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plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway.ngredients for life. >> 11 sports with pete gilbert. quickly injury report reads like the starting lineup. seven players are questionable, which means each has a 50/50 chance to play. i would be surprised if three of the form is a game in san diego. billy probably does like last week and hits field goals. aggravation of the tow -- hard to say. webb not practice this week. i would be surprised if he played. chris should be ready to go. the entire team was supplies they made the flight to san diego at all. there was a brief cancellation of the flight for a mechanical issue. but they got to california. they are faced by little. the offensive line is better than many thought this season. he loves the way flaco has taken charge of the team. >> the reason why joe is a leader other than being our quarterback is the fact of who he is. we like who he is. we respect hooey is. -- who he is. >> the ravens text question -- could you think you will -- will be the mvp of sunday's game? standard text

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plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway.ngredients for life. >> the ravens return with new hope after san francisco trounced the steelers last night. and it looks unlikely, but it remains entirely within the ravens control. they have to win on the road against cincinnati on year's day. this team could be the first in franchise history to post a perfect 8-0 at home in the regular-season. that should provide ample motivation for a win. the following week incense and it looks tougher. -- in cincinnati looks tougher. >> the fact that we have now won as many games in a row as we should have is disappointing. we have traditionally been pretty good on the road in the last few years. it is something we have to look at. and we will. >> here's how the afc picture stacks up. new england is the top seed with two games remaining. the ravens is the second seed. houston and denver connex. pittsburgh and the jets. everyone but pittsburgh and the jets have clinched a wild-card. a simple wish for this christmas, and the losing streak. -- end

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