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Originally Posted by Bearcat
Baltimore scored 31ppg in the playoffs last year... Flacco threw for 11 yards in 4 games with a 9ypa and 117 rating. Seattle lost last year despite throwing for 385 yards and scoring 28 points. Houston lost their playoff game 41-28 last year. The 2011 Giants scored 25.5pgg in the postseason, and Manning threw for over 1200 yards in 4 games. The 49ers last year gave up 31 points in two of their games and in 2011 had to beat the Saints 36-32 on Smith's 300 yards/3TDs (and Brees threw for 460 that game, but didn't have 140 yards rushing to back it up like the 49ers did).
There are almost no guarantees in anything, so it's pointless to even say... the overwhelming trend is that you need elite QB play to win deep in the playoffs, which can only be overcome by elite play at several other positions, such an entire defense.
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The Ravens ran the ball over 30 times (and usually over 35 times) in each of those playoff games. Just because a QB runs an efficient offense, doesn't mean he isn't going to get yards. Eli was also a master at running an efficient offense in their two Super Bowl runs. Flacco was a master in the playoffs because he ran an efficient offense and then had a few HUGE yardage plays sprinkled in between.
Teams like the Saints and Packers, they usually run the ball less than 20 times. Both were outside the top 20 in rushing attempts in 2012.