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Patriots-Ravens AFC title reprisal

Will home field help Baltimore kick bad luck against Bill Belichick & Co.?

Updated: September 22, 2012, 3:16 AM ET
By Mike Reiss | ESPNBoston.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens will meet for the sixth time in the past six seasons Sunday night at M&T Bank Stadium. When considering how rivalries are born, that's a start.

Add in some high stakes, a bunch of nail-biting finishes and some of the game's biggest stars on each side, and it's no wonder this has been one of the more highly anticipated games since the 2012 schedule was announced.

"A lot of close, hard-fought games going back to ...

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