Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos Saturday, January 12, 4:30 p.m. ET Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colo. Both divisional playoff games in the AFC feature rematches of December blowouts. In Week 15, the Broncos went into Baltimore and trounced the Ravens 34-17. The Broncos jumped out to a 17-0 lead at halftime before building a 31-3 lead through three quarters. Peyton Manning passed for over 200 yards and a touchdown, the running game produced over 160 yards and two touchdowns and cornerback Chris Harris had a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win. Broncos head coach John Fox knows that it’s difficult beating a team, especially a quality team like the Ravens, twice in one season. “It’s all difficult,” Fox said. “It’s not easy. You’ve got a lot of competitive people. It’s a competitive business. Beating anybody once is hard, so we’ll just focus on what it’s going to take for us to play well.” One of the biggest differences in Saturday’s game is that the previous meeting was the first game after the Ravens fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell, who had never called plays before at the college or professional levels, replaced Cameron and feels a bit more familiar with his role this time around. “There are some things I’m a bit more familiar with, but comfort and settled wouldn’t be an appropriate way to describe it,” Caldwell said. “Settled in for a coach is probably not an appropriate word. I don’t think we ever feel comfortable and settled in. I’m a bit more familiar with some things, I can put it that way.”
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