Baltimore and Tennessee played one of the stranger playoff games in NFL history eight years ago, a 24-10 win in Nashville, Tenn., by the Ravens in which they had just 134 yards of offense.

Trent Dilfer started for Baltimore in that game what Kerry Collins is for Tennessee now, a steady veteran hand for a team built for running and defense. The Ravens scored TDs by returning a blocked field-goal attempt and an interception by Ray Lewis, went on to beat the Raiders the next week in the AFC title game, then shut down the Giants (with Collins at quarterback) in the Super Bowl.

Look for more of the same in Nashville on Saturday in a game in which sixth-seeded Baltimore is a 3-point underdog to top-seeded Tennessee — the home-field advantage.

There are three Ravens left from that 2001 game: Lewis, kicker Matt Stover and defensive coordinator Rex Ryan.

"The guys who were part of that can draw on that," Ravens head coach John Harbaugh says. "Rex has talked about that with me, and I've talked to Ray about that. I know they talk to different guys about it. It's neat. I think it's something that's positive. But this is a new year. That's a long time ago. This is two new football teams."

The Titans won 13-10 in Baltimore earlier this season and it should be the same style.

Both teams are built the same way: Defense first, the running game next and then passing. Give the much more experienced Collins the edge over rookie QB Joe Flacco.

But give Lewis, Ed Reed and the rest of the Ravens' defense the ultimate edge. And bruising running back Le'Ron McClain was used a lot less the first time they met.

RAVENS 15-10

ARIZONA (+10) AT CAROLINA

The Cardinals lost 27-23 in their first trip to Charlotte. But that was one of their better road games this season.

It's nice to see a historically downtrodden franchise win a postseason game — last weekend against Atlanta.

It won't happen again this weekend.

PANTHERS 27-12

PHILADELPHIA (+4) AT NEW YORK GIANTS

The Giants finished the season 1-3. The Eagles are on a 5-1 run, including a victory over the Vikings in the playoffs last Sunday. And, of course, a 20-14 win over New York at the Meadowlands on Dec. 7.

What does it mean?

GIANTS 24-21

SAN DIEGO (+6) AT PITTSBURGH

The Chargers are a better team now than the one that lost the only 11-10 game in NFL history at Heinz Field on Nov. 16. And Ben Roethlisberger sustained a concussion in the final regular-season game for Pittsburgh.

San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson is seriously questionable.

STEELERS 20-17

Last week: 2-2 (line); 2-2 (straight)




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