postseason journey in Pittsburgh where they scored 10 points in the last three quarters to go on to an easy 30-17 win over the Steelers.

Then that’s when the fun started.

Baltimore  headed to Foxborough, where they are very comfortable at, and nearly saddened thousands of Patriots fan yet again.

The Ravens had control for much of the game, scoring the first 14 points, but the Patriots never fled away and eventually took the lead in the fourth quarter.

Joe Flacco and company were fortunate enough to get the ball at the very end of the game, and for a second it looked like they might be able to bring some of that 2012 magic back for a last-second victory.

However, Flacco forced a pass when he didn’t need to, and the Patriots intercepted it to win the game.

Giving a team a that only won one playoff game a grade this solid might seem crazy to some, but the Ravens definitely made the playoffs more interesting and were extremely close to knocking out the would-be-champions and moving onto the conference championships.

Baltimore is just a few holes on defense away from making another deep playoff run.

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