Both teams pretty much have to win to remain in the playoff picture. The Ravens are 6-4, and the Eagles are 5-4-1. A loss probably drops either team out of the race.

— After playing four of the last five games on the road, the Ravens get to play two straight at home. The home crowd should give them a lift.

— After getting handled by the Giants on Sunday, the Ravens have to prove they are real. They have only beaten one team that has a winning record, and that's Miami, which didn't have a winning record at the time. The Ravens also must prove they have something left in the tank. They have a lot of older players on defense, and there are questions surrounding whether they have enough left down the stretch.

— It will be interesting watching both defenses. The Eagles blitz as much as the Ravens. The major difference is that the Eagles have a veteran quarterback in Donovan McNabb, and the Ravens have a rookie in Joe Flacco.

 The Eagles picked up another red-zone touchdown against the Bengals and scored on each of their two red-zone trips. They've become much more well-rounded in the past month, spreading the ball to a variety of receivers or using different backs, which makes them less predictable than they had been earlier this year, when they scored just eight touchdowns in their first 17 trips. They've scored eight red zone touchdowns by eight different players in their past four games.

Both teams got beat by the GIANTS  lets look closer into this - as bad as it was the EAGLES lost to the GIANTS  36-31- but the RAVENS lost to the GIANTS  30-10

Its not just the eagles having trouble stopping the number 1 nfl ranked rushing team

I do have to say once again  A loss probably drops either team out of the playoff race

But lets be optimistic  not to repeat but remember , the RAVENS have only beaten one team that has a winning record, and that's Miami, which didn't have a winning record at the time. 

    E.A.G.L.E.S....GO EAGLES