5. Ravens win 28-17:
The Baltimore Ravens will beat the Chargers. While predicting scores is always nearly next to impossible, give me a 28-17 finish. The Ravens will run the ball even better than they did when these teams played in week 16. The Ravens will control the clock and limit the chances of Rivers. The defense will do it’s thing. The Baltimore Ravens are going to do what they always do, and their formula works. It’s what got them here.
The Ravens beat Los Angeles on the road, and they did it convincingly. The Ravens were the hungrier team in December. Expect the purple and black to frustrate the Chargers in every aspect of the game and feed off the Baltimore crowd. M&T Bank Stadium hasn’t hosted a playoff game since 2012, when the Ravens won it all. The atmosphere in Baltimore is going to be incredible and it will push the Ravens past the Chargers.
It feels like a special year for the Ravens. Their opportunity here is a good one. The Chargers are a good team, but the Ravens match up very well against them. Give me a Ravens win in this one.